Advanced level courses

Curious about advanced analytical methods and their applications in food, pharmaceuticals and environmental analysis? Develop your ability to independently select and optimize various modern separation techniques. Learn about various statistical tools and the principles of green analytical chemistry.

The course aims to give in-depth knowledge of analytical techniques and methods, as well as their applications within for example food, pharmaceutics and environmental analysis. Furthermore, the course aims to enable students to develop their ability to use and optimise current analytical methods, as well as critically discuss and evaluate environmental sustainability and its relevance for society as a whole. 

The course runs during the second part of the autumn semester HT2.

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Course Literature

Snyder L. R., Kirkland J. J., Dolan J. W.
Introduction to Modern Liquid Chromatography
3rd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2010
Print ISBN:9780470167540

Fanali S., Haddad P. R., Poole C. F., Riekkola M-L.
Liquid Chromatography Fundamentals and Instrumentation
Elsievier Inc., 2017

Poole C.F.
Gas Chromatography
Elsievier Inc., 2012

Course Coordinator

Margareta Sandahl
margareta [dot] sandahl [at] chem [dot] lu [dot] se (margareta[dot]sandahl[at]chem[dot]lu[dot]se)

Interested in understanding physico-chemical processes in the field of of surface and colloid chemistry, for example in biological systems or in drug formulation? Immerse yourself in the properties of different surfaces at the molecular level. Learn about the mechanisms and forces that arise during reactions on different surfaces, linked to biological systems and technical applications.

The aim of the course is to provide advanced physical-chemical knowledge within the field of Surface and Colloid Chemistry, based on a molecular perspective, as well as a quantitative understanding of a selection of fundamental colloid and interfacial phenomena. Basic principles of intermolecular interactions and thermodynamics are linked to applications in biological systems and technical applications, including cell membranes, drug formulations, food applications. Different experimental physico-chemical techniques are also introduced in the lectures as well as the laboratory exercises.

The course runs during the second part of the autumn semester HT2.

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Course Literature

Evans D.F., Wennerström H.
The Colloidal Domain. Where Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Technology Meet
2nd ed. Wiley-VHC 1999

Course Coordinator

Emma Sparr
emma [dot] sparr [at] fkem1 [dot] lu [dot] se (emma[dot]sparr[at]fkem1[dot]lu[dot]se)

Interested in basic principles of reproducible and interoperable work flows with a clear focus on application? Learn how to import, transform and visualize date using electronic "notebooks".

The overall learning outcome for the course is to let the students work with and combine two fields for data analysis in computational science: reproducible work flows and statistical learning. This includes to be able to create reports where programming code, results and text are combined in the same document, applied on a selection of common methods in statistical parametric modelling and machine learning. 

The course introduces basic principles of reproducible and interoperable work flows with a clear focus on application. The students will obtain an overview in import, transformation and visualisation of data, where realistic data are prepared for analysis in electronic "notebooks". These electronic "notebooks" use tools for "literate programming", analytical work flows and version management.

The course runs during the first part of the autumn semester HT1.

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Course Literature

James G., Witten D., Hastie T., Tibshirani R., Taylor J.
An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python
2nd edition, Springer, 2023

Course Coordinator

Mikael Lund
mikael [dot] lund [at] compchem [dot] lu [dot] se (mikael[dot]lund[at]compchem[dot]lu[dot]se) 

Are you interested in learning more about drug development and design from a molecular perspective and at the same time learning more about organic chemistry and biochemistry? Take the opportunity to immerse yourself into the principles of drug design and development. Learn how to analyze organic molecules as potential drug candidates.

The chemist has an important role in dealing with the major challenges we face when it comes to the production of new effective drugs to combat today's and tomorrow's diseases. This course is intended for those who are interested in learning more about drug development and design from a molecular perspective. During the course the most common target molecules for drug discovery are discussed and you learn the principles of design and development of drug molecules, the most common drug substances and their uses, and common approaches to drug discovery and development. You also get skills to analyse different molecular structures as potential drug candidates.

The course runs during the first part of the autumn semester HT1.

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Course Literature

Patrick G. L.
An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry
6th edition, Oxford University Press, 2017 or later

Course Coordinator

Ulf Nilsson
ulf [dot] nilsson [at] chem [dot] lu [dot] se (ulf[dot]nilsson[at]chem[dot]lu[dot]se)

Dive into the atomic and nanoscale world and learn how molecules and atoms interact and bond with each other. Get a grip on temperature and why it is so important in controlling balances in chemistry and living cells. We cover spectroscopy, quantum chemistry, intermolecular interactions, statistical thermodynamics, and a primer on using Python programming in chemistry.

The course runs during the first part of the autumn semester HT1.

