Prospective Students
The graduate program in Chemistry at Penn State can help you turn your love of science and research into an exciting, rewarding career. Our program has the resources and research opportunities that can provide you with the first rate education that you need to find the job of your dreams.
The Department of Chemistry at Penn State is one of the nation's best programs (top twenty in faculty reputation; top ten in external funds generated) and has an outstanding record in educating graduate students and preparing them for successful careers in industry, academia and government laboratories. Consider some features of our program.
Faculty Excellence: Our faculty members have received numerous national and local awards for their research and teaching.
Facilities: We have a brand new, state-of-the-art research building with modern, well-equipped laboratories, a gateway linking our building to a new life science building, multiple interaction spaces and stunning views throughout.
Infrastructure: Students have access to modern well-supported core facilities such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Mass Spectrometry; X-Ray Diffraction; Nanofabrication.
Research Opportunities: Graduate students can choose a research topic in cutting edge, interdisciplinary areas such as materials, biological chemistry, nanoscience as well as the traditional chemistry research areas.
Career Development: Our graduate students attend professional development workshops that help their writing, speaking and teaching skills.
Job Placement: Graduates from our program receive jobs in academia and top private companies in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
The community surrounding Penn State has much to offer in terms of culture, the arts, sports and recreation. State College, Pennsylvania was recently ranked in the top 50 of best places to live by MSNBC.
