A large faculty directs research in a wide variety of areas, including analytical and environmental chemistry and chemical instrumentation, synthetic and theoretical inorganic and organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, natural products chemistry, organometallic chemistry, physical and surface chemistry, polymer chemistry, and molecular dynamics.
Many research programs are interdisciplinary in nature.
Through such projects students and faculty maintain close ties with the various disciplines of chemistry as well as with colleagues in other departments such as biochemistry and biology, chemical, electrical, materials and mechanical engineering, geology, physics, and forestry. A profile of the current research interests of the faculty is available from the department on request. The department is housed in two buildings, Davidson Hall and Hahn Hall, which contain laboratories and facilities well designed and equipped to carry out modern research programs. Special Admission Requirements Prerequisite to graduate work in the chemistry department is completion of an undergraduate program in chemistry or a related discipline such as biochemistry. Students with degrees in other scientific disciplines may be considered.