Chemistry

This course is an introduction to laboratory practices in analytical and either biochemistry or inorganic chemistry. Students develop laboratory skills, safe handling of substances, measurement, observation, and data analysis, using theory as conceptual support. 

This course introduces students to the quantitative treatment of chemical processes in aquatic systems. It includes a brief review of chemical thermodynamics and photochemistry as it applies to natural waters. Specific topics covered include acid-base chemistry, precipitation-dissolution, coordination, and redox reactions. Emphasis is on equilibrium calculations as a tool for understanding the variables that govern the chemical composition of aquatic systems and the fate of pollutants.

This course is designed to help students develop an understanding of the principles of analytical chemistry; to introduce chemometrics, chemical equilibria, methods and instrumentation of importance in chemical analysis; and to provide hands on training in analytical techniques applicable in chemical, pharmaceutical, forensic, biomedical and environmental matrices.

In this advanced research course, students are placed in small research groups of 2 students and complete research in analytical, organic, inorganic, and biochemistry. Each group is part of an active research project led by University of Alicante faculty, providing hands-on lab experience and close faculty mentorship.