Inorganic chemistry, being concerned with the synthesis, structure, and dynamics of the compounds formed by the more than 100 natural and synthetic elements, covers an extremely vast research area. New compounds and new synthetic methods are among the goals of inorganic chemistry research. Such compounds range from materials important in technology to catalysts for industrial chemical processes, small molecules present in outer space, and metal complexes that serve as models for biological materials. The methodologies used in inorganic chemistry include a wide variety of spectroscopic techniques, kinetic methods, procedures for the elucidation of geometric and electronic structures, and theory. The breadth and depth of inorganic chemistry are well represented at Stony Brook, as seen by the following examples of current research: thermally and photochemically activated dynamic processes, in particular, electron transfer reactions, synthetic and structural studies of active site analogs of metalloenzymes such as the zinc proteins that regulate gene transcription and the high-potential iron-sulfur proteins, activation of small molecules by transition metal complexes and homogeneous catalysis, chemistry of unsaturated carbon-metal bonds in mononuclear compounds and in extended molecular assemblies, molecular orbital calculations and molecular mechanics methods applied to transition metal cluster compounds and related organometallic substances, NMR studies of zeolites and supported catalysts. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships
Duration: 6 Semester(s)Fees: Not available
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Fall (August), 2024 | Stony Brook |
Fall (August), 2025 | Stony Brook |
B. A minimum grade point average of 3.00 (B) in all undergraduate work and 3.00 (B) in all courses in the sciences and mathematics.
C. Results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.
D. Acceptance by the Department of Chemistry and by the Graduate School.
In exceptional cases, a student not meeting requirements A and B may be admitted on a provisional basis.
An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6
TOEFL: 90 for admission to a doctoral program and to be eligible for consideration for TA/GA support
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