Chemistry and Biochemistry

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

WHY STUDY CHEMISTRY AT UMSL - Chemistry is Everywhere 

• Graduate and undergraduate degree programs that make research and teaching excellence their top priorities.

• Outstanding research faculty providing research opportunities for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and especially undergraduates, most of whom include research as one of their graduation requirements.

• Research opportunities in organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry and nanoscience.

• State of the art research facility including modern instrumentation and the Center for Nanoscience (CNS).

• Relatively small undergraduate and graduate classes allowing for considerable interaction between faculty and students.

• Graduates of the department have an excellent record of success in the business, government and academic worlds.