Chemistry

This Chemistry PhD programme from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) covers the traditional sub-disciplines of analytical, biochemical, inorganic, organic and physical chemistry.

The Chemistry Chemistry PhD programme from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)   students with an interest in biochemistry also have the option of the inter-departmental programmes in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology and toxicology (below).

Key facts:

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMBC welcomes your interest in our graduate programmes. Our website outlines various aspects of our programmes and community and, in particular, provides information on the wide variety of research problems currently being investigated in our department. There is also a wealth of information on activities available to you at our University, and in the very vibrant Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.

• Faculty research interests consist of traditional and emerging areas of chemistry and biochemistry and include inorganic and organic synthesis, drug design and delivery, quantum dot fabrication, nanomaterial reactivity, fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging probes and sensors, single-molecule spectroscopy, photochemistry and ultrafast spectroscopy, bioinorganic chemistry, computational chemistry, structural biology, cell biochemistry, microfluidics, 3D bio-printing, and solar energy conversion.