| Master’s
Degree
Plan A (thesis) and Plan B (non-thesis) are separate
MS programs with distinct purposes. Before admission to candidacy, the
plan that a candidate intends to follow must be declared and approved.
Plan A is the usual program to be taken by candidates. Plan B is for
students who do not intend to make research in botanical sciences their
profession. Plan B programs emphasize the technological aspects of
botanical sciences.
MS Plan A (Thesis) Requirements
For Plan A, a minimum of 30 credit hours is required.
Of that, a total of 12 credit hours shall be for thesis and a minimum of
18 additional credit hours for courses approved by the candidate’s
committee.
MS Plan B (Non-thesis) Requirements
For Plan B, a minimum of 30 credit hours is required.
Of that, a total of 18 credit hours shall be earned in the major field
or an approved related field in courses numbered 600 and above. Of these
credits, at least 6 (but not more than 9) must be for directed research
in aspects of botanical sciences chosen by the candidate in consultation
with his or her committee.
Doctoral Degree
The PhD program includes gaining a working knowledge
in an approved foreign language or other research-tool subject, as well
as passing a comprehensive examination and writing a dissertation.
Suitability of the language or tool subject is determined by the
graduate faculty according to the student’s area of specialization,
and proficiency is ordinarily determined by examination or satisfactory
completion of a specific course of study.
Requirements
The comprehensive examination is solely oral or a
combination of oral and written and is conducted by the candidate’s
committee, plus any members of the graduate faculty who wish to attend.
In addition to general botanical sciences, the candidate is examined
in-depth in areas of botanical sciences or related disciplines that have
been previously agreed upon by the student and the committee.
The dissertation is expected to be an original
contribution based on independent research. It is initiated by the
preparation of a critical review of the literature that becomes the
basis for a dissertation proposal. Dissertation research for the PhD
degree is carried out in an aspect of botanical sciences for which a
member of the graduate faculty of the field will accept responsibility
as committee chair.
Chemistry
College of Natural Sciences
Bilger 239
2545 McCarthy Mall
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: (808) 956-7480
Fax: (808) 956-5908
E-mail: office@gold.chem.hawaii.edu
Web: www.chem.hawaii.edu
Faculty
*E. F. Kiefer, PhD
(Chair)--organic chemistry, reaction
mechanisms
*G. Andermann, PhD--physical analytical chemistry, surface chemistry,
natural products material science, x-ray spectroscopy, optical
properties, superconductors
*T. T. Bopp, PhD--physical chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance
*R. E. Cramer, PhD--inorganic chemistry, structure and bonding of metal
complexes, lanthanide and actinide complexes, ionophores
*D. E. Harwell, PhD--inorganic and main group synthesis, materials
science, supramolecular construction
*J. D. Head, PhD--theoretical chemistry, electronic structure
determination of large molecules and clusters
*T. K. Hemscheidt, PhD--organic and bioorganic chemistry, biosynthesis
of natural products
*C. M. Jensen, PhD--inorganic and organometallic chemistry, polyhydride
and molecular hydrogen metal complexes, homogeneous catalysis
*K. K. Kumashiro, PhD--physical chemistry, nuclear magnetic resonance
*R. W. Larsen, PhD--physical and biophysical chemistry, time-resolved
optical spectroscopy, protein structure/function, electron transfer and
biocatalysis
*R. S. H. Liu, PhD--organic and bio-organic chemistry, photochemistry,
visual pigments
*R. E. Moore, PhD--organic chemistry, structure determination and
biosynthesis of natural products from microalgae marine organisms
*D. W. Muenow, PhD--physical chemistry, high-temperature chemistry,
geochemistry, mass spectrometry
*G. M. L. Patterson, PhD--production, mechanism, and function of new
bioactive secondary metabolites
*G. A. Rechnitz, PhD--bioanalytical chemistry, biosensors
*K. Seff, PhD--physical chemistry, structure determination by x-ray
crystallography, intrazeolite chemistry
*M. A. Tius, PhD--organic chemistry, synthesis of natural products
Degrees Offered: BA in chemistry, BS in
chemistry, MS in chemistry, PhD in chemistry
The Academic Program
Chemistry (CHEM) stands at the crossroads between
physics and biology. As biological processes are examined in ever finer
detail, chemistry is increasingly called upon to provide the insights,
techniques, and materials needed to understand the workings of living
organisms, including ourselves. Chemistry is thus a popular major for
those interested in biomedical careers. In another direction, chemistry
is also essential to the search for solutions to the ecological problems
created by the ever-expanding range of human activities.
As a major,
chemistry provides a solid foundation of scientific knowledge and
experimental skills that enables one to specialize in many directions
toward careers in research, teaching, business, or professional
practice. Also, because virtually all constructed things we see and use
in our daily lives involve chemistry, there is a huge pool of jobs for
chemists in the manufacturing industries. |