A tradition of innovation and excellence
The chemistry department at Brandeis offers our undergraduate and graduate students a world-class education in an intimate setting where faculty and students work closely.
Students join Professor Isaac Krauss to work on some of his award-winning HIV vaccine research.
As a chemistry major you'll develop extensive, practical experience through advanced laboratory courses. You'll be strongly encouraged to participate in independent research — our award-winning and nationally recognized faculty's research spans the traditional established areas of chemistry (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) and newly emerging interdisciplinary fields such as chemical biology, biophysical chemistry, and materials chemistry.
Graduates of our undergraduate and graduate programs are welcomed at the highest-ranking graduate and professional schools, as well as in industry.
Grace Han Receives the 2023 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Congratulations to Grace Han, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and the Landsman Career Development Chair in the Sciences, upon receiving the 2023 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. She was one of 18 young faculty members (within the first five years of their academic careers) to receive this award in 2023.
Faculty
Our faculty members are as brilliant inside the classroom as they are in the lab and have won awards for both teaching and research.
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Graduate Programs
Graduate students in chemistry enjoy the benefits of a top-ranked research university with the mentoring you’d expect from a small institution.
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Undergraduate Programs
We offer majors in both chemistry and chemical biology. You won’t wait years to conduct scientific research at Brandeis. Many undergraduates publish papers with faculty in the most prestigious journals.
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Research Facilities
Five NMR spectrometers, a Bruker-Nonius Kappa Apex II CCD instrument and two protein crystallography systems are among the tools available to chemistry faculty and students.
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Upcoming Events
December 4, 2023
Monday, 12/4/2023 4:10 pm-6 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Sarah Perry (UMass Amherst)
"Polyelectrolyte Complex Materials"
Host: Bing Xu.
January 17, 2024
Wednesday, 1/17/2024 4 pm-6 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Laura Kiessling (MIT)
Host: Isaac Krauss.
January 22, 2024
Monday, 1/22/2024 4:10 pm-6 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Jiajie Diao (University of Cincinnati)
Host: Bing Xu.
January 29, 2024
Monday, 1/29/2024 4:10 pm-6 pm Gerstenzang 121
Chemistry Department Colloquium
Sunkyu Han (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Host: Grace Han.