Many of our faculty are leading experts in their field, serving on panels and study sections at agencies such as the National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation, on the editorial boards of journals and as officers in professional societies such as the American Chemical Society. The department also has numerous eminent professors.

The department offers several endowed fellowships to outstanding Chemistry graduate students, including the Ambrose Pendergrast Fellowship, the David Withers Boykin Graduate Fellowship in Medicinal Chemistry, Harry Hopkins Fellowship in Physical Chemistry, Robert "Pete" Pullen Fellowship in Analytical Chemistry and the Al Baumstark Fellowship. Graduate teaching assistantships of up to $30,000 are also available, including graduate research assistantships from research grants, and fellowships in the Molecular Basis of Disease, Brains and Behavior and the Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics.