Chemistry

The Chemistry PhD program from Mississippi State University allows a student to study a wide variety of research topics in the traditional areas of chemistry (Inorganic, Analytical, Organic, and Physical) and related disciplines of Biochemistry, Chemical Education, Environmental Chemistry, Biophysics, and Chemical Biology.

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Within this Chemistry PhD program from Mississippi State University , you can find among the areas of active research are: protein folding and intrinsically disordered proteins, metalloenzymes, supramolecular compounds, buckybowls, chemical sensors, scanning electrochemical microscopy, synthesis of oxygen heterocycles, catalysis, retrosynthesis of biologically active natural products, photochemistry and solar energy, next generation organometallic ligands, OLED compounds, nano-materials, computational chemistry of classic organic reactions, computation chemistry of enzymes, drug design and discovery, and higher order nucleic acid chemistry.

As part of their training, students participate in state and national meetings, and some students have been honored at these meetings on the basis of their research results. The graduates of our program have been successful in many different professions. A significant number of the Ph.D. graduates hold faculty positions at colleges and universities, while most of the others are involved in teaching, research and development in private industry or government laboratories.

Program Structure

Course include:

• Professional Chemistry

• Research in Chemistry

Admission requirements