Chemistry and Chemical Biology

The Cornell Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has a long history of discovery, innovation and scholarship. We are fortunate to count Nobel Prize winners, National Academy Members, MacArthur Fellows and Guggenheim Fellows among our faculty. Teaching thousands of undergraduate and advanced students each year, education is a central focus of our endeavors. Our graduate students and postdoctoral fellows perform cutting-edge research that is supported by many national granting agencies and foundations. We are committed to the advancement and inclusion of all students and aim to foster a diverse environment for science and learning.

CCB News

A&S welcomes 10 new Klarman Fellows to expanded program

2/01/2023

The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019, includes scholars investigating quantum phases of two-dimensional materials, mechanisms of social mobility, housing politics of metro areas, and gaps between neuro cognition and artificial intelligence, among oth...

Chemist wins National Academy of Science award

1/23/2023

Geoffrey Coates’ discoveries have revolutionized polymer recycling, materials for green hydrogen generation, and the synthesis of sustainable plastics.

Electrochemistry converts carbon to useful molecules

1/05/2023

ornell chemists discovered they could produce two products used in in medicinal chemistry by changing the type of electrochemical reactor.

Seed grants foster collaboration across Cornell campuses

12/22/2022

Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences are involved in some of 14 new Multi-Investigator Seed Grants, designed to foster multidisciplinary collaborations.

Causing reactions: Klarman Fellow develops new catalysts

12/21/2022

Richard Kong is working to develop catalysts to guide chemical reactions toward desired outcomes, including some that could have a positive effect on the environment.

Wisner '16 shares expertise with entrepreneurial community

12/16/2022

Originally planning to attend medical school, the chemistry alumna is co-founder of biotech startup Centivax.

Structural biology workshop builds intercampus connections

12/13/2022

More than 100 Cornell researchers from Cornell's Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine gathered for a two-day workshop in October to discuss research on the three-dimensional structures of macromolecules.