For full consideration, application and letters of references should reach the department by October 15, 1998. The department has established a long tradition of distinction in analytical chemistry with many of its faculty, both past and present, receiving the highest national and international honors. This tradition of excellence reflects care in choosing faculty and many factors that make Pitt a great place to do chemistry. Students and Colleagues. Our graduate students come from major universities and colleges from the United States, Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, and Asia.
Many informal collaborations exist, both for teaching and carrying out experiments.
Larger, formal collaborations are common, both with University colleagues and with local industries. Within the University, collaborations exist with several departments in the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, the Graduate School of Pubic Health, and the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. Collaborations also exist with Carnegie Mellon's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. There is a strong concentration of chemically related industries in Pittsburgh. Current industrial collaborators include two different divisions of PPG and Goldschmidt Industrial Corp. Infrastructure.