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Dr. Jeremy Kua Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Office: ST 381 Phone: (619) 260-7970 e-mail Address:  | 
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Dr. Jeremy Kua Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Office: ST 381 Phone: (619) 260-7970 e-mail Address: |
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Courses Taught in Spring 2012
Chem 152H General Chemistry Lecture (Honors, 2nd semester)
Chem 152L
General Chemistry Lab (2nd semester):
Chem152L Syllabus (pdf)
Courses Taught in Fall 2011
Chem 151H General Chemistry Lecture (Honors, 1st semester)
Chem 311 Physical Chemistry (Quantum Chemistry and Spectroscopy)
Chem 494 Chemistry of the Origin of Life - Blackboard Course Login
Some Course Web Pages from recent years
What is computational chemistry? Look at some of the Introduction links in my Resources for Computational Chemistry page.
What is self-assembly? Here's what Wikipedia says. See some nice pictures and descriptions of self-assembly in the kitchen and more.
Current/potential projects for 2011-2012
Interested in working on a research project in computational chemistry?
Come by my office and talk to me. [Potential credit for Chem 496 during the semester;
funding available during the summer.]
1. Prebiotic chemical reaction mechanisms.
2. Oligomerization reactions of aldehydes.
3. Self-assembly of transition metal benzene clusters.
4. Chemical modifications to boroxines.
What are we currently working on?
Kua Research Group
You can also look at the mini-poster on the door to our research lab (SCST 335).
External Research funding:
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Faculty Start-up Grant (2004-2010)
Research Corporation CCSA (2005-2007)
ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (2007-2010)
Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2011-2016)
Computational Research Experience (i.e., projects I've worked on throughout my career)