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Our department's research covers all fundamental chemistry fields (Analytical, Biochemistry, Inorganic, Materials, Organic, and Physical) while promoting a strongly collaborative, interdisciplinary approach focused on Health Chemistry, Advanced Measurements & Analysis, and Energy & Materials Chemistry. Prospective students should review faculty research specialties in their preferred area to identify suitable laboratories for their studies. We recommend direct communication between applicants and faculty members to discuss shared research interests and training possibilities.
The Ph.D. program generally takes 5.2 years to complete and involves core classes (18 credit hours), innovative research, published findings, and a dissertation defense before a faculty panel. Doctoral candidates will work in cutting-edge research facilities. Our alumni have achieved remarkable success securing academic, research, industrial, and professional roles both domestically and globally.
A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution, with a minimum 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) in all coursework attempted while registered as an upper-division undergraduate student working towards a bachelor's degree; or
A graduate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable degree from an international institution;
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