Program: Green and Sustainable Chemistry, MS - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Apr 11, 2025

2021-2022 SDSM&T Academic Catalog

Contact Information

Dr. Hao Fong
Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Chemistry, Biology and Health Sciences
Chemical and Biological Engineering/Chemistry 3315
Office Phone: 605-394-1229
E-mail: Hao.Fong@sdsmt.edu
Webpage: https://www.sdsmt.edu/CBH/

MS in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

The MS in Green and Sustainable Chemistry offers both a thesis option and a non-thesis option.

SD Mines students admitted to the Accelerated MS option may apply up to 12 credits of 400/500/600 level courses taken as an undergraduate to both the BS and MS degrees.

For more information on this degree see the Chemistry, Biology, and Health Sciences Department under the Graduate Programs Listing in this catalog.

Degree requirements for thesis option

Distribution of Credits

Core requirements: 5 credit
Research requirements: 6-12 credits
Elective requirements: 13-19 credits
Total credits: 30

A minimum of 15 credits of the 30 required must be taken at the 600-level or above.

Core requirements

These courses are required for the degree:

CHEM 600 Emerging Technologies in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 690 Seminar Credits: (1-0) *
*Two credits of Chem 690 are required.

Research requirements

The completion of a master’s thesis, approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee and the Dean of Graduate Education, is required for this degree. A minimum of 6 thesis credits are required.

CHEM 798 Thesis Credits: Credits to be arranged **
**At least 6 credits of Chem 798 are required for this degree. No more than 12 credits of Chem 798 may be applied toward the degree. A thesis proposal, thesis defense, and an oral final examination are required for this degree.

Elective requirements

Students must complete 13-19 credit hours chosen from the list of courses below. At least 3 credit hours of the elective courses must have a CHEM prefix. The students need to discuss course selection with their academic advisor. Students must take electives at the 500 level or above.

CHEM 420/520 Organic Chemistry III Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 426/526 Polymer Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 452/552 Inorganic Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 462/562 Green Chemistry and Processes Credits: 2 to 3
CHEM 482/582 Environmental Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 592 Topics Credits: 1 to 3
AES 405/505 Air Quality Credits: (3-0) 3
AES 612 Atmospheric Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 403/503 Biogeochemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 406/506 Global Environmental Change Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 446/546 Molecular Cell Biology Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 480/580 Bioinformatics Credits: (3-0) 3
BME 528/528L Applied Finite Element Analysis/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
CBE 485/585 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 741 Microbial and Enzymatic Processing Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 742 Applied Electrochemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 425/525 Sustainable Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 622 Environmental Impact Statement Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 692 Topics Credits: 1 to 3
ENGM 625 Innovation and Commercialization Credits: (3-0) 3
MES 604 Chemistry of Materials Credits: (4-0) 4
MES 711 Materials and Advanced Energy Generation and Storage Credits: (3-0) 3
NANO 708 Nanomaterials for Photovoltaics Credits: (3-0) 3
NANO 717 Nanochemistry Credits: (3-0) 3

Examinations

Candidates for the MS degree must fulfill all degree requirements of the graduate office and the program. A thesis proposal, thesis defense, and an oral final examination are required for this degree.

Degree requirements for non-thesis option

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 5 credit
Research requirements: 3-6 credits
Elective requirements: 19-22 credits
Total credits: 30

A minimum of 15 credits of the 30 required must be taken at the 600-level or above.

Core requirements

These courses are required for the degree:

CHEM 600 Emerging Technologies in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 690 Seminar Credits: (1-0) *
*Two credits of Chem 690 are required.

Research or project requirements

CHEM 788 Master’s Research Problems/Projects Credits: 1 to 6
At least 3 credits of Research Project (Chem 788) are required for this degree. No more than 6 credits of Chem 788 may be applied toward the degree.

Elective requirements

CHEM 420/520 Organic Chemistry III Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 426/526 Polymer Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 452/552 Inorganic Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 462/562 Green Chemistry and Processes Credits: 2 to 3
CHEM 482/582 Environmental Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CHEM 592 Topics Credits: 1 to 3
AES 405/505 Air Quality Credits: (3-0) 3
AES 612 Atmospheric Chemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 403/503 Biogeochemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 406/506 Global Environmental Change Credits: (3-0) 3
BIOL 446/546 Molecular Cell Biology Credits: (3-0) 3
BME 528/528L Applied Finite Element Analysis/Lab Credits: (3-1) 4
CBE 485/585 Renewable and Sustainable Energy Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 741 Microbial and Enzymatic Processing Credits: (3-0) 3
CBE 742 Applied Electrochemistry Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 425/525 Sustainable Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 622 Environmental Impact Statement Credits: (3-0) 3
CEE 692 Topics Credits: 1 to 3
ENGM 625 Innovation and Commercialization Credits: (3-0) 3
MES 604 Chemistry of Materials Credits: (4-0) 4
MES 711 Materials and Advanced Energy Generation and Storage Credits: (3-0) 3
NANO 708 Nanomaterials for Photovoltaics Credits: (3-0) 3
NANO 717 Nanochemistry Credits: (3-0) 3

Examinations

An oral project examination and/or written report for the non-thesis degree is required.

Additional requirements

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees by the Council of Graduate Education.