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Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University, one of the premier institutions for academic chemical research. Our Department is home to internationally renowned faculty, a top-ranked graduate program, and state-of-the-art research facilities. We prize science that is both collaborative and interdisciplinary as well as excellence in teaching and research from both our faculty and our graduate students.

    Professor Ann E McDermott

    Chair

    Professor Gerard Parkin

    Director of Graduate Studies

    Doctor Vesna Gasperov

    Director of Undergraduate Studies
    History

    Columbia’s Department of Chemistry has played a pivotal role in the development of modern chemistry research in the United States.
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    The Department of Chemistry is located on Columbia’s beautiful Morningside Heights campus.
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