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The comfortable size of our graduate program facilitates excellent student-faculty interactions, while the state-of-the-art resources and infrastructure within our department provide world-class of research opportunities. Research in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry involves nearly 200 full-time PhD students and many MS candidates that work across approximately thirty vibrant research groups. Students work closely with faculty to push the boundaries of science and education.
Our departmental faculty are broadly recognized as global leaders in their respective fields and for excellence in student mentorship. Research within the department is focused on addressing many of our society's most pressing issues and places major emphasis on collaborative and interdisciplinary inquiry. These efforts are bolstered by department-led Centers for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE), an NIH Chemical and Biology Interface (CBI) training program, and partnerships with many multidisciplinary research centers on our campus including the UD Energy Institute, The Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, and the Delaware Environmental Institute, among others. Our department's proximity to UD's College of Engineering enables cross-cutting connections that further distinguish our department as a progressive hub for multidisciplinary science on campus.
Students and faculty within the department also benefit through interactions with industrial colleagues in the mid-Atlantic region, which is a hub for pharmaceutical science, chemical synthesis, biotechnology, and many other chemistry related industries. An extensive program of visiting speakers and scholars brings distinguished scientists from across the globe to the department each year. Our department maintains close contact with alumni and additional colleagues in academia, government and industry, to provide students with an understanding of the many opportunities they can consider upon completing their advanced degrees. Many students take advantage of these connections to engage in research internships and co-ops with a mix of industrial and national lab partners as they complete their dissertations. These experiences provide students with a finer understanding of how the skills they build while at UD translate into the workplace, as they prepare for the next stages of their careers.