Syllabus

(Note: The sequence of experiments may change based on equipment availability. Please consult the Syllabus for the order and dates of experiments.

Ohio State Spectroscopy Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program.  Please contact Dr. Jinjun Liu if you are interested in any of these projects. 

1. Data Handling and Error Analysis (The first two weeks.)

2. Real Gases and Absolute Zero

3. Enthalpy Change: Heat of a Reaction 

4. Electrochemistry 

5. Kinetics: Iodine Clock Experiment 

6. UV-Visible Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopy

7. FTIR Spectroscopy

8. Quantum Chemical Calculations - Simulation and Fitting of Ro-vibrational Spectra (two-week experiment)

9. Scattering (two-week experiment)

10. Laser-Monitored Chemical Kinetics 

Previous and discontinued p-chem experiments

• EPR Spectroscopy

• X-ray Crystallography 

Lab Report and Writing Skills