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Applying
Thank-you for considering Queen's for Graduate School in Chemistry
Please choose one of the following links for detailed instructions on applying.
Professor Michael Baird,
Acting Head of the Department of ChemistryProfessor Nicholas Mosey,
Graduate Coordinator
Graduate
Studies in Chemistry
In
an increasingly competitive world of science and technology, the
correct choice of a graduate school and research supervisor is
one of the most important decisions you have to make. Queen's
University and the Department of Chemistry enjoy international
reputations and an advanced degree from here is highly regarded,
an important consideration in today's job market. With 26
Faculty, and over 130 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows
and research associates, you'll find this an exciting place to
do research.Queen's has a brand new, $56 million, state-of-the-art building. The NMR facility has 8 high field instruments, including a 600 MHz spectrometer and several with solids capability. A Mass spec facility with 4 mass spectrometers is on site, as is an X-ray diffractometer, and a CFI-funded facility for materials characterization.
You can join research groups conducting front-line research in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, polymer, and theoretical chemistry. The research ranges from the most fundamental to very applied. Interdisciplinary research abounds in such areas as environmental, molecular modeling for drug design, medicinal and biological, organized materials for optoelectronics applications, and various forms of spectroscopy, to mention but a few.
Queen's graduate students are guaranteed a minimum stipend of $22,000 per year, and holders of NSERC scholarships are given an additional $6,000 per year over the amount of their scholarship.
Your time at graduate school should be an enjoyable experience, both educationally and personally. Queen's University is located in beautiful Kingston, rated as one of Canada's top places to live. The opportunities for your scientific and personal enrichment are among the finest in North America. To help you decide with whom and in what area you will pursue your advanced degree, read the summaries of the world class work being conducted by each research group, by exploring each faculty member's website.