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The LSU Department of Chemistry stands as a premier research and education hub within Louisiana's largest public university. Located on the LSU Baton Rouge campus, renowned for ranking among America's top ten most picturesque college settings, our department thrives.
Students engage in groundbreaking interdisciplinary research across chemistry's most dynamic frontiers. Our dedicated faculty balance vigorous research programs with exceptional teaching for both undergraduate and graduate students. This dual excellence has grown our chemistry PhD program to become LSU's largest, while undergraduate enrollment has surged by 100%.
At the forefront of chemical research, our department boasts some of the nation's finest facilities. With over $2 million invested in NMR technology alone, we offer cutting-edge resources including advanced mass spectrometry, x-ray crystallography, and polymer analysis equipment.