Research

Chemistry connects the physical sciences with life sciences and applied sciences. It is at the heart of solving a broad range of critical scientific problems in fields like energy, catalysis, drug design, and materials development and production.

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Graduate

Graduate students in Chemistry work closely with faculty to carry out cutting-edge research that advances current understanding and knowledge in a broad spectrum of chemical problems.

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Undergraduate

“The chemistry background you need; the flexibility you desire.” The department enables students to customize their academic background for the career they wish to pursue.

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Apr
29
2025
Seminar

Professor Yi-Chih Lin of the University of Texas at Austin

"High-speed atomic force microscopy: A structural and dynamic tool for visualizing single-molecule biological processes" High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) has revolutionized molecular biophysics by enabling the dynamic...
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Apr
22
2025
Seminar

Professor Derek Pratt of the University of Ottawa

"The Chemical Basis of Ferroptotic Cell Death and Surprising Inhibition by Metal Bis(Thiosemicarbazone) Complexes and Organoboranes" The radical-mediated autoxidation of the phospholipids of cell membranes drives ferroptosis, the cell...
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Apr
17
2025
Seminar

Graduate Student Andrea Dorsa

"Elucidating the Excited-State Dynamics of Pd(II) Isocorrole Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy" Light-based cancer treatments have been advanced more recently, yet their success remains limited due a lack of the photochemical...
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