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The Department of Chemistry has more than 3,400 alumni, many of whom have moved into successful careers in academia and industry. In this newest era of shrinking support from the state, our alumni and friends will play an increasingly important role in supporting the Department's initiatives in areas that have the potential to make significant positive contributions to our society.

The Department of Chemistry at Penn State conducts a nationally ranked (top 20) program in basic research and graduate education. Our Department is poised to enlarge our current, successful programs in materials, energy research and environmental chemistry. These enhancements will require new faculty members and more graduate students. Our goal is to create new endowed faculty positions in Chemistry and new graduate fellowships. These new resources will enable us to recruit and retain the talented scientists needed to implement an ambitious expansion of our research program.

How can you help? One way is to help us find and recruit students for our graduate program. Penn State alumni send many of our best students to use. If you are in academics or work with student interns in an industrial laboratory, please let them know about the exciting research program at University Park.

We also welcome your support in the form of a gift to either a directed fund or a general gift to the Department. Our College's Development Office is very good about matching potential donors with programs that connect to their interests and passions. In addition to supporting research and graduate education, donor gifts are important to our undergraduate program. If you wish to direct a gift to the Department of Chemistry please contact the Development Office at (814) 863-8454.

Please keep in touch.

Ayusman Sen
Department Head