CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT: Professor Ward
ASSOCIATE CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT: Professor Canary
DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Adjunct Professor Goldberg
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES: Associate Professor Brenner

The Department of Chemistry has a long tradition at the University, dating back well before the founding of the American Chemical Society at New York University in 1876. Professor John W. Draper, the first president of the society and chair of the department, was an early pioneer in photography, working with Samuel F. B. Morse.

The department has undertaken a major development plan, strengthening its faculty, instructional laboratories, course offerings, and research facilities in the areas of physical, biophysical, bioorganic, and theoretical chemistry. Research areas represented by faculty members span the traditional areas of organic, physical, inorganic, and theoretical chemistry with research programs in chemical biology, biomolecular chemistry, computational theoretical chemistry, nanoscience, and the materials sciences. Qualified undergraduates are encouraged to participate in research as early as their sophomore year of study. The department houses state-of-the-art laboratory facilities for its undergraduate chemistry courses.

Majoring in chemistry at the College of Arts and Science provides strong preparation for graduate study in chemistry; professional education in medicine, dentistry, or patent law; and careers in industrial or pharmaceutical chemistry and biotechnology.

Faculty

Professors Emeriti:

Lewin, Moskowitz, Pope, Schuster, Shapiro, Sundheim

Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor of Chemistry:

Seeman

Professors:

Bacˇic´, Canary, Gans, Geacintov, Jones, Kallenbach, Miller, Schlick, Tuckerman, Ward, Weck, J. Zhang

Associate Professors:

Arora, Brenner, Chang, Evans, Jerschow, Kirshenbaum, Rugg, Walters, Y. Zhang

Research Professors:

Khan, Vologodskii

Research Associate Professor:

Shafirovich

Research Scientist:

Fishman

Clinical Associate Professors:

Callahan, Goldberg, Halpin