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Course Literature

Atkins P.W., DePaula J.
Physical Chemistry
Latest edition, Oxford University Press

Dill K. A., Bromberg S.
Molecular Driving Forces: Statistical Thermodynamics in Biology,
Chemistry, Physics and Nanoscience
2nd edition, Taylor & Francins, 2011

Course Coordinator

Mikael Lund
mikael [dot] lund [at] teokem [dot] lu [dot] se (mikael[dot]lund[at]teokem[dot]lu[dot]se)

Protein interactions are essential for understanding how cells work and these interactions can only be studied by working with the proteins themselves. Dive into the molecular level of the cell and learn more about protein structure and its connection to biological function.

The overall aim of the course is for the student to acquire a deeper understanding of proteins, with an emphasis on their three-dimensional structures, the structure's connection to biological function and how these structures are produced. The course covers the principles that determine the properties of proteins as well as the most important experimental methods used to study these in modern molecular protein science, such as X-ray crystallography, low-angle X-ray scattering and cryo-electron microscopy. It also describes how structural information about proteins can be used to develop better drugs.

The course runs during the second part of the autumn semester HT2.

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Course Literature

Compendium

Course Coordinator

Derek Logan
derek [dot] logan [at] biochemistry [dot] lu [dot] se (derek[dot]logan[at]biochemistry[dot]lu[dot]se)

Dive into the world of membrane proteins - learn about their role in the cell's energy metabolism, cell signaling and communication and as targets for pharmaceutical drugs

Membrane proteins are absolutely necessary for the energy metabolism of the cell and for its ability to sense and communicate with its envrionment. About half of all pharmaceutical drugs used today target membrane bound proteins. In this course you will learn more about different types of membrane proteins, how they can be overexpressed and purificed from a host cell and how different methods can be used to analyse their structure and function. The course includes predictions and practical investigations of protein folding in a membrane, as well as a shorter project where you under guidance plan and carry out cloning and overexpression of a membrane protein of your choice.

The course runs during the second part of the spring semester, VT2.

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Course Literature

Scientific articles

Course Coordinator

Susanna Horsefield
susanna [dot] horsefield [at] biochemistry [dot] lu [dot] se (susanna[dot]horsefield[at]biochemistry[dot]lu[dot]se)

Immerse yourself into the chemistry of carbon compounds - acquire basic knowledge in physical organic chemistry while learning to master retro-synthetic analysis and advanced multi-step synthesis.

The aim of the course is to provide students with specialised theoretical knowledge of synthetic organic chemistry and knowledge of physical organic chemistry. This course will provide you with synthetic tools to master functional group transformations and carbon-carbon bond formations on a high level. It will give you an orientation about how to perform multistep synthesis and retrosynthetic analysis will be one tool. Until now most of the reaction mechanism that you have been exposed to have been presented without experimental proofs. In this course you will be provided with a toolbox for how to decipher the reaction mechanism experimentally. The course has a molecular perspective and aims to develop the student's ability to describe the link between structure and reactivity/physical properties.

The course runs during the first part of the spring semester, VT1.

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Course Literature

Clayden J., Greeves N., Warren S.
Organic Chemistry
2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2012
ISBN: 9780199270293

Course Coordinator

Kenneth Wärnmark
kenneth [dot] warnmark [at] chem [dot] lu [dot] se (kenneth[dot]warnmark[at]chem[dot]lu[dot]se)

Immerse yourself in the chemistry of transition metals - learn about coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry combined with bio-inorganic chemistry. Great focus is placed on applications in organometallic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis and the importance of metals in biological systems.

The aim of the course is to enable students to acquire specialised theoretical and practical knowledge within coordination chemistry, organometallic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry.  The course is about the chemistry of the transition metals - what compounds they form, what structures they have and how they react. A large focus is also placed on applications within organometallic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis and the importance of metals in biological systems. The course covers different spectroscopic methods that can be used to study metal complexes and in the laboratory students learn how to synthesise metal compounds using modern techniques, such as Schlenk techniques. 

The course runs during the second part of the spring semester, VT2.

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Course Literature

Spessard G.O., Miessler G.L.
Organometallic Chemistry
3rd ed. Oxford University Press, 2015
ISBN: 9780199342679

Housecroft C.E., Sharpe G.
Inorganic Chemistry
5th ed. Pearson Education Limited, 2018
ISBN: 9781292134147

Course Coordinator

Anders Reinholdt
anders [dot] reinholdt [at] chem [dot] lu [dot] se (anders[dot]reinholdt[at]chem[dot]lu[dot]se) 

How do we know the structure of different kind of systems and materials? Acquire basic knowledge about nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and how this technique can be used to study the structure and dynamics of molecules as well as the imaging of materials and biological tissue.

The phenomenon of nuclear magnetic resonance is exploited in several different fields, e.g. chemistry, medicine and geology. The aim of the course is for the student to learn basic knowledge about Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and its applications in the studies of molecular structure and dynamics and in imaging of materials and biological tissue. During the course, the students will acquire basic knowledge of how information about the structure and dynamics of molecules can be obtained through common magnetic resonance methods. The course treats methods for studying small molecules, macro molecules and colloidal systems, as well as solid materials.

The course runs during the first part of the spring semester, VT1.

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Course Literature

Keeler J.
Understanding NMR Spectroscopy
2nd ed. Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
ISBN: 9780470746080

Course Coordinator

Daniel Topgaard
daniel [dot] topgaard [at] fkem1 [dot] lu [dot] se (daniel[dot]topgaard[at]fkem1[dot]lu[dot]se)

Learn how molecules and materials can be analysed using different optical methods

The aim is to enable students to acquire specialized understanding of how light interacts with molecules and materials. The course introduces a variety of optical spectroscopy tools and methods for studying molecules and materials. Electronic processes that can be excited by light are considered. We discuss on an advanced level how these methods together with data analysis are used to investigate chemical and physical properties. Additionally, some spectroscopy skills are practiced is in a couple of laboratory sessions.

The course builds on previous studies in spectroscopy.

The course runs during the second part of the spring semester, VT2.

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Course Literature

Valeur B., Berberan-Santos M.N
Molecular Fluorescence: Principles and Applications
2d ed. Wiley-VCH, 2012
ISBN: 9783527328376

Kuno, M
Introductory Nanoscience: Physical and Chemical Concepts
1st ed. Garland Science, 2011
ISBN: 9780815344247

Course Coordinator

Ivan Scheblykin
ivan [dot] scheblykin [at] chemphys [dot] lu [dot] se (ivan[dot]scheblykin[at]chemphys[dot]lu[dot]se)

Interested in modern quantum chemistry? Learn the basic theories of chemical bonding and intermolecular interaction and how they determine the behavior of matter.

This is a course in quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry. Students will learn the theory and approximations used for theoretical description of atoms, molecules and chemical reactions. The lectures and seminars are complimented by a computer lab, where modern computational software will be studied and used for solving problems in the general chemistry. The course provides students with an advanced introduction to modern quantum chemistry.

The course runs during the first part of the spring semester, VT1.

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Course Literature

C.J. Cramer
Essentials of Computational Chemistry
2nd ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2004
ISBN: 9780470091821

Course Coordinator

Valera Veryazov
Valera [dot] Veryazov [at] compchem [dot] lu [dot] se (Valera[dot]Veryazov[at]compchem[dot]lu[dot]se)

Acquire basic knowledge and understanding of different scattering methods, such as Small Angle Neutron Scattering, Small Angle X-Ray Scattering, and static and dynamic light scattering, used to study structural and dynamic properties of colloidal dispersions.

The aim of the course is for the student to acquire basic knowledge and understanding of different scattering methods used to study structural and dynamic properties of colloidal dispersions. The course begins with basic scattering theory, followed by a presentation of various experimental methods such as Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS), Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) as well as static and dynamic light scattering. This is complemented by computer labs and exercises in data analysis and modelling of static scattering data. 

The course runs during the first part of the spring semester, VT1.

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Course Literature

Compendium

Course Coordinator

Andrea Scotti
andrea [dot] scotti [at] fkem1 [dot] lu [dot] se (andrea[dot]scotti[at]fkem1[dot]lu[dot]se)

Dive into the world of statistical thermodynamics and molecular simulation. Learn more about the concepts of entropy, free energy and temperature. Acquire specialized understanding of molecular dynamics and Monte Carlos simulation and how they are used in modern chemistry research.

The objective of the course is to enable students to acquire basic knowledge of statistical mechanics. An important objective is to enable students to acquire specialised understanding of the concept of entropy and thereby bridge the opposition between a microscopic approach (statistical mechanics) and a macroscopic one (thermodynamics). 

The course runs during the first part of the spring semester, VT1.

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Course Literature

Kjellander R.
Statistical Mechanics of Liquids and Solutions: Intermolecular Forces, Structure and Surface Interactions Volume I
1st ed. CRC Press, 2019
ISBN: 9780429194368

Frenkel D., Smit B.
Understanding Molecular Simulation
2nd ed. Academic Press, 2002
ISBN: 9780122673511

Course Coordinator

Martin Trulsson
martin [dot] trulsson [at] teokem [dot] lu [dot] se (martin[dot]trulsson[at]teokem[dot]lu[dot]se)