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Prof. Kevin Clark has been recognized by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation as a 2024 Beckman Young Investigator Awardee.

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We are excited to welcome Dr. Xinqiang Ding, who is joining our department as an Assistant Professor in 2023.

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Beginning in Fall 2022, undergraduate students will be able to declare Minors in Chemistry.

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BS in Chemistry BS in Biochemistry BS in Chemical Physics Fifth-Year Master’s Degree Program: BS/MS in Chemistry Minors in Chemistry MS in Chemistry MS in Chemistry/Biotechnology PhD in Chemistry PhD in Chemistry/Biotechnology PhD in Chemical Physics Joint PhD in Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering

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Department of Chemistry News

The Quest to Make Iron and Steel Production More Sustainable

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Luke Davis looks to use a different chemistry in ironmaking that could produce harmless water and nitrogen byproducts rather than carbon dioxide

Kevin Clark Named a Beckman Young Investigator

The award will fund his lab’s research into detecting and understanding RNA modifications and their role in brain health

Tufts Ranks in Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2023

Ranking reflects innovative research led by faculty across the university

Professor of Chemistry Joshua Kritzer Receives a Sanofi Innovation Award

The invitation-only initiative is supporting an innovative, early-stage therapeutic approach for diseases like Alzheimer’s

Blood, Sweat, and Water: New Paper Analytical Devices Easily Track Health and Environment

Novel inexpensive, shelf-stable, easy-to-use tests bring lab-level precision to the home and field

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Introduction to Graduate Programs in Chemistry at Tufts University

Learn more about the unique strengths of the graduate programs at Tufts Chemistry.

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