Why Major in Chemistry or BMB?

1. Agnes Scott CollegeDepartment of Chemistry(an American Chemical Society approved program)Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)

2. Why Major in Chemistry or BMB? • Career Opportunities • Research (industry, biomedical fields) • Academic chemist (biomedical, biological) • Medical school • MD • MD/PhD • Teaching (MAT) • Law school • Library science

3. What do our majors do? • Sara B. – second year graduate student at Northwestern University • DeeDee S. – third year graduate student at Northwestern University • Patrice B. – 2003, Ph.D. Purdue University, Dreyfus Fellow, Ga. Instit. Tech. • Nina T. – Research Fellowship, CDC • Abena F. – Rollin’s School of Public Health • Sara S. – CDC Fellowship in Namibia • Mary F. – 1st year graduate student at Emory

4. Chemistry Faculty • Doug Fantz, Assistant Professor • Biochemistry, organic chemistry, first year seminar • Lilia Harvey, Associate Professor • Organic chemistry, senior seminar • Ruth Riter, Assistant Professor • Analytical chemistry, introductory chemistry, quantitative analysis, environmental chemistry • Leon Venable, Associate Professor • Introductory chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, advanced inorganic chemistry • Patrice B., sabbatical replacement for 06-07 • Sara Winget, Visiting Professor • Physical chemistry, introductory chemistry

5. Courses of Study • Regular Chemistry Major • ACS (American Chemical Society) Approved Chemistry Major • Chemistry Minor • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (interdisciplinary major with biology)

6. non-ACS degree Chemistry Curriculum ACS certified degree -addition of Biochem. I Minor 2 courses beyond 202

7. Courses Required BMB Curriculum * Note: BIO 300 and CHE 300 are cross-listed courses, and either (but not both) can be taken to satisfy the major. ** Note: CHE 301 requires MAT 118 & 119 as well as PHY 110 & 111. Research Requirement

8. Course features • Small classes • Small labs • Labs are taught by Ph.D. chemists • Hands-on access to equipment • Collaborative research opportunities

9. Research Opportunities • Research with chemistry and biology faculty members • Interdisciplinary research with faculty from other disciplines • Research collaborations (interdisciplinary or strictly chemical) with scientists at other institutions

10. Doug Fantz- Biochemistry C. elegans H. sapiens lin-3 EGF • Investigation of the Ras pathway using C. elegans as a model organism let-23 EGFR sem-5 GRB2 let-60 RAS lin-45 RAF mek-2 MAPKK mpk-1 MAPK lin-1 Elk-1 1˚ vulval fates proliferation

11. Lilia Harvey – Organic Chemistry Photochemistry of Alpha-(Aryloxy) Acetophenone and Derivatives

12. Ruth E. Riter – Analytical Chemistry Photoinduced Electron Transfer Across Reverse Micellar Interfaces

13. T. Leon Venable – Inorganic Chemistry • Synthesis and Characterization of Ru-B Clusters as Potential Cancer Therapy Agents • Synthesis and Characterization ofCu-Amino Acid Complexes

14. Sarah Winget – Physical Chemistry - use of vibrational spectroscopy to design and characterize surface and interface chemistries SEM image from Zhao et al, International Journal of Nanoscience, 1, (2002) 87-97

15. New Equipment • ~ $750,000 worth of new equipment and equipment upgrades • Spectroscopy: UV-VIS, FT-IR, Laser, Raman • Separatory/analytical: GC, GC/MS, HPLC, CE • Structural/analytical: NMR – 400 MHz • Probe microscopy: STM/AFM • Data acquisition

16. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy STM / Atomic Force Microscopy AFM STM Image of Graphite Molecular Model of Graphite 2.5 Å

17. NMR • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance • Same process as used in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) • 400 MHz • Greater sensitivity • Can study proteins • Other resonances • C-13, B-11, P-31, etc.

18. Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society • Active student chemistry organization • Four-time national award winners for chapter activities • Outreach activities • Tutoring • Chemistry shows & demonstrations • Campus open-house activities

19. Questions? • Dr. Douglas Fantz • SC301W • x-5067 • dfantz@agnesscott.edu