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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Five Yale professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
Profs. Gary Brudvig and Jonathan Ellman were elected to the Academy, one of the highest honors bestowed on a U.S. scientist.
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Amber Sheu named a 2024-2025 Prize Teaching Fellow
Sheu, a graduate student from the Newhouse Group, received what is considered among the most important honors that Yale bestows upon grad students.
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Jayden Rivera honored for leadership, scholarship, community contributions
Jayden Rivera, a chemistry undergraduate student, is among 48 Yale College juniors to have received honors from the Council of the Heads of Colleges.
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Brewing history: Yale course recreates ancient ales, mixing science, anthropology, history
Analytical chemist Fabian Menges assisted with a research project exploring the processes of ancient brewing.
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.
Featured Researcher: William Jorgensen
Potent Noncovalent Inhibitors of the Main Protease of SARS-CoV‑2 from Molecular Sculpting of the Drug Perampanel Guided by Free Energy Perturbation Calculations
Chun-Hui Zhang, Elizabeth A. Stone, Maya Deshmukh, Joseph A. Ippolito, Mohammad M. Ghahremanpour, Julian Tirado-Rives, Krasimir A. Spasov, Shuo Zhang, Yuka Takeo, Shalley N. Kudalkar, Zhuobin Liang, Farren Isaacs, Brett Lindenbach, Scott J. Miller, Karen S. Anderson, and William L. Jorgensen
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Roadmap for promoting equity and belonging
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