Course Information
Advanced topics in organic synthesis, including: major synthetically useful reactions; asymmetric processes; metal-mediated organic transformations; protecting groups in organic synthesis; and selected mechanisms in organic synthesis.
Seminar course on the latest scientific literature. Students are required to attend at least 14 seminars (given by visiting scientists or division faculty, as well as students); deliver a 30-40 minute talk in the Graduate Student Symposium; and participate in a question-and-answer session on a chosen research topic.
Basic concepts and applications of important instruments, including optical microscopes, SEM, TEM, NMR, MALDI & DRAT & ESI MS, UV, IR, HPLC, GPC, and GC; theories of optics, electrons and nuclear spins, ionization, separation; interpretation of acquired images, spectra, and chromatograms. Includes 39 hours of lab work to familiarize students with the instruments.
Graduate Basic and Technical Inorganic Chemistry
2 AU
Structure and bonding in inorganic compounds; experimental techniques in inorganic research; solution-state structures and NMR techniques; solid-state structures and X-ray crystallography; transition metal catalysis; computational chemistry.
An advanced course in analytical and spectroscopic materials chemistry, with comprehensive coverage of the principles of analytical and spectroscopic techniques, and insight into recent advances and current topics in this field.
An advanced course in synthetic and physical materials chemistry, covering the synthetic and physical aspects of materials and reactions, and providing insight into recent advances and current topics in this field.
This course provides an advanced understanding of fundamental organic reaction modes, reaction mechanisms, electron-pushing pathways, and catalytic processes, while exploring key topics and recent developments in organic chemistry.
This course is intended to encourage graduate students to participate in seminars and read scientific literature in the areas of synthetic, bio-organic, and bio-inorganic chemistry. The course is structured to help graduate students to improve their presentation skills.
This course prepares Masters students for the demands of academic writing and oral presentations in English. It equips them with the skills to produce a research paper for possible publication, and to deliver informative and persuasive presentations in academic settings.
This course provides in-depth hands-on experience and skills for instruments commonly used in chemistry. In addition to hands-on training, the course includes lectures on the basic concepts and applications of the instruments, and how to troubleshoot them.
This independent research study course gives students experience in planning and executing the early stages of a research career. Students will have to actively engage and arrange for a faculty member to host them for a research project. Each student will individually work on a project. The assessments will include a project proposal due at the early stages of the trimester and a final report due at the end of the trimester. The assessments are letter-graded, but there is no final examination. Students can choose to enrol in this course in either Trimester 2 or 3.
The objective of this course is to revisit some of the basic concepts and techniques in current inorganic chemistry research. It is conducted in the form of a weekly series of workshop-type discussions and reflections that are assessed. Topics covered include structure and bonding in inorganic compounds, experimental techniques in inorganic research, solution-state structures and NMR techniques, solid-state structures and X-ray crystallography, transition metal catalysis, and asymmetric catalysis.
This course will introduce students to the drug discovery and development process, the main concepts, medicinal chemistry, the fundamental molecular bases of drug action, drug target discovery and “drugability”, structure-activity relationships, new designs and high throughput screening methods to discover new drugs and classes of drugs, and preclinical and clinical studies. There will also be some case studies on existing drug molecules. Having successfully completed this course, you will develop the necessary knowledge and skills for a career that involves medicinal chemistry for research and pharmaceutical applications in industry.
This course focuses on the interdisciplinary topic of chemical biology. Students will be exposed to fundamental concepts about chemical biology that will be useful for further studies in the field. The concepts will also be relevant to emerging areas in industry such as biosynthesis and genetic modifications.
This course provides advanced knowledge in analytical and spectroscopic materials chemistry. It covers the principles of analytical and spectroscopic techniques comprehensively and deeply, with a focus on recent advances and current topics in analytical and spectroscopic materials chemistry.
This course provides advanced knowledge in synthetic and physical materials chemistry. It covers the synthetic and physical aspects of materials and reactions, with emphases on recent advances and current topics in synthetic and physical materials chemistry.
This course aims to equip you with working knowledge of how artificial intelligence (AI) can be applied to chemistry. As a start, you will learn the rigorous way to construct Python projects for AI. Next, you will learn how to apply AI to analyze chemical data, either for visualization, classification, quantitative determination, or for pursuing insights into chemical process. We will introduce multiple case studies and analyze how AI has impacted the various sub-disciplines of chemistry. The course will improve your communication skills by requiring you to deliver technical presentations to a broad audience. As a result of this course, you will develop the necessary skills to prepare yourself for a career that involves harnessing AI for research and industry applications.
This course provides a platform to understand small systems, in particular materials at the nanometre length (10-9 m). It covers the multidisciplinary field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, which lies at the converging point of chemistry, materials, physics, biology, and other fields. We will study how nanoscience and nanotechnology help solving global challenges faced by mankind. Guest lecturers will be invited to introduce their latest research in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
This course focuses on two of the most commonly used modern instrumentation methods for structural determination, X-ray diffraction and nuclear magnetic resonance. It will build on basic knowledge of these methods and introduce more advanced concepts and techniques.
This course covers a broad selection of advanced analytical chemistry techniques commonly employed in the energy, chemical, and semiconductor industries. The course will introduce advanced principles in analytical chemistry, advanced electrochemical methods, advanced spectroscopic methods of analysis, environmental analysis and sampling, advanced chromatography and separations, mass spectrometry detection, and surface characterisation techniques. The lectures provide an advanced account of modern analytical methods and instruments that are used to quantify chemical and biological samples and to monitor the progress of reactions.
Having successfully completed this course, you will develop the necessary knowledge and skills for a career that involves computational chemistry and molecular modelling for research and applications in chemical industry. This course will introduce students to learn basic computational chemistry and its applications with ab initio software. Students will learn how to start collaborations on performing a research project based on ab initio software in this course and they will also present their results in a scientific manner.
This course will introduce students to Python programming and its applications in numerical simulations in the chemical sciences. Students will learn how to develop homemade computational programme to solve routine chemical problems to achieve automation. They will also learn how to present their results in a scientific manner. Having successfully completed this course, you will develop the necessary knowledge and skills for a career that involves scientific data processing and automation for research and applications in the chemical industry.
This course is an inter-disciplinary and broad survey of topics related to industrial and environmental chemistry within Singapore and around the world. The topics are intended to bring greater awareness to practical applications of chemistry beyond the traditional molecular chemistry curriculum. The course will give overview of industrial and environmental chemistry, with a focus on industries relevant to Singapore’s current and future chemical industry.
This course covers the analytical and manufacturing techniques used in drug discovery and development. Topics include the drug discovery and development process, analytical techniques (high performance liquid chromatography, liquid chromatograph mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, gas chromatograph mass spectrometry), chemistry, manufacturing & controls (CMC), continuous flow chemistry and manufacturing techniques like biocatalysis and addictive manufacturing.
This course provides students with relevant on-the-job training at companies in Singapore. The student will start the internship after Trimester 2 in the academic year during the summer special term. The internship will be conducted in an approved chemical company or institution, and can be self-sourced.
This independent research study course gives students more experience in planning and executing the early stages of a research career. Students will have to actively engage and arrange for a faculty member to host them for a research project. Each student will individually work on a project. The assessments will include a project proposal due at the early stages of the trimester and a final report due at the end of the trimester. The assessments will all be letter-graded, but there will be no final examination for this course. Students can enrol this course in Trimester 3, but only after passing CM6890. Students can choose to work with the same faculty member as for CM6890, or a different faculty member.
Prerequisite: CM6890
This course focuses on the principles and approaches of regenerative medicine. Topics to be covered will include the objectives and fundamentals of regenerative medicine, cell and tissue properties, cell-extracellular matrix interactions, host reactions to tissue-engineered implants, cell-implant interactions, practical approaches & experimental techniques commonly used in regenerative medicine, stem cell engineering, biomaterials & scaffold design, controlled drug/gene delivery.