Professional Science
Enhance your chemistry career with advanced analytics training. Our prepare for supervisory roles using modern analytical techniques.
Professional Science, Chemistry Analytics Concentration, M.S.
The Chemistry Analytics concentration in the Master of Science in Professional Science degree provides managerial skills as well as advanced training in chemistry to allow graduates to advance to more supervisory levels within their companies. Students will be trained in the analysis of data from modern analytical instrumentation, such as gas and liquid chromatography, uv, visible and infrared spectroscopy, flame emission, atomic absorption, and mass spectrometry (CHEM 6230) used in industrial settings with examples drawn from the literature to illustrate application to real-world problems (CHEM 6210).
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Chusuei, students make advances in nanotechnology
Dr. Charles Chusuei and student researchers are getting a big boost with the new science building as they develop a technology that could transform patient care in emergency rooms and health centers worldwide. The MTSU professor and his team are working to produce nanotech-based sensors using cheaper, earth-abundant materials such as zinc oxide instead of employing precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum. "A common theme of nanotechnology is determining how material size and shape affects chemical reactivity," says Chusuei, who has a patent pending. "Our research team has shown that zinc oxide (ZnO) shape selection in the nanocomposite formulation (involving carbon nanotubes) dramatically improves its biosensing properties." The technology could impact such things as early cancer detection, monitoring food spoilage, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease management by monitoring hydrogen peroxide on a molecular level, or physical distress from anaerobic respiration with lactic acid as a marker. The $147 million science building offers better infrastructure for surface characterization instruments, such as an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, and new equipment that includes a physisorption and chemisorption surface area analyzer.
3D VizLab places MTSU at forefront as research university
Dr. Charles Chusuei and student researchers are getting a big boost with the new science building as they develop a technology that could transform patient care in emergency rooms and health centers worldwide. The MTSU professor and his team are working to produce nanotech-based sensors using cheaper, earth-abundant materials such as zinc oxide instead of employing precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum. "A common theme of nanotechnology is determining how material size and shape affects chemical reactivity," says Chusuei, who has a patent pending. "Our research team has shown that zinc oxide (ZnO) shape selection in the nanocomposite formulation (involving carbon nanotubes) dramatically improves its biosensing properties." The technology could impact such things as early cancer detection, monitoring food spoilage, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease management by monitoring hydrogen peroxide on a molecular level, or physical distress from anaerobic respiration with lactic acid as a marker. The $147 million science building offers better infrastructure for surface characterization instruments, such as an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, and new equipment that includes a physisorption and chemisorption surface area analyzer.
News Briefs
Chusuei, students make advances in nanotechnology
Dr. Charles Chusuei and student researchers are getting a big boost with the new science building as they develop a technology that could transform patient care in emergency rooms and health centers worldwide. The MTSU professor and his team are working to produce nanotech-based sensors using cheaper, earth-abundant materials such as zinc oxide instead of employing precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum. "A common theme of nanotechnology is determining how material size and shape affects chemical reactivity," says Chusuei, who has a patent pending. "Our research team has shown that zinc oxide (ZnO) shape selection in the nanocomposite formulation (involving carbon nanotubes) dramatically improves its biosensing properties." The technology could impact such things as early cancer detection, monitoring food spoilage, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease management by monitoring hydrogen peroxide on a molecular level, or physical distress from anaerobic respiration with lactic acid as a marker. The $147 million science building offers better infrastructure for surface characterization instruments, such as an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, and new equipment that includes a physisorption and chemisorption surface area analyzer.
3D VizLab places MTSU at forefront as research university
Dr. Charles Chusuei and student researchers are getting a big boost with the new science building as they develop a technology that could transform patient care in emergency rooms and health centers worldwide. The MTSU professor and his team are working to produce nanotech-based sensors using cheaper, earth-abundant materials such as zinc oxide instead of employing precious metals such as gold, silver, and platinum. "A common theme of nanotechnology is determining how material size and shape affects chemical reactivity," says Chusuei, who has a patent pending. "Our research team has shown that zinc oxide (ZnO) shape selection in the nanocomposite formulation (involving carbon nanotubes) dramatically improves its biosensing properties." The technology could impact such things as early cancer detection, monitoring food spoilage, oxidative stress, and cardiovascular disease management by monitoring hydrogen peroxide on a molecular level, or physical distress from anaerobic respiration with lactic acid as a marker. The $147 million science building offers better infrastructure for surface characterization instruments, such as an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, and new equipment that includes a physisorption and chemisorption surface area analyzer.
Jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics grew by 13 percent by 2022. Chemistry graduates with advanced degrees particularly will find better job opportunities with pharmaceutical and biotech companies. MTSU's state-of-the-art science building offers both large and small lab spaces so faculty can pursue research projects with both graduate and undergraduate students. A memorandum of understanding between the university and Oak Ridge National Laboratory also has been renewed three times.
Some potential professional pursuits include
- Analytical chemist
- Biochemist
- Biomedical engineer
- Chemical engineer
- Chemist
- Chemistry teacher
- Food scientist
- Forensic scientist
- Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) specialist
- Materials scientist
- Molecular informatics specialist
- Organic chemist
- Patent attorney
- Product development/design Professor/educator
- Research assistant/associate
- Researcher Sales/marketing – scientific equipment/pharmaceuticals
Employers of MTSU alumni include
- Abbott Pharmaceutical
- Aegis
- Albany Molecular Research
- ALCOA
- Bedford County School System
- Belcher Pharmaceutical
- California public school system
- Commonwealth Technologies
- Eli Lilly Inc.
- Garratt Callahan
- Harcross Chemicals
- Hewlett-Packard
- Kyzen Corp.
- Lipscomb University
- L. King High School
- Mead Johnson
- Merck Pharmaceutical
- Metro-Nashville Public Schools
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Nissan
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Palm Corp.
- Pellissippi State Community College
- Purdue University
- Rutherford County Schools
- Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals
- Specialized Assays
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Sylvan Learning
- TBI Crime Laboratory
- Tennessee Department of Health
- Tennessee Dept. of Environment & Pollution Control
- Tennessee Dept. of Health Lab Services
- Test America
- University of Cincinnati
- Vanderbilt Drug Discovery Program
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
- Varian Vi-Jon Laboratories
- Williamson County Schools
- Wilson County Schools
Doctoral/professional programs where alumni have been accepted include
- Arizona State University
- Colorado State University
- Florida State University
- Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago
- Michigan State University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Niger Life University
- Ohio State University
- Rutgers University
- Syracuse University
- University of Alabama
- University of British Columbia
- University of Buffalo
- University of Louisville
- University of New Hampshire
- University of New Mexico
- University of Notre Dame
- University of South Carolina
- University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- University of Tennessee-Memphis
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
- University of Utah
- University of Vermont
- University of Wyoming
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Wright State University
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