Graduate Study in - Chemistry - Johns Hopkins University

Useful Information
Student Activities
As Johns Hopkins University’s main campus, the
Homewood Campus provides students with an
environment that successfully balances academics and
extracurricular activities. A strong Student Activities Office
oversees and advises over 160 student groups representing
students involved in cultural, religious, recreation, sports,
government, and special interests. Homewood is home to the JHU
Graduate Representative Organization (GRO). This graduate
student group won the 2001 National Association of Graduate-
Professional Students (NAGPS) award for Outstanding National
Graduate Student Organization.
In addition to the various student organizations, the
campus hosts other notable events, such as symposia featuring
well-known speakers, various cultural and sporting activities, and
the annual Johns Hopkins Spring Fair. This popular attraction is the
largest student run fair in the country with 150,000 visitors over the
course of three days.
Two new enhancements to campus life are the new Mattin Center for Student
Arts and Activities, and a state-of-the-art Athletic Recreation Center. The Mattin
Center offers a substantial home for student groups and organizations, while
providing a direct connection to the area’s cultural arts, such as the Baltimore
Museum of Art, which is located adjacent to the center. The new Athletic Recreation
Center is a 63,000 square foot facility housing a fully equipped gymnasium for
students, faculty and staff.
After Graduation
Many of our students do postdoctoral work, and have won prestigious postdoctoral
fellowships from the Sloan Foundation, American Cancer Society, NIH, and the
National Research Council. In the last few years they have gone on to Universities
such as Yale, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, Caltech, the University of Chicago, and
Harvard, national laboratories such as the NIH, NIST, the Air Force Hanscom
Laboratory, and Brookhaven, or research laboratories at companies such as DuPont,
Merck, and SmithKline Beecham. Some go abroad for further study; former students
are currently in England, Japan, and Switzerland.
Alumni of the department are scattered across the country and around the
world in academic, government, and industrial positions. In the last few years, our
graduates have taken faculty positions at the University of Illinois, University of
California at Riverside, Ohio State University, Harvard University, Bryn Mawr
College, Hood College, and many other colleges and universities. Recent graduates
are now working for a number of pharmaceutical and chemical companies (Upjohn,
Pfizer, Hoechst-Roussel, Glaxo, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Dow, Allied, 3M, Enichem
Americas, Hoechst-Celanese, to name a few). As a regular part of our colloquium
schedule, we invite former students back to describe their work and meet with
graduate students.
Housing
Near the university there is a wide selection of living quarters. Many graduate
students, single and married, take advantage of the affordable apartment buildings
adjacent to the Homewood campus. Most of the apartments in the immediate
vicinity are within easy walking distance (< 0.5 miles) of the chemistry buildings.
Additional single rooms and apartments are generally available in areas readily
accessible by car or bus. The University maintains a housing office to help students
find suitable accommodations (Housing Office, 3339 North Charles Street, Baltimore,
MD 21218, 410-516-7960). The Chemistry department also has an informal system in
place to aide students in finding suitable housing.
26 Graduate Study in Chemistry at The Johns Hopkins University