GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CHEMISTRY

WHY BRYN MAWR? Graduate education at Bryn Mawr College is truly unique. Our students OUTSTANDING LABORATORY FACILITIES pursue high-level graduate studies in a liberal arts environment that fosters The Park Science Center, which recently underwent a $21 million renovation, provides modern lab collaboration and interdisciplinary research. Because our program is small, spaces that encourage interdisciplinary work. students build exceptionally close working relationships with faculty who Instrumentation includes: are conducting leading research in chemistry. The department emphasizes a • 400 MHz NMR spectrometer synergy between teaching and research, which means our students are well • Atomic force microscope prepared for a variety of future careers. • GC-MS and LC-MS • Liquid scintillation counter • Cold rooms • Gaussian 16 and 09 • FT-IRs • Electrodeposition and electroanalytical chemistry • Biopotentiostat • UV-Vis spectrometers • Fluorescence spectrophotometer • Machine shop • Library with Scifnder, e-journals

WHAT OUR STUDENTS DO NEXT Postdoctoral Appointments: Princeton University, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Thomas Jeferson University, University of New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania Academic Positions: Chestnut Hill College, Delaware Valley College, Drexel University, Eastern College, Haverford CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES THE GRADUATE GROUP IN College, James Madison University, Gwynedd Mercy Chemistry faculty at Bryn Mawr SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS University, Neumann University research problems at the forefront of the The Graduate Group in Science Industry Positions: discipline, including: and Mathematics (GGSM) is an Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, • Protein crystallography in enzyme interdepartmental group that includes Roche BioScience, iCeutica engineering programs in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics. The GGSM promotes scholarly FINANCIAL SUPPORT • Computational studies of macromolecules and social interactions among graduate Bryn Mawr ofers fellowships, teaching • Synthesis and electrochemistry of novel students through interdisciplinary research assistantships, grants, and tuition awards to materials for nanotechnology projects and a graduate student mentoring eligible incoming students. Fellowship stipends • Drug development program. GGSM members also share start at $26,250 (12 month). All fnancial aid awards • Enantioselective synthesis a common space where they plan and include a full health insurance grant, full tuition • Model studies of metalloenzymes engage in community-building events and award, and can be guaranteed for multiple years. • RNA-protein binding investigations activities.

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SHARON J. NIETER BURGMAYER, Professor / YAN KUNG, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Dean of Graduate Studies (Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Institute of Technology) North Carolina, Chapel Hill) RESEARCH: Biological chemistry RESEARCH: Inorganic and bioinorganic Yan is a biochemist who studies and manipulates chemistry the link between enzyme structure and function. His Sharon is an inorganic and bioinorganic chemist lab focuses on enzymes involved in the biosynthesis interested in the various roles of metals in of natural compounds with medical or industrial biology. Current projects include the synthesis importance, such as drug or biofuel biosynthetic of molybdenum compounds that model the enzymes. After gaining a molecular understanding catalytic center of molybdenum enzymes and developing ruthenium of how these enzymes work, his lab then uses this insight to engineer compounds that photocleave DNA. Sharon collaborates with enzymes with more desirable functions not found in nature. Martin L. Kirk at the University of New Mexico and Gnter Schwarz at Universität Kln, Germany and is supervising a joint graduate BILL MALACHOWSKI, Professor (Ph.D., University research project with Professor Jonas Goldsmith. of Michigan) RESEARCH: Medicinal and synthetic organic MICHELLE M. FRANCL, Professor (Ph.D., chemistry University of California, Irvine) Bill is an organic chemist whose lab engages RESEARCH: Computational chemistry in two primary areas of research: the creation Michelle is a quantum chemist whose research of new synthetic chemistry tools and enzyme interests range from the development of inhibitor development. In the first area, the methods for computational chemistry to lab develops new synthetic reactions, which will facilitate the the structures of topologically intriguing enantioselective synthesis of better drugs. In the second project, molecules—including molecules with Moebius the lab designs and constructs new inhibitors of indoleamine topology. She and her students have collaborated with Bryn Mawr 2,3-dioxygenase, a target of cancer therapy. colleagues from chemistry, physics, and math on projects ranging PATRