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Campus address: Robert A. Welch Hall (WEL) 3.212, phone (512) 471-4538, campus mail code: A5300

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Graduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, 105 East 24th Street A5300, WEL 3.212, Austin TX 78712-0165

E-mail: jgrimes@austin.utexas.edu

URL: http://www.cm.utexas.edu/

Facilities for Graduate Work

The University Libraries provide access to key database resources such as SciFinder, Reaxys, and Web of Science, as well as hundreds of electronic scientific journals and thousands of e-books. These resources are available through the University Libraries website. The library also maintains extensive print collections in all areas of chemistry and chemical engineering.

The Department of Chemistry maintains world-class core facilities staffed by experienced scientists. Facilities include NMR, mass spectrometry, x-ray diffraction, scientific glassblowing, and electronics maintenance and design. For further information on our facilities, including specific instrumentation available, visit Department Facilities.

Areas of Study

Graduate study in chemistry is offered in the areas of chemical biology, chemical physics, analytical, inorganic, organic, or physical chemistry. Each of these broad areas encompasses specialized aspects of the subject. Details are available from the chair of the department’s Graduate Admissions Committee.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) in the spring 2024 semester.

Eric V Anslyn Michael Aubrey Carlos R Baiz Brian Belardi J Thomas Brenna Jennifer S Brodbelt Cassandra E Callmann James R Chelikowsky Richard M Crooks Ron Elber Andrew Ellington Graeme Andrew Henkelman Ken Hsu Kami Hull Simon M Humphrey Brent L Iverson Adrian T Keatinge-Clay Benjamin Keith Keitz Michael J Krische David A Laude Xiuling Li

Yi-Chih Lin Hung-Wen Liu Yi Lu Nathaniel Lynd Dmitrii E Makarov Delia Milliron Charles B Mullins Robert W Newberry Zachariah Allen Page Emily Que Doran Raccah Hang Ren Sean Thomas Roberts Michael Rose Devleena Samanta Jonathan L Sessler Jason B Shear Devarajan Thirumalai David A Vandenbout Lauren J Webb Guihua Yu

Admission Requirements

The preliminary training of students seeking a graduate degree in chemistry must include at least 24 semester hours of undergraduate work in chemistry, consisting of 12 or more semester hours of upper-division coursework and at least two courses (including laboratory) in organic chemistry and two in physical chemistry; one in analytical chemistry; and one in inorganic chemistry.