Department of Chemistry

Graduate Program

About the Chemistry Graduate Program

Agilent ESI LC MS System, in the Peptide and Mass Spectrometry Core Facility.

We offer a variety of research programs: bio-inorganic chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, chemical eduaction, clinical chemistry, computer modeling, dendrimer synthesis, enzymes, environmental chemistry, fluorescence, heterocycles, lasers, marine chemistry, mass spectrometry, medicinal chemistry, NMR utilizing FT techniques, nucleotides and nucleic acids, photochemistry, polymer chemistry, proteins, surface chemistry, thermodynamics, transition-metal chemistry and other areas.

We are an emerging university in a high-growth area that is undergoing considerable expansion in the scientific, technological, and medical fields. We have strong collaborative research efforts with the College of Engineering, the Medical School, and the College of Public Health, all within walking distance of the Department of Chemistry.

We have ...

a low graduate student-to-faculty ratio.
an internationally known faculty that publishes actively.
modern libraries with long running journal collections and contemporary computer on-line search capabilities.

The Department of Chemistry provides individual access to on-line computer searching of Chemical Abstracts and their databases. The excellent computing facilities of the University and the Department of Chemistry are available to all Chemistry Graduate Students.

We offer extensive interdisciplinary research endeavors that allow students to broaden their background.

Benifits of the Tampa Bay area:

The cost of living in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area is one of the lowest in the country.
The climate is excellent all year.
There is a broad selection of off-campus housing within walking or bicycling distance.
Many attractive cultural and sporting events are held on campus.