STEM / applied
Advanced synthesis · Graduate · Chemistry
Topics
Laboratory execution
- Air-sensitive reaction setup and Schlenk techniques
- Low-temperature reactions and cryogenic chemistry
- Flash chromatography and preparative HPLC purification
- Reaction optimization: screening, DoE principles
- In-process analytical monitoring (TLC, LCMS)
- Handling hazardous reagents: organolithiums, azides, peroxides
- Process safety in scale-up of synthetic steps
- Documentation for GMP and process chemistry transfer
- Troubleshooting failed reactions and purifications
- Writing experimental sections for publications and patents
Applied synthesis
- Process chemistry in pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Fine chemical and agrochemical synthesis
- Contract manufacturing organization (CMO) workflows
- Green chemistry metrics in route selection
- Cost of goods (COGS) analysis for synthetic routes
- Intellectual property and freedom-to-operate in synthesis
- Automation and high-throughput reaction screening
- Flow chemistry for hazardous transformations
- Academic vs industry synthesis priorities
- Career paths in process, medicinal, and academic synthesis
Pricing
Graduate-level rates are set on consultation. See the pricing page for K–12 and undergraduate rates.