Starting August 21st, 2007, Directed Research (CHEM399) provides an opportunity for undergraduate majors at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to receive academic credit while participating in research activities in reaction dynamics, combustion chemistry, rocket propulsion chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, astrochemistry, astrobiology, or organo metallic chemistry. This course is especially recommended for students who are considering the possibility of continuing their studies to the Master's or Ph.D. level. Typical projects are – but are not limited to: 1. Reaction Dynamics, 2. Elementary reactions in combustion flames, 3. The chemical evolution and origin of planetary and satellite atmospheres such as of Titan, 4. The role of organometallic compounds in CVD processes, 5. Sulfur chemistry on  Jupiter's moon Io, 6. Astrobiology - Aminoacids and Sugars in Space - Life on Europa? 7. Atmospheric chemistry. Recent examples of our work can be found in Acc. Chem. Res. (34, 699, 2001), Int. Jour. Astrobiology (1, 15, 2002), Chem. Rev. (102, 1309, 2002), Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. (41, 2350, 2002), and Int. Rev. Physical Chemistry (21, 307, 2002). All projects involve laboratory work and exposure students to cutting-edge experimental techniques and instruments used in contemporary research. It is typical for a student to sign up for one, two, or  three credits of CHEM399 for several successive semesters. As a rough guide, each credit hour of CHEM 399 involves one afternoon per week in the lab, but this varies from project to project. At the end of the semester the student receives a letter grade. There is no final examination, but some projects require a written report. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest (1 page) prior to May 1st, 2007, to Prof. Ralf I. Kaiser, Department of Chemistry, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2545 The Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822  USA or via email to kaiser@gold.chem.hawaii.edu . Participants will be selected by November 15,2006.