ChaMP Summer Session    ::      ChaMP Welcome Party 2007

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In order to integrate students with chemistry and physics backgrounds, the ChaMP program begins in the summer with three preparatory courses: Physics for Chemists or Chemistry for Physicists, Math for Chemists, and a class in Laboratory Skills. The first of these is designed to develop concepts in classical mechanics and electromagnetics beyond the typical levels of exposure experienced by chemistry majors. The Laboratory Skills course integrates physics and chemistry students into one class, and develops the skills necessary to excel in modern laboratories. 

Summer Session 2007 Schedule:

Instruction Begins - July 9, 2007
Instruction Ends - September 7, 2007       

2007 ChaMP Summer Orientation Schedule
updated 7/31/2007
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Orientation ................................................................................................................................................
9:30 am	Welcome and Introductions 1201 Natural Sciences II :: Diane Stathakis - ISIS :: Ilya krivorotov, Ph.D. - Physics (ChaMP co-Director) :: Craig Martens, Ph.D. - Chemistry (ChaMP co-Director)
	........................................................................ -Review Orientation Materials -Insurance Check :: Diane Stathakis - ISIS
10:15 am	UCI Employment Workshop :: Kerry Kick - Chemistry :: Monica Ugwu - Physics :: Renee Frigo - Chemistry :: Jaycee Chu - Physics
11:00 - 11:15 am	Meet ChaMP Professors Chemistry ........................................................................                 Rob Corn, Ph.D. Nien-Hui Ge, Ph.D. Ken Janda, Ph.D. Sergey Nizkorodov, Ph.D. A.J. Shaka, Ph.D. Doug Tobias, Ph.D. Physics ........................................................................ Phil Collins, Ph.D. Michael Dennin, Ph.D. Doug Mills, Ph.D. Peter Taborek, Ph.D.
12:00 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm	:: Obtain Library cards at Science Library      (see Michelle Upton in the Science Library        for permanent card) :: ARC Check-in (with forms) :: Obtain student ID at UC Items
2:30 - 5:00 pm	Lab Safety (EH&S) and Lab Intro 2111 FRH Ilya Krivorotov *Attendance is MANDATORY for this portion of the orientation day - no exceptions.

          

July 10, Classes Begin

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SUMMER SESSION 2007

Laboratory Skills Chem/Phys 206

Chemistry for Physicists Phys/207

Math for Chemists Chem/208

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Class Schedule 2007
July 9 - September 7
(updated 6-8-2007)

    

Class	Day(s)	Time(s)	Location	Professor
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206 (Lab Skills)	M-F	1  - 5 pm	2321 Nat Sci II (ChaMP lab)	Ilya Krivorotov
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206 (Lab Skills)	M-F	11 am -12 pm	2321 Nat Sci II (ChaMP lab)	Ilya Krivorotov
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207 (Chem for Physicists)	M-F	9  - 11 am	2201 NS II *306 Rowland Hall August 6-10	Rachel Martin
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208 (Math for Chemists)	M-F	9  - 11 am	2201 NS II *306 Rowland Hall August 6-10	Vladimir Mandelshtam
*NOTE:  207 AND 208 will be held in 306 Rowland Hall for the week of August 6-10 ONLY. ....................................................................................................................................................................
Friday Lunch Lectures 12 -  1 pm Location: 1201 Natural Sciences II				updated 8.29.07
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Date:	Speaker:			Title:
July 13	Professor John Hemminger Department of Chemistry			Fundamental Studies of Surfaces for Solar Energy, Atmospheric Sciences, and Catalysis
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July 20	Professor Rachel Martin Department of Chemistry			Solid state NMR methods development for locally ordered biomaterials
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July 27	Professor Sergey Nizkorodov Department of Chemistry			Aerosol Particle Chemistry Research in Nizkorodov Group
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August 3	Professor Ara Apkarian Department of Chemistry			Ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy
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August 10	Professor Rob Corn Department of Chemistry			Using Plasmonics, Nanostructured Materials, and Surface Chemistry for Ultrasensitive Bioaffinity Sensing
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August 17	Professor Nien-Hui Ge Department of Chemistry			Probing the Real-Time Evolution of Molecular Structures by Femtosecond Multidimensional Infrared Spectroscopy
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August 24	Professor Eric Potma Department of Chemistry			Exploring the nanoworld with laser pulses and microscopes
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August 31	Professor Shaul Mukamel Department of Chemistry			Theory and simulations of coherent nonlinear  ultrafast spectroscopy of biomolecules and quantum dots ;counting statistics of single electrons in junctions and quantum fluctuations in nonequilibrium steady states
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September 7	Professor Phil Collins Department of Physics & Astronomy			Building Single Molecule Circuits

                                                  

Annual ChaMP Welcome Party!

Friday, July 13, 2007
5:00 pm

Lower Pool BBQ/Picnic area
University Hills
Irvine, CA 92617

The Annual ChaMP Welcome Party provides an excellent opportunity for new ChaMP students to meet ChaMP professors and returning students.

Please plan to join us for this great event!
(Spouses and children are welcome)

RSVP to Diane Stathakis no later than July 10, 2007
949.824.4039
diane.s@uci.edu

Annual ChaMP Welcome Party 2006!
 (click here for photos from previous years!)
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Financial Support:
Special summer fellowships are available to all eligible participating students. Standard student support is available for the normal academic year.


Course Descriptions

Chem/Phys 206 - Laboratory Skills (4).  Lecture, three hours; laboratory, six to ten hours. 
Introduces students to a variety of practical laboratory techniques, including lock-in, boxcar, coincidence counting, noise filtering, PID control, properties of common transducers, computer interfacing to instruments, vacuum technology, laboratory safety, basic mechanical design, and shop skills.

Prerequisite: consent of instructor. 

Same as Chemistry 206.

Phys 207 - Chemistry for Physicists (4).  Lecture, three hours.; discussion, one hour. 
Introduction to fundamental concepts in molecular structure and reactivity: theory of bonding, valence and molecular orbitals; structure and reactivity in inorganic chemistry; elements in molecular group theory; nomenclature in organic chemistry; and survey of macromolecules. 

Same as Chemistry 207. 

Chem 208 -  Mathematcs for Chemists (4).  Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour.
Applications of mathematics to physical and chemical problems.  Calculus of special functions, complex variables and vectors; linear vector spaces and eigenvalue problems.   Differential Equations.

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