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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Jaehyeok Jin appointed assistant professor of chemistry
Research focuses on developing predictive multiscale models that link microscopic interactions to non-equilibrium mesoscale assembly and organization
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Chemistry Ph.D. Graduate Profiles
We checked in with a few of our recent Ph.D. graduates to learn about their plans after Yale. Read their profiles.
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Honoring four retiring Chemistry staff members
The Chemistry Department celebrates four staff members who retired this spring: David Johnson, David Keller, Kelly Kellerman, and Edward Ginter.
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Yale “Y” written with light points to patternable color-changing materials
Yale researchers demonstrated that light-based patterning of materials can be achieved with a “connector” molecule called an anthracene heterodimer.
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: Gary Brudvig
Structure of the D1-Val185Asn Mutated Photosystem II Complex with Slow O–O Bond Formation Reveals Changes in the Cl1 Water Channel
David A. Flesher, Richard J. Debus and Gary W. Brudvig
Community and Communications
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