Chemistry

B.A.
B.S.
Minor

 

 

Overview: 

At the University of Kansas, you'll find a state-of-the-art Department of Chemistry at your disposal. We boast world-class research diversity, interdisciplinary training and collaboration between faculty and students.

As a worldwide leader in training and research in chemistry, KU's Department of Chemistry is highly interdisciplinary in nature, spanning research in and collaboration with:

  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology

Always striving to provide the best possible opportunities for our students, we are acquiring new facilities and equipment at an amazing rate.

Research support facilities include:

  • Biochemical Research Service Laboratory
  • Instrumentation Design Laboratory
  • Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
  • Molecular Graphics and Modeling Laboratory
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
  • X-ray Crystallography Laboratory
  • Glassblowing and Instrument Shops

Anschutz Library contains more than 300,000 books and periodicals spanning fields of chemistry, biochemistry, physics, geology and pharmacy.

Career options: 

A degree in chemistry prepares you for further and deeper study in the field, and for a career in a variety of industries. Sales, research, education and writing are some examples of careers awaiting you after graduation. To learn more about career options, visit the KU Career Center website.


Chemistry Program

http://www2.ku.edu/~chem/
chemistry@ku.edu
785-864-4670
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Advisor name: 
Deanne Arensberg
Advisor title: 
Undergraduate Program Assistant
Advisor email: 
dgarens@ku.edu
Advisor name: 
David Benson
Advisor title: 
Associate Professor, Chair for Undergraduate Studies
Advisor email: 
drb@ku.edu
Advisor name: 
Cindy Berrie
Advisor title: 
Associate Professor
Advisor email: 
cberrie@ku.edu
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