University Catalog 2026-2027

Chemistry (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Required Courses18
Special Topics In Chemistry (Introduction to Graduate Studies)
Seminar (8 credit hours )
Special Topics In Chemistry (8 credit hours)
Dissertation Research36
Doctoral Supervised Research
Doctoral Dissertation Research
Doctoral Dissertation Preparation
Additional Courses18
See "Additional Courses" listed below
Total Hours72

Additional Courses

Select a minimum of six recommended courses below: *18
Courses Analytical Division
CH 727Biological Mass Spectrometry3
Biorganic & Organic Division
CH 721Advanced Organic Chemistry I3
CH 725Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry3
CH 755Organic Reaction Mechanisms3
Inorganic Division
CH 701Advanced Inorganic Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding3
CH 795Special Topics in Chemistry1-6
CH 721Advanced Organic Chemistry I3
or CH 725 Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry
or CH 737 Quantum Chemistry
or CH 795 Special Topics in Chemistry
Physical Division
CH 737Quantum Chemistry3
CH 730Advanced Physical Chemistry3
*

Other pre-approved courses include letter-graded graduate courses in the College of Sciences, BIT, MSE, BCH, CHE, and FB. Additional courses will be approved in conjunction with the academic committee.

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Sabre Kais
  • Nelson R. Vinueza Benitez
  • Felix Nicholas Castellano
  • Wei-Chen Chang
  • Stefan Franzen
  • Reza Ghiladi
  • Edith Glazer
  • Christopher B. Gorman
  • Elon Ison
  • Elena Jakubikova
  • Jonathan S. Lindsey
  • Lucian Lucia
  • Thomas Makris
  • James D. Martin
  • David C. Muddiman
  • Alexander A. Nevzorov
  • Maria T. Oliver-Hoyo
  • Walter James Pfaendtner
  • Joshua Pierce
  • David A. Shultz
  • Alexej I. Smirnov
  • Tatyana Smirnova
  • Brian Space
  • Gavin John Williams
  • Yi Xiao
  • Yaroslava G Yingling

Assistant Professors

  • Raja Ghosh
  • Milena Jovanovic
  • Xiaotong Li
  • Jun Ohata

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Jeremiah Feducia
  • Audrey Fikes
  • Daniel Fowler
  • David Heidary
  • Ana Ison
  • Kirsten Kramer
  • Naish Lalloo
  • Cassie Lilly
  • Marion Martin
  • Gregory S. McCarty
  • Lori Petrovich
  • Ghada Rabah
  • Kay Sandberg
  • Laura Sremaniak
  • Masahiko Taniguchi
  • Travis Varner
  • Maxim Voynov

Emeritus Faculty

  • Robert D. Bereman
  • Charles Boss
  • Edmond Bowden
  • Phil Brown
  • Carl L. Bumgardner
  • Halbert H. Carmichael
  • Daniel L. Comins
  • Forrest W. Getzen
  • Forrest C. Hentz
  • Morteza Khaledi
  • S. Levine
  • Gregory Neyhart
  • William L. Switzer
  • Robert Warren
  • Dennis W. Wertz
  • Myung H. Whangbo
  • Jerry L. Whitten

Adjunct Faculty

  • V. Bornemann