The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers programs in the five traditional areas of chemistry (analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, and physical) leading to the Master of Science in Chemistry (Plan I or Plan II) as outlined in the Academic Policies section of this catalog) and the Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry. The completion of a master's degree is optional for students enrolled in the Ph.D. program.
Faculty
Chair
- Greg Szulczewski
Graduate Director
- Tim Snowden
Assistant professors
- Igor Fedin
- Ayanjeet Ghosh
- Matt Thompson
- Gayan Wijeratne
Associate professors
- Jared Allred
- Martin Bakker
- Marco Bonizzoni
- Jack Dunkle
- Patrick Frantom
- Brad Pierce
- Tim Snowden
- Shane Street
- Stephen Woski
Professors
- Silas Blackstock
- David Dixon
- Shanlin Pan
- Elizabeth Papish
- Kevin Shaughnessy
- Wenfang Sun
- John Vincent
- Si Wu
Clinical associate professor
- Diana Leung
Clinical assistant professors
- Alice DeSimone
- Yinghui Liu
Courses
Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory. Survey in areas of coordination, main- group, and organometallic chemistry. Laboratory experiments involve the preparation, purification, and identification of inorganic compounds. This course is designed for students in the chemistry MSC degree and the accelerated masters program. This course will not satisfy any course requirements for the chemistry PhD degree.
Deatailed investigation of the drug design process. Includes lead discovery, target identification and validation, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and drug delivery systems. Chemical modification to improve efficacy will be emphasized.