About the Graduate Program
The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the University of New Mexico offers the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry. Our students work on cutting-edge research projects in nationally and internationally recognized research laboratories.
The inter-disciplinary nature of our program's research provides students with a well-rounded background and many of our graduates obtain top positions upon graduation. Our close proximity to both Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories as well as the Air Force Research Laboratory at nearby Kirtland AFB offers a unique experience to students through collaborative projects with UNM faculty. Several of our faculty are closely associated with these organizations or have official joint appointments. Our faculty obtain research grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and other government and private sources of research support.
The faculty currently accepting students are:
Susan Atlas
Chemical Physics, Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Dongchang Chen
Electronic and Photonic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry
Jun-Yong Choe
Chemical Biology and Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
Jeremy Edwards
Pharmaceutical Chemistry
William Sherman Garver
Chemical Biology and Biochemistry
Hua Guo
Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Terefe G. Habteyes
Electronic and Photonic Materials, Physical Chemistry
Yi He
Chemical Biology and Biochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Martin L. Kirk
Chemical Biology and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Xiaorong Liu
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Biophysics, Physical Chemistry
Achraf Noureddine
Organic Chemistry
Jean-Hubert Olivier
Electronic and Photonic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Oleg Prezhdo
Materials Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Jeff Rack
Electronic and Photonic Materials, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Anisha Shakya
Chemical Biology and Biochemistry
Mark C. Walker
Chemical Biology and Biochemistry
Mizhi Xu
Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Please visit faculty members' pages for specific information regarding their research interests.
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