Program Overview

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University of Waterloo Chemistry Program

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River.

Program Overview

The Department of Chemistry at the University of Waterloo offers a comprehensive program in chemistry, with a focus on the study of the interrelationships between structure and reactivity of organic molecules.

Course Descriptions

• CHEM 400: Physical Organic Chemistry
  • Corequisite: CHEM 360
  • This course expands on subjects covered in the introductory organic chemistry core courses and focuses primarily on the study of the interrelationships between structure and reactivity of organic molecules.
  • Quantitative treatments (for rate and equilibrium constants) are presented and used to explain (and predict) the effects of substituents, isotopes, acid or base catalysts, and solvents on the rates and product ratios of reactions of organic compounds.

Research and Community Outreach

The Department of Chemistry is involved in various research areas and community outreach programs, including:

• Facilities, centres, and institutes
• Chemistry high school exams
• Chem 13 News magazine
• Timeline of Elements
• Mendeleev Mosaic
• Periodic Table Project
• Chem Lab Days

Student Resources

• Academic advisors
• Course offerings
• Program electives
• NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards
• Academic forms
• Teaching assistant information

Graduate Programs

• Programs
• Funding and tuition
• How to apply
• New student resources
• Program resources
• Teaching assistant information
• NSERC and OGS scholarships

Affiliations

The Department of Chemistry has affiliations with:

• Institute for Quantum Computing
• Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology

University Acknowledgement

The University of Waterloo acknowledges the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples and is committed to reconciliation through research, learning, teaching, and community building.