Chemistry (CHEM)
Graduate Degree Program
College: Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences
Abstract
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry offers graduate study leading to the Ph.D. degree in Chemistry. Our Ph.D. program in Chemistry has a strong core in the traditional fields of chemistry, including analytical chemistry, chemical physics (in cooperation with the Institute of Physical Sciences & Technology), environmental chemistry, inorganic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, organic chemistry and physical chemistry. In addition to these traditional areas we also have interdisciplinary programs in contemporary areas such as nanoscience, chemical biology, energy sciences, materials chemistry, theoretical chemistry, and supramolecular chemistry.
Financial Assistance
Ph.D. candidates are normally supported on graduate teaching assistantships during their first year in graduate school as long as they are in good standing. Teaching assistants usually instruct undergraduate laboratory and recitation classes and receive in return a tuition waiver of ten credits each semester, a salary and health care benefits. In subsequent years, Ph.D. candidates are typically supported on graduate research assistantships or fellowships. Financial assistance is not typically available to M.S. candidates.
Contact
Graduate Program Office Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry 8051 Regents Drive, Room 1206A University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-21111 Telephone: 301-405-1028 | 301-405-7022 Email: chem-gradoffice@umd.edu
Website: http://www.chem.umd.edu
Relationships: Biochemistry (BCHM), Chemical Physics (CHPH)
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
- Statement of Purpose
- Transcript(s)
- TOEFL/IELTS/PTE (international graduate students)
PROGRAM-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
- Letters of Recommendation (3)
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)
- GRE Subject (optional/highly recommended)
- CV/Resume
- Description of Research/Work Experience
- Supplementary Application (contact department)
Admission to graduate study at the University of Maryland requires a minimum of a Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or equivalent degree. Previous coursework must normally include a minimum of 30 semester or 40 quarter hours of chemistry, with at least 1 year of physical chemistry, 1 year of organic chemistry and 1 semester of inorganic chemistry, as well as laboratory courses in organic chemistry and physical chemistry. A laboratory course in analytical chemistry is also preferred.
The chemistry subject GRE score is not required but it can be helpful for a complete evaluation. Applicants from non-English speaking countries must also present the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE).
APPLICATION DEADLINES
| Type of Applicant | Fall Deadline |
|---|---|
| Domestic Applicants | |
| US Citizens and Permanent Residents | December 15, 2023 |
| International Applicants | |
| F (student) or J (exchange visitor) visas; A,E,G,H,I and L visas and immigrants | December 15, 2023 |
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Other Deadlines: chem.umd.edu
Program Website: chem.umd.edu/graduateprogram
Application Process: gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/application-process/step-step-guide-applying
The Department has state-of-the-art research facilities to support research in the fields listed above. Facilities include "clean" rooms for environmental sample analysis, X-ray crystallographic instrumentation, numerous mass spectrometers, numerous NMR spectrometers including 400, 500, 600 and 800 MHz Fourier-transform NMR spectrometers; an XPS spectrometer, Atomic Force Microscopes, ultracentrifuges, analytical optical spectrometers, and a state-of-the-art computer graphics facility.
Departmental research is supported by a departmental server and many individual faculty workstations. The Department has access to electronics shop and campus machine shops. The Chemistry Library has an extensive collection in chemistry, biochemistry, and other fields. Electronic access to journals and literature search databases is available. A Macintosh workstation facility (25 units) is available in the Department for student/faculty use.
| Last Name | First/Middle Name | Graduate Faculty Status | Academic Credentials | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander | Millard H. | Full Member | B.A., Harvard University, 1964; Ph.D.,University of Paris, 1967. | Distinguished University Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Distinguished University Professor, Chemical Physics Distinguished University Professor, Chemistry |
| Beckett | Dorothy | Full Member | B.A., Barnard College, 1980;Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1986. Ph.,D, something | Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry |
| Blough | Neil V. | Full Member | B.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1977; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1983. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Davis | Jeffery T. | Full Member | B.A., Colby College, 1981;Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Dayie | Kwaku | Full Member | B.A. Physics,1990, Hamilton College; PhD., Biophysics, 1996, Harvard University | Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Biophysics Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| DeShong | Philip R. | Full Member | B.S., University of Texas-Austin, 1971; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Dickerson | Russell R. | Full Member | B.A., University of Chicago, 1975; M.S.,University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1978; Ph.D., 1980. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Eichhorn | Bryan W. | Full Member | B.A., Rollins College, 1983;Ph.D., Indiana University-Bloomington, 1987. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Falvey | Daniel E. | Full Member | B.S., North Dakota State University-Fargo, 1983; Ph.D.,University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1988. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Fenselau | Catherine C. | Full Member | A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 1961; Ph.D., Stanford University, 1965. | Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry |
| Fourkas | John T. | Full Member | Ph.D. Stanford University 1991) | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Fushman | David | Full Member | M.S., University of Kazan, 1978; Ph.D., University of Kazan, 1985. | Associate Director, Biophysics Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Greer | Sandra C. | Full Member | B.S., Furman University, 1966; M.S.,University of Chicago, 1968; Ph.D., 1969. | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry |
| Gutierrez | Osvaldo | Full Member | Ph.D., UC Davis, 2009; B.S. and M.S. UCLA, 2012 | Assistant Professor, Mathematics Assistant Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Chemical Physics |
| Hansen | J. Norman | Full Member | B.A., Drake University, 1964; Ph.D.,University of California-Los Angeles, 1968. | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry |
| Helz | George R. | Full Member | B.A., Princeton University, 1964; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 1970. | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Geology |
| Herzberg | Osnat | Full Member | B.S., Technion-Israel Institute of Tech-Haifa, 1971; M.S., Weizmann Institute of Science-Rehovoth, 1976; Ph.D., 1982. | Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Biological Sciences |
| Isaacs | Lyle D. | Full Member | B.S., University of Chicago,1991; M.S., University of California-Los Angeles, 1992; Ph.D., Swiss Federal Institute of Tech-Zurich, 1995. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Jarzynski | Christopher | Full Member | Professor, Physics Professor, Biophysics Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry | |
| Julin | Douglas A. | Full Member | B.A., Haverford College, 1978 Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1984. | Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Chemistry Graduate Director, Biochemistry |
| Kahn | Jason D. | Full Member | B.A., Harvard University, 1983; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1990. | Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Biological Sciences Associate Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Associate Professor, Bioengineering |
| LaRonde | Nicole | Full Member | Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Chemistry | |
| Lee | Cheng S. | Full Member | B.S., National Cheng Kung University-Taiwan, 1981; Ph.D.,Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1988. | Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| Lee | Sang Bok | Full Member | B.S., Seoul National University, 1990; M.S. 1992; Ph.D. 1997 | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Lorimer | George H. | Full Member | B.S., University of St. Andrews, 1965;M.S., University of Illinois-Chicago, 1968; Ph.D., Michigan State University,1972. | Distinguished University Professor, Biochemistry Distinguished University Professor, Chemistry |
| Mignerey | Alice C. | Full Member | B.S.,University of Rochester, 1971; M.S., 1973; Ph.D., 1975. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Mullin | Amy | Full Member | B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz, 1985 Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder, 1991 | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Nemes | Peter | Full Member | M.Sc., Eotvos Lorand University (Budapest, Hungary), 2004; PhD, The George Washington University (Washington, DC), 2009 | Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| Nie | Zhihong | Non-Member | Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada, 2008 | Assistant Professor, Chemical Physics Assistant Professor, Chemistry |
| O'Haver | Thomas C. | Full Member | B.S., Spring Hill College, 1963; D.Engin., University of Florida, 1968. | Professor Emeritus, Chemistry |
| Ondov | John M. | Full Member | B.S., Muhlenberg College, 1970; Ph.D.,University of Maryland-College Park, 1974. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Orban | John P. | Full Member | B.S., University of Adelaide, 1980; Ph.D.,Australian National University-Canberra, 1985; Ph.D., 1985. | Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry |
| Papoian | Garegin | Full Member | B.S.,1994,Russian Academy of Science; Ph.D., 1999, Cornell University | Director, Chemical Physics Associate Professor, Biophysics Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| Paukstelis | Paul | Full Member | B.S., Biology, 1997, University of Kansas; Ph.D. Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin | Associate Professor, Biochemistry Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| Poulin | Myles | Full Member | Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Assistant Professor, Chemistry | |
| Reutt-Robey | Janice | Full Member | B.A., Haverford College, 1980 Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1986. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Rodriguez | Efrain | Full Member | Ph.D., University of California, 2009 | Associate Professor, Chemical Physics Associate Professor, Chemistry |
| Salawitch | Ross J. | Full Member | B.S., Cornell University, 1981 Ph.D., Harvard University, 1987. | Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Professor, Chemistry |
| Sita | Lawrence R. | Full Member | B.S., Carnegie-Mellon University, 1981; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1985. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |
| Tiwary | Pratyush | Full Member | n/a, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Assistant Professor, Biochemistry Assistant Professor, Biophysics Assistant Professor, Chemistry | |
| Vedernikov | Andrei | Full Member | B.S., State University of Kanzan, Russia, 1980; Ph.D., 1986; Doctorized, 1999. | Professor, Chemical Physics Professor, Chemistry |
| Walters | William B. | Full Member | B.S., Kansas State University, 1960;Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1964. | Professor, Chemistry |
| Wang | Lai-Xi | Full Member | PhD, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of SciencesPostdoc Fellow, Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Professor, Biochemistry Professor, Chemistry |
| Wang | Yu-Huang | Full Member | Ph.D. Rice University, 2004 | Assistant Professor, Chemical Physics Assistant Professor, Chemistry |
| Weeks | John D. | Full Member | B.A., Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1969. | Distinguished University Professor, Biophysics Distinguished University Professor, Chemical Physics Distinguished University Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Physics |
| Zachariah | Michael R. | Full Member | B.S., University of California, LA, 1979, M.S., University of California, LA, 1981, Ph.D., University of California, LA, 1986 | Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation Professor, Chemistry Affiliate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering |