The Department of Chemistry has active research programs in five primary areas with a bioinformatics option available in each. Our students have the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research at the interface of chemistry and biology under the guidance of our dynamic faculty.
DID YOU KNOW?Our first Ph.D. was awarded in 1986, and we have been a strong and growing program since. We have awarded more 270 doctorates.
With millions of dollars in external research funds brought in annually, the Department is committed to and has the ability to maintain outstanding facilities to support research efforts. Such research activities are funded by prestigious national agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), Gates Foundation and the American Heart Association.
While the emphasis of our graduate program is in the training of scientists, we offer both a thesis and non-thesis master’s degree. Our research faculty and more than 100 graduate students, from countries around the world, make up the Georgia State Chemistry program. The environment here is energetic, scientific, collaborative. Our first Ph.D. was awarded in 1986, and we have been a strong and growing program at Georgia State, which is classified by the Carnegie Foundation among U.S. universities with very high research activity. In 2021, the Chemistry Department awarded our 276th Ph.D.
The Department of Chemistry administers a master's program with thesis and non-thesis options. The program awards an M.S. in Chemistry with specializations in the following areas:
The Department of Chemistry administers a doctoral program designed to endow its graduates with the ability to approach fundamental scientific questions from biological and chemical perspectives. The program awards a Ph.D. in Chemistry with areas of specialization in the following core disciplines:
A Bioinformatics Option is available in each of the core disciplines.
A Ph.D. in Chemistry with a concentration in Geochemistry is also available in collaboration with the Department of Geology. Visit the Graduate Catalog for details of this program.
