Chemistry has significantly improved our quality of life in the past century. As we address today’s challenges—like utilizing sustainable energy sources, targeted medications, and quantum technologies—chemistry will be critical. Yale Chemistry is a community of ~400 people dedicated to research and teaching. Our undergraduate majors, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers conduct world-leading research alongside faculty experts and subsequently pursue either graduate study in chemistry or careers in academia and industry.
News
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‘True giant in organic chemistry’: Yale’s Kenneth B. Wiberg dies at 98
Kenneth B. Wiberg, a pioneering physical-organic chemist who served as professor of chemistry from 1962 to 1998, died on May 10.
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New director named for Yale Energy Sciences Institute at West Campus
Hailiang Wang has been named to head the Energy Sciences Institute at Yale’s West Campus. He succeeds Gary Brudvig, who led the Institute since 2012.
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Ryan McDonnell awarded Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Instrumentation
McDonnell will help build an ultrafast spectrometer to reveal how light-initiated chemistry works and the structure of excited-state surfaces.
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Growing a new ‘leaf’ that harnesses sun, water and CO2 to make liquid fuel
A team led by Yale chemists has taken the ability of science to mimic photosynthesis to a new level, with a standalone device that produces methanol.
In the Media
CapeHaven Completes First Close of Funding and Initiates Operations to Encourage Yale’s Biotech Spinouts
Academic & Training Programs
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Undergraduate Studies
The B.A. or B.S. degree in chemistry prepares students for further studies in chemistry, biochemistry, or health-related disciplines, and provides broad scientific training.
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Post-Baccalaureate Research Program
An opportunity for recent college undergraduates from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds to gain research and clinical experience at Yale.
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Graduate Program
The Ph.D. degree is designed to prepare students for a career in scientific research with the tools they need to succeed.
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Postdoctoral Studies
The Department of Chemistry’s diverse research programs welcome postdoctoral scholars from around the world.
Research Spotlight
Featured Researcher: Scott Miller
A Bifunctional Aminoxyl–Bipyridine Peptide Catalyst for the Atroposelective Copper-Catalyzed Aerobic Oxidation of Biaryl Diols
Halle M. Marvich, Olivia C. Langner, Nicolò Tampellini, and Scott J. Miller*
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