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Learning objectives for this course: Students in this course will learn about the fundamentals of surface chemistry and the basic underlying chemistry and physics interfaces. This will include applications in areas such as heterogeneous catalysis, organic surfaces, and nanomaterials. Students will also gain an understanding of the principles behind typical modern instrumentation used for chemical and structural analysis of surfaces and interfaces. This will include developing an understanding of how the instrumentation works, their specific applications and the information that can be obtained from various of surfaces related measurements. This will include electrical and optical spectroscopic measurements as well as methods of surface structure determination. Case studies will be used to explore many of these topics. syllabus