Overview
The department has seven research areas, which are organized around four principal areas of teaching and research:
- Physical and Biophysical Chemistry,
- Inorganic and Materials Chemistry,
- Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, and
- Theoretical Chemistry.
While students and faculty are always encouraged to follow paths dictated by their own individual interests and research problems, these divisions provide opportunities for smaller groups of faculty to collaborate in teaching, advising students, and arranging seminar programs. Students also find these divisions useful in organizing specialized student seminars.
More specific descriptions have been prepared by faculty in each sub-division. Many of the faculty have strong interests in more than one area and co-advise students with colleagues from other sub-divisions or other departments.
