General Catalog 2024-25

Seminar, three hours; discussion, two hours. Designed for College Honors students. Chemical communication governs relationships among most biological entities, across entire tree of life from viruses to Homo sapiens. Bioinspired devices are using knowledge gleaned from chemosensory systems to change face of robotics, with wide applications in consumer industries, homeland security, and space exploration. Chemical, physical, and biological principles to be combined as pedagogical tools for teaching larger lesson in science. Synthesis of information and concepts across disciplines to develop student hypotheses and conclusions. P/NP or letter grading.