Chemistry

Spotlight on Brooklyn Chemistry

Professor Ryan Murelli and Assistant Professor Emilio Gallicchio publish "Amide-containing α-hydroxytropolones as inhibitors of hepatitis B virus replication" in Antiviral Research.
In this month's Chemistry Career Blog, Marsha Lipton, the CEO of Numeraire Financial, talks about her study of chemistry and her transition into financial analysis. Learn how the quantitative skills of a scientist can be brought to bear on stock trading and modeling financial markets.
The Chemistry Department congratulates Professor Guillermo Gerona-Navarro who has received a $1.57M award from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of General Medical Sciences for the project "Allosteric Modulators of Polycomb Repressive 2 Gene Repression as Potential Therapeutics for the Development of Novel Epigenetic Cancer Therapies." Part of the projects will be performed in collaboration with Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Prof Ari Melnick)
Assistant Professor Emilio Gallicchio receives the American Chemical Society COMP OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO STUDENTS: The Chemistry Department will teach all classes (including all lab courses) remotely for the rest of the spring semester. Students will receive detailed instructions soon. Online instruction began on March 19. Instructions for lab check-out procedures will be posted at a later date.

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A degree in chemistry can open doors to career paths in law, medicine and management as well as traditional careers in chemistry.

Are you thinking about a career in medicine or law?

You might want to consider a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. A B.S. in chemistry can take you far beyond the test tubes and beakers of traditional labs (although our programs will make you highly qualified in that setting, too). Dr. Mohammed Alsaidi, MD, a neurosurgeon at Pennsylvania State College of Medicine and a Brooklyn College alumnus, writes about his experiences at Brooklyn College and the day-to-day life of a physician in an exciting and demanding field.

A chemistry degree is also vital for anyone who wants to practice patent law, for instance, or conduct research in state-of-the-art medical labs. You will train to work at the forefront of scientific and medical research in industry, government, and academia. You will join our alumni who are employed as chemists across a range of fields—from government labs testing food, air, and water quality to private industries seeking new sources of energy. Your degree can also lead to positions in areas such as environmental law or managerial positions in fields relying on science and technology. Visit the advisement section and the American Chemical Society College-to-Career site to discover the range of opportunities.

Awards and Fellowships Available to Chemistry Students