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CHEMICAL PHYSICS >CHEMISTRY >This examination is usually taken after one full yearof residence.In addition to satisfying the university requirementsfor the Doctor of Philosophy degree, a candidatemust satisfactorily complete a program ofcourses (established by the candidate's committee)and write a doctoral dissertation. The doctoral dissertationis considered the candidate's major task. Itmust represent a significant contribution to thefield and contain material worthy of publication ina recognized professional journal.For more detailed information, please visit theWeb site http://engineering.tufts.edu/chbeChemical Physics(FOR DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, SEE CHEMISTRYOR PHYSICS.)ChemistryProfessor Krishna Kumar, Chair; Organic and bioorganicchemistryProfessor Robert R. Dewald, Physical chemistryProfessor Terry E. Haas, Physical inorganic and materialschemistryProfessor Jonathan E. Kenny, Physical andenvironmental chemistryProfessor Mary Jane Shultz, Surface chemistry, environmentaland materials chemistryProfessor Robert D. Stolow, Organic chemistry,conformational studiesProfessor David R. Walt, Robinson Professorship inChemistry; Bioorganic and materials chemistryAssociate Professor Marc d’Alarcao, Organic andbiomedical chemistryAssociate Professor Samuel P. Kounaves, Analytical,environmental, and materials chemistryAssociate Professor Albert Robbat Jr., AnalyticalchemistryAssociate Professor Elena Rybak-Akimova, Inorganicand bioinorganic chemistryAssociate Professor Arthur L. Utz, Physical andmaterials chemistryAssistant Professor Clay Bennett, Bioorganic, chemicalbiology and synthetic chemistryAssistant Professor Charles Sykes, Physical chemistryLecturer Sergiy Kryatov, Inorganic chemistry andchemical educationChemistry, the central science, offers exciting challengesto professionals who seek a fundamentalunderstanding of the world we live in, and creativesolutions to the problems confronting the globalcommunity. Chemistry offers more than hope inour attempts to feed, clothe, and house our burgeoningpopulations: It offers possibilities. In thesearch for renewable substitutes for scarce energysources and minerals, chemistry provides the basicframework for materials scientists. As the medicalcommunity fights to conquer new and old diseasesand improve the health of our populations, chemicalprinciples guide the paths of investigators, suggestingcorrelations in results, and pointing the waytoward ultimate solutions.On a national level, chemistry provides the keyto the future. In monitoring, cleaning up, and protectingour environment, chemistry can and mustbe wisely applied. In ensuring a healthy economy,chemistry now plays a vital role, as the U.S. chemicalindustry employs more than one million peopleand provides the second-largest positive internationaltrade balance of all commodity groups. Fromcommunity health to economic well-being, chemistrycan be expected to maintain its preeminentrole in shaping and protecting our nation’s future.The study of chemistry is appropriate to manydifferent career goals, including medicine, law,physical and social sciences, engineering, and publicpolicy. The Department of Chemistry at Tufts iswell equipped to provide basic and advanced chemistryeducation to undergraduates. It offers a widevariety of courses, newly expanded and improvedfacilities, an active teaching and research faculty,and a favorable faculty-to-student ratio. Studentswho participate in research receive a great deal ofpersonal attention from their faculty adviser, andhave excellent opportunities for undertaking seniorprojects and honors theses. They may choose froma broad range of research projects, because the facultyis involved in all the traditional areas of chemicalresearch, as well as many of the exciting newinterdisciplinary endeavors.UNDERGRADUATECONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTSThe chemistry department offers four majors: 1) anAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)- certifiedmajor, 2) a chemistry major, 3) a chemical physicsmajor, and 4) a biochemistry major. Each of these110