The Department of Chemistry at Vanderbilt University is currently undergoing a period of unprecedented growth. The addition of faculty, a new research and teaching facility, new research instrumentation, and interdisciplinary programs offer expanding opportunities for graduate research. Significant new programs in nanomaterials and chemical biology compliment traditional areas of research in the Department. 

When he gave a million dollars in 1873 to create a university, Commodore Cornelius vision was a place that would "contribute to strengthening the ties that should exist between all sections of our common country.” Today, following in that vision, Vanderbilt is renowned for its medical school and scientific research programs. The focus of research efforts have become progressively interdisciplinary. With an endowment of more than two billion dollars, Vanderbilt has the resources to sustain an aggressive expansion across the spectrum of modern scientific disciplines. These include major research efforts on problems at the chemical biology interface, nanotechnology and materials science, and structural biology.

The Vanderbilt University Department of Chemistry is the ideal size for a graduate program– we are large enough to provide you with exciting research opportunities, yet small enough to treat you as an individual. I hope you will visit our campus to discuss how our graduate program fits with your research interests and career goals. 

Selecting your academic environment for graduate school is one of the most important professional decisions of your life; we hope you will seriously consider Vanderbilt University for your graduate degree.

Ned A. Porter - Chairman