The Department invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. Candidates in the areas of bioanalytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, and chemical biology are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Researchers at the pioneering Maryland Quantum-Thermodynamics Hub meld 19th-century physics with the modern techniques and tools of quantum information science. Since 2022, they have plumbed the intriguing depths of this disciplinary fusion, uncovering a deeper understanding of how the everyday world emerges from the quantum realm of tiny particles.

Nine tenured/tenure-track faculty members, six instructional faculty members and 11 research faculty members were promoted in summer 2025.

Counsel from the Reed-Yorke Health Professions Advising Office helped Obiorah (B.S. ’24) get into the M.D./Ph.D. program at Washington University in St. Louis.

Mathematics and chemistry dual-degree student Benjamin Raufman’s journey from high school lab work to national recognition highlights the power of early research experience. 

Congratulations to the over 3,800 Spring 2025 semester Dean's List awardees from the University of Maryland's College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.

The awards will enable the students to conduct research and present at scientific conferences over the summer.

He previously served as the institute’s director from 2014 to 2019.

Eight faculty members share their favorite books—both old and new.