We base our pride and reputation on our superior instructional programs. Classes are small enough that professors will know you by name, yet our department is large enough to offer traditional courses in all five major areas of chemistry as well as many specialized topics like medicinal chemistry, radiochemistry, polymer science and environmental chemistry. Our faculty are actively conducting research sponsored by a number of federal agencies. As a chemistry student at Tennessee Tech, you'll have an opportunity to work in their laboratories on research projects in exciting areas like environmental chemistry, computer modeling of DNA and proteins, medicinal chemistry, gene splicing, and spectroscopic studies of the Hubble Space Telescope data. Through these and other research efforts, you can gain valuable expertise solving real-life problems, have fun learning, and perhaps even earn a salary at the same time.
Several faculty can support students financially to work in their research labs.
The Chemistry Department also offers a large number of scholarships to qualified students. Take some time investigating our program on this Web site or come visit us in person. We are housed in the first three floors of Foster Hall on the Tech campus. If you visit us, come to our main office in Room 219 and our people will be glad to answer your questions or give you a tour of our facilities.