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Polymer synthesis and characterization, methods of instrumental analysis, medicinal chemistry and structural chemistry (theoretical as well as experimental) are areas of chemistry in which the department has attained international recognition. Research in chemical biology focuses on protein trafficking through membranes, soil microbiology, drug encapsulation and dosing and proteomics.
The department is housed in a modern building with well-equipped laboratories for tissue-culture work, protein separation and analysis and small animal studies. State-of-the-art instrumentation is also available, including confocal microscopy, PCR, radio-isotope labeling, fluorometry, double-beam spectrophotometry, Fourier-transform infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and high performance liquid chromatography, thermal analysis and electron tunneling microscopy.
The department is the home for the Center for Mass Spectrometry - one of the best equipped mass spectrometry laboratories anywhere. Included are Electrospray, MALDI, GC/LC MS and other new techniques used in pioneering work in chemistry and biology.
The department believes the vitality of an academic community depends on interaction among its members, and that teaching and learning are essential activities for professors and students alike.
Current Research
Graduate study in the chemical sciences offers research opportunities of great variety and scope. It offers, too, an unusual receptivity to different kinds of research interests, from the most immediate and practical to the highly theoretical.
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology includes faculty and programs in chemistry as well as in the emerging area of chemical biology. In fact, Stevens pioneered this area with the first undergraduate program in Chemical Biology in the late 1970s. Chemists and biologists share instruments and collaborate on joint educational and research programs. The close proximity of these disciplines encourages cooperation and provides access to equipment and expertise not usually available within a single department.
The degrees Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are offered in chemistry or chemical biology with concentrations in physical chemistry, organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical biology and bioinformatics. Admission to the graduate program in chemistry requires an undergraduate education in chemistry. Admission to the chemical biology program requires either an undergraduate degree in chemistry with strong biology background or an undergraduate degree in biology with strong chemistry background.
For information about graduate student activities, visit the Graduate Student Society of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (GSSCCB) website. Our department offers a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Biology. Under Chemical Biology there are concentrations available in Bioinformatics and Bioanalytical Chemistry. An accelerated program in Chemical Biology exists for students enrolling in a special combined program in medicine or dentistry.
Special Programs
The Accelerated Chemical Biology program gives you the opportunity to earn the B.S. degree at Stevens and the M.D. degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)-New Jersey Medical School, or the D.M.D. degree at UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School, in a total of seven years. | Interdisciplinary Program in Computational Science | |
For students interested in interdisciplinary science and engineering, Stevens offers an undergraduate computational science program. Computational science is a new field in which techniques from mathematics and computer science are used to solve scientific and engineering problems. See the description of the Program in Computational Science in the Interdisciplinary Programs section. | Graduate Certificate Programs | |
In addition to the degree programs, the Department currently offers "mini-graduate" programs leading to the Certificate of Special Study in one of six areas: Analytical Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Chemistry, Chemical Biology, Chemical Physiology, and Polymer Chemistry. Students in these certificate programs must meet the same admission and performance standards as regular degree graduate students. Each of the certificate programs requires twelve credits (four courses), all of which are transferable to the appropriate Master's degree program.
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Dr. Arthur Ritter
Distinguished Service Professor, BME; Co-director of Chemistry, Chemical Biology & Biomedical Engineering
McClean
Room 201
Phone: 201.216.8290
Fax: 201.216.8306
aritter@stevens.edu Dr. Francis Jones
Professor, Chem; Co-director of Chemistry, Chemical Biology & Biomedical Engineering
McLean
Room 113
Phone: 201.216.8313
Fax: 201.216.8240
fjones@stevens.edu Mary Newell
Administrative Assistant
McLean
Room 112
Phone: 201.216.5528
Fax: 201.216.8240
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