DEPARTMENT OF

Chemistry Michael A. Janusa, CHAIR

Chemistry 104B

(936) 468-3606

Fax: (936) 468-7634

janusama@sfasu.edu

www.sfasu.edu/chemistry

Objectives of the Department

The purpose of the graduate program is to prepare students for further graduate studies, teaching careers, and industrial research. Thesis research is offered in biochemistry and in organic, inorganic, analytical and physical chemistry.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to graduate status as a major in the Department of Chemistry, a student must have completed a bachelor's degree in either chemistry or biochemistry which includes a minimum of 30 semester hours of chemistry and/or biochemistry courses including at least one course in calculus based physical chemistry.

To be admitted to graduate status in the Department of Chemistry as a minor, a student must have completed not less than 16 semester hours of undergraduate work in chemistry. The student must also have completed the specific prerequisites for each graduate course to be taken.

The Graduate Programs in Chemistry

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The Department of Chemistry offers a thesis and non-thesis master’s degree (thesis option highly recommended). Thesis master’s degree requires a minimum 21 of the required 30 semester hours in chemistry (including CHE 589 and 590). The non-thesis master’s degree requires a minimum 24 of the required 36 semester hours in chemistry. Both options require a minimum of three chemistry areas in which a comprehensive exam will be administered.

A graduate minor in chemistry must total a minimum of nine semester hours of chemistry.

Graduate Assistantships

A limited number of graduate assistantships are awarded each year in the department.  For information and applications contact the chair of the department.

Graduate Faculty

Professors
Wayne C. Boring, Ph.D., University of Kansas, Analytical Chemistry
Anthony J. Duben, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Physical Chemistry

Michelle R. Harris, Ph.D., University of Arkansas, Biochemistry

Michael A. Janusa, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry

Richard H. Langley, Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Inorganic Chemistry

John T. Moore, Ed.D., Texas A&M University, Science Education

Associate Professors
Alyx S. Frantzen, Ph.D., New Mexico State University, Physical Chemistry/Math

Assistant Professors
Russell J. Franks, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Organic Chemistry

Arlen Jeffery, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Organic Chemistry

Odutayo O. Odunuga, Ph.D., Rhodes University, Biochemistry

Kefa K. Onchoke, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Analytical/Environmental Chemistry