Welcome to KSU Chemistry!

If you are looking for a place that combines interdisciplinary research with “hands on” learning, please take a closer look at what we have to offer you. Our faculty is dedicated to doing world-class chemistry here in the heartlands.  Our professors aim to train new generations of scientists who will be the leaders of tomorrow in research, teaching, medicine and industry. 

 

Welcome to Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry at Kansas State University offers programs leading to the B.S., B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees and is located in the Chemistry/Biochemistry Building, the H. H. King Chemical Laboratory. If you have questions after browsing these pages, please get in touch with us by following the “Contact” link above.

In May:

Congratulations Graduates! Graduate School Graduation is May 11th at 1 PM. Undergraduate Graduation is May 12th at 8:30 AM. Our best wishes for your futures!!!

Coming Up :

On Thursday, August 30th, we welcome Ning Fang from Iowa State University to our Departmental Lecture Series. He will speak in King 4 at 1:30PM.

Please see our Departmental Seminar page for other upcoming seminars!

We are looking for a Term Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry. Please see our Positions Page for more information.

 

 

• Congratulations Jim Hodgson on receiving the 2012 President’s Award of Excellence for Unclassified Professionals!
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• Congratulations Christer Aakeroy on being named University Distinguished Professor!
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• Angela Grommet receives a Goldwater Scholarship
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• Congratulations to Lateef Syed, 2nd Place in Graduate Student Oral Session
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• Congratulations to all of our Undergraduate Cancer Research Award Winners
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• Congratulations Ayomi Perera! KansasBio Winner of the Capitol Graduate Research Summit!
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• Congratulations Ayomi Perera and Steven Klankowski! Both are headed to Topeka to represent our department at the Capitol Graduate Research Summit.
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• Congratulations Ayomi Perera! She is the Grand Prize winner in the Energy Div. of the National NSF Epscor Poster Competition
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• Prof. Dan Higgins is the editor for the Virtual Issue of Analytical Chemistry's Issue on Novel Optical Probes
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• Prof. Ryszard Jankowiak wins award for Photosynthesis research Read more>

• Prof. Ryszard Jankowiak chairs Chemistry & Physics Seminar for Middle Schoolers
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•Charley and Kay Smith establish Chemistry Excellence Fund
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• Christine Aikens receives Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar and HP Outstanding Junior Faculty Awards Read more>

• Lateef Syed receives Fateley-Hammaker Collaboration in Research Award Read more>

• Grade-A Teachers: Noyce Scholarship Program Develops Quality Kansas Science Teachers Read more>