Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Students in the Ph.D. program will be required to complete an oral comprehensive examination within the first twelve months following admission into the Ph.D. program. The examination will take the form of a ten to a twenty-minute presentation of the student's research work to date, followed by a question and answer session in which the student's depth of knowledge of the field of research and the underlying chemical andor biochemical principles will be examined.
Each candidate will take a final oral examination in defense of the dissertation on the recommendation of the doctoral committee.

Our Department offers a vibrant atmosphere in which cutting-edge research is explored across all areas of Chemistry and Biochemistry. We have recently opened a brand-new Centre Of Research (CORe) building which houses modern research labs in both Materials and Health Sciences, as well as analytical suites comprising state-of-the-art instrumentation for our Health and Materials science research programs. While we have technical support staff to assist occassional users, our graduate students are strongly encouraged to gain hands-on research experience with our instrumentation whether it be IRRaman spectroscopies, HPLC, multinuclear NMR or X-ray diffraction. Look below to learn more about the research interests of our faculty:

Graduates of recognized universities may apply for admission. In general, admission to graduate study is granted only to those students who have good academic records and who are adequately prepared to undertake graduate work in their field of specialization. In particular, an applicant for admission to a graduate program leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must have either a Master's degree or, in exceptional cases, a four-year Bachelor's degree, or the equivalent; with a minimum average of 77% (or equivalent). Possession of the minimum requirements does not ensure admission.

Minimum TOEFL: IBT-83; Minimum IELTS: 6.5; Minimum Pearson: 65.

Deadline for Fall: July 1; Winter: November 1; Summer: March 1.