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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
News from Chemistry
Remembering Russell Hopson
It is with heavy hearts that we share that Russell Hopson, NMR Supervisor and well-respected member of the Brown Chemistry staff succumbed to glioblastoma in July 2025.
Speaking before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, Brown University chemist and physicist Brenda Rubenstein called America’s universities “incubators that grow the future quantum workforce.”
News From Brown
Matthew Liu '26 receives Goldwater Scholarship
Three Brown University undergraduates and two recent alumni were named among this year’s classes of Goldwater, Truman, Gates Cambridge and Ellison scholars.
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GeoChem Building
Room 201
156 George Street
Providence, RI 02912-9019
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Thayer Street at MacMillan Lawn
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Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 5 PM
Summer: 8 AM - 4 PM
Mailing Address
Department of Chemistry
Brown University
324 Brook Street
Box H
Providence, RI 02912