Advanced Chemical Applications 2 (CHEM90018)

This subject provides a series of specialised modules in different areas of chemistry. Students must choose two modules from those listed below:

Module 1: Exciton Science – Wallace Wong, Paul Mulvaney, Ken Ghiggino

Excitons lie at the heart of many important natural and technological processes including photosynthesis, vision, energy efficient lighting and solar energy conversion. This module provides an overview of exciton science and discusses the state-of-the-art.

Module 2: Radical chemistry – Uta Wille and Amber Hancock

This subject will outline the fundamental steps important to radical chemistry and show how these principles can be used in the synthesis of important molecular frameworks.

Module 3: Lasers in Chemistry – Ken Ghiggino and Trevor Smith

This module will discuss general principles of laser action, the properties of laser light, some specific types of lasers, and applications of lasers in chemistry including laser-driven photochemistry, laser-based spectroscopic methods, ultrafast lasers and time-resolved techniques, and new laser-based imaging and microscopy techniques.

Module 4: Biological and Medicinal Chemistry – Spencer Williams and Craig Hutton

This module will introduce modern drug design and development principles, as well as the molecular basis of therapeutic activity, particularly related to drugs targeting enzymes. Case studies will highlight the discovery and development pathways of important drug classes, including methods for their synthesis.

Module 5: Advanced Materials and Materials Characterisation – Paul Mulvaney and Georgina Such


This module will explore the design of advanced materials from the micro to nano-domain and their application in areas such as biomedicine and diagnostics. Common materials characterisation techniques, such as fluorescence microscopy, electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, will also be studied.

You need to make your module selection via an online form; refer to the LMS for the form link.