The Department of Chemistry at Columbia has been at the forefront of organic chemistry research since its inception. Throughout its history Columbia researchers have pioneered breakthroughs in total synthesis, methods development, and physical organic chemistry. Today they continue to innovate in these fields and across disciplines from polymer chemistry and organic materials to bioorganic chemistry and synthetic biology.
Organic
Affiliated Faculty
Current
Luis M. Campos
Professor of Chemistry
Research Interest
Current
Virginia W. Cornish
Helena Rubinstein Professor Department of Chemistry and Department of Systems Biology
Research Interest
Current
James L. Leighton
Professor of Chemistry
Research Interest
Current
Jack R. Norton
Professor of Chemistry
Research Interest
Current
Colin P. Nuckolls
Sheldon and Dorothy Buckler Professor of Material Science in the Department of Chemistry
Research Interest
Current
Tomislav Rovis
Samuel Latham Mitchill Professor
Research Interest
Current
Dalibor Sames
Professor of Chemistry
Research Interest
Current
Neel H. Shah
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
Research Interest
Current
Brent R. Stockwell
Professor of Biological Sciences and of Chemistry, Dept of Biological Sciences
Research Interest
Current
Makeda Tekle-Smith
Assistant Professor of Chemistry