Dr. Garza1 SENIORS CHEM. 191A MEMBERS 2006_7 COORDINATOR Dr. Garza Brown, Zachary West Duff-Amsel, David Edens, Eric ClarkFarina-Henry, Samuel Joseph Hall, Evan ThomasHickstein, Daniel DurandJohnson, Lewis Elwood V. Lazar, Daniel ChesnayePalmerton, Alec Poindexter, KathrynSchiro, Mara Elizabeth Sheu, Tommy Wellman, Daniel Lind

Dr. Garza2 SENIOR THESIS-Fall 2006  Look at the chem. Web page under Course Web Page  191 Senior Thesis - Thesis Planning Guide  191 Senior Thesis - Syllabus  191 Senior Thesis - Student Abstracts

Dr. Garza3 ORGANIZATION LIST Step by step instructions. It couldn’t get any easier a)Thesis abstract/proposal Send me an electric version of it. It must be in all faculty mailboxes by Monday, Sep. 18, 2006 at noon. b) Use the info and referhttp:// to guidelines in the web related to senior thesis. READ ALL THIS INFO SENIOR THESIS SYLLABUS FIRST DEADLINE c) Attend all the seminars. Professor Johal is in charge of the seminars.

Dr. Garza4 Prof. Taylor will be available to show you on a one-on-one basis the program EndNote to search for chemical literaturechemical literature. USING EndNote if you have not used it before. Millions of researchers, scholarly writers, students, and librarians use EndNote (patent pending) to search online bibliographic databases, organize their references and images, and create bibliographies and figure lists instantly. Instead of spending hours typing bibliographies, or using index cards to organize their references, they do it the easy way—by using EndNote! EndNote for Windows and Macintosh is a valuable all-in-one tool that integrates the following tasks into one program: Search bibliographic databases on the Internet Organize references and images in a database Construct your paper with built-in manuscript templates Watch the bibliography and figure list appear as you write!

Dr. Garza5 GIVE COPIES OF ABSTRACT TO 8 FACULTY MEMBERS  Crane, E. J. Crane, E. J.  Garza-López, Roberto A. Garza-López, Roberto A.  Grieman, Fred J. Grieman, Fred J.  O'Leary, Daniel J. (Head of the dpt). O'Leary, Daniel J. (Head of the dpt).  Oxtoby, David W. Oxtoby, David W.  Selassie, Cynthia R.D. Selassie, Cynthia R.D.  Steinmetz, Wayne E. Steinmetz, Wayne E.  Taylor, Charles Taylor, Charles  Negritto, Tina Negritto, Tina I need an electronic version of it.

Dr. Garza6 SENIORS DOING EXP. THESIS  Register for Chem usually 1/2 credit = 4-6 hours in lab/week. So you need 191a and 199  If you are only analyzing summer results or are doing a literature thesis, you do not have to sign up for 199.  You don’t sign up for 199 next semester. Talk to your advisor about it.

Dr. Garza7 ORGANIZATION LIST continuation c)A passing grade in 191 A permits you to take Chemistry 191 B d) An annotated bibliography of your literature search is due to the senior thesis coordinator and your advisor Wednesday, October 18, This is the Wednesday following the Fall break. SECOND DEADLINE e) Learn how to use PowerPoint software effectively to facilitate presentation. Don’t make it the focus, make it a tool! f) While working on the written portion, you may examine previous senior thesis in the department office THESE STAY IN THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE! DO NOT TAKE THEM OUT OF THE BUILDING! TELL US HOW YOU ARRIVE AT THIS

Dr. Garza8 Progress Report and Background Introduction g) Continue work on your project. At the end of the semester, submit a short progress report and a background introduction of your topic (4pgs.min) to the senior thesis coordinator and your advisor. The report should discuss what has been accomplished during the semester and set plans for work to be completed during the following semester. The background report should Indicate why your problem is important based on the literature Search you did. h)The report and background intro are due on the last day of classes. Wednesday, Dec THIRD DEADLINE

Dr. Garza9 Chem 191 b Spring 2006 i) An orientation meeting will be held very early in the semester when concrete deadlines will be given j) Continue to analyze the literature and/or collect data in the laboratory. k) Assemble the information into a coherent picture, identify holes, and attempt to fill them with further experimentation and searching of the literature.

Dr. Garza10 What else? l) Attend planning meetings with faculty advisor m) Meet with advisors on a regular basis. Remember; this is a process, not a single presentation or written document. The success rate on thesis is directly proportional to contact level with advisors. n) Schedule a practice session for your seminar during the preceding week (NO LATER) o) Practice with friends/discussant following formal practice session THE MORE THE BETTER.

Dr. Garza11 SUBMISSIONS AND FINAL STEPS p) Electronically submit your abstract (to Lori Bell and me) two weeks prior to the thesis presentation. check with Lori Bell that she is getting your abstract as you want it. THIS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PROGRAM q) Give formal presentation. Dress properly. Make certain your discussant introduces you and go for it! EXPECT QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION OF YOUR PRESENTATION Submit a copy of the presentation on disk (if you use PowerPoint) to me the day before or just after presentations are given. Thursday and Friday, March 8 & 9, 2007 (FRIDAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK so PLAN accordingly.) DEADLINE 4

Dr. Garza12 WE GO OUT AND CELEBRATE

Dr. Garza13 FINALLY!!!! m) Submit two unbound copies of your thesis. Monday April 9, 2007 at 5pm. first submission This is not a rough draft. Your first and second reader must get this to make corrections. SIXTH CRITICAL DEADLINE We evaluate presentations and give feedback for the final round. The two readers will carefully read the thesis and provide you with their evaluations. Use their input to revise your thesis and submit one final, bound copy of the thesis as well as the two previously submitted copies with the readers' comments to the coordinator of the senior thesis on the sixth Monday after the spring break (Monday, April 23, 2007). This bound copy will become the permanent archival copy. It is considered a courtesy to provide your two readers with a bound copy of the final version. FIFTH CRITICAL DEADLINE