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CHEM 1111 Lab - Bill Cheek: Sample Chemistry Topics

Sample Current Topics in Chemistry

General Chemistry

  • Bio-terrorism
  • Chemical warfare
  • Designer molecules
  • Fluoride and drinking water
  • Forensic chemistry
  • Gasoline
  • Mass spectronomy and chemical technology
  • Nanotechnology
  • Natural cleaning products
  • Nuclear safety
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Toxicology
  • Water safety

Engineering  Chemistry

  • Alternative automotive fuels
  • Battery science
  • Disposable rockets
  • Green cities and construction materials
  • Highway construction materials
  • Hybrid engines
  • Liquid crystals
  • Organic electronics
  • Solar cells
  • Transportation infrastructure

Environmental Chemistry

  • Acid rain and vegetation
  • Air quality
  • Biofuels
  • Carbon offsets
  • Chemical emissions and climate change
  • Cleanup of chemical emissions
  • Coal
  • Energy crisis
  • Environmental hazards
  • Environmental nanotoxicology
  • Flint water crisis
  • Global warming and climate change
  • Green cities
  • Hazardous waste
  • Methane energy
  • Nuclear energy
  • Offshore drilling
  • Oil pipelines
  • Oil spills in the oceans
  • Recycled products
  • Renewable energy
  • Thermoelectric materials

Food/Nutrition Chemistry

  • Agricultural residues in foods and feeds
  • Chemicals and food allergies
  • Chemicals in pet foods
  • Diet sodas and health
  • Food safety
  • Genetically Modified Foods (GMOs)
  • Junk food
  • Natural vitamins
  • Natural flavors
  • Nitrates
  • Nutrition
  • Pesticide residues in food/feed

Health Sciences Chemistry

  • Alternative medicine
  • Antibiotics
  • Chemical addictions
  • Chemistry in cosmetics
  • Dental materials
  • Dietary supplements
  • Drug delivery
  • Drugs and athletes
  • Drugs for mental illness
  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Pheromones in humans
  • Prescription drugs
  • Synthetic drugs
  • Vaccines
  • Western diets

 


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