• Instructor

Lecturer: Professor Karen L. Wooley,  klwooley@wustl.edu
Lecture Schedule: Tu, Th 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Classroom: Laboratory Sciences Building, room 201
Office: McMillen 509
Office Hours: By appointment only.
Teaching Assistant: Rhiannon K. Iha, rkiha@artsci.wustl.edu
TA Office: McMillen 512

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• Reading Assignments

Although George Odian's Principles of Polymerization is the assigned text for the course, much of the information will be taught from examples of recent advances reported in the current scientific literature. Students will be expected to learn the basics of polymers and polymer chemistry from the introductory lectures and from the text and apply that knowledge when reading selected articles in research journals.

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• Grading

Grade assignments for the course will be based upon performance on:


• Preliminary examination (March 4, 2008), 30%
• Term paper (Due: April 8, 2008), 30%
• Final examination (Tuesday, May 6, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.), 40%.

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• Course Description

A course that describes various methods for the synthesis and characterization of polymers. Copolymers, control of architecture, polymer reactivity, polymer properties, structure/property relationships, and applications of polymers will be discussed. Current topics of interest from the recent literature will also be covered.

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• Topics

  In this course, we will discuss the synthesis, characterization and applications of primarily organic polymers. Following an introduction to polymer chemistry (polymer synthesis, characterization methods, properties), the subject areas that may be discussed include:

Copolymers	Structure-property relationships
Multi-functional polymers	Conducting polymers
Engineering polymers	Degradable polymers
Polymer nonlinear optical materials	Nanoscale structures
Photoresists for microlithography	Polymers in medicine

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