Purdue Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry has an outstanding record of accomplishment and innovation in research, education, outreach, and entrepreneurship. Our field offers extraordinary solutions during times of extraordinary challenge. Nearly every area of science, technology, and medicine has been revolutionized by fundamental discoveries at the molecular level.

Our Faculty Undergraduate Students Graduate Students Research

#PurdueChemistry

We are ever grateful for the overwhelming response from our Purdue alumni, faculty, staff, retirees, students, parents, friends, and fans. You are empowering giant leaps, endless possibilities, and the university’s reputation of excellence at scale. Boiler Up, and Hail Purdue!

American Lung Association Award

Professor Philip Low is being recognized for his team's development of CYTALUX, an FDA-approved fluorescent marker that illuminates lung cancer cells during surgery.

Quantum Optics Discovery

A Purdue College of Science team’s quantum optics discovery led by Professor Jonathan Hood is featured in Nature Physics.

MORE CHEMISTRY NEWS