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Department of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Research and teaching in Chemistry at Brown reflects Brown's innovative nature and is driven by the challenges of today's changing world.
Department of Chemistry
Research and teaching in Chemistry at Brown reflects Brown's innovative nature and is driven by the challenges of today's changing world.
Undergraduate
Our concentrators undertake an academically rigorous course of study which advances knowledge and discovery to prepare students to succeed in a complex and changing world.
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Graduate
In our graduate program, Ph.D. candidates choose research groups and elective courses based on their individual goals and interests, graduating ready for successful careers in today's changing world.
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Research
Brown Chemistry research groups, in collaboration with other Brown schools and departments, as well as national laboratories, prepare students to succeed in a complex and changing world.
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Recent News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements.
News From Brown
Wang Group show experimental evidence for a "buckyball" molecule
Wang Research Group have shown the first experimental evidence that carbon buckyballs, which launched the nanotechnology revolution, have a cousin made from 80 atoms of the element boron.
News From The Graduate School
Illuminating Redox Biology: Meg Shieh’s Chemical Tools Advance the Study of Sulfur Signaling
Meg Shieh’s award-winning dissertation develops new chemical strategies to detect, deliver, and understand reactive sulfur species in biological systems.
Contact
Location
GeoChem Building
Room 201
156 George Street
Providence, RI 02912-9019
Accessible Entrance
Thayer Street at MacMillan Lawn
Mailing Address
Department of Chemistry
Brown University
324 Brook Street
Box H
Providence, RI 02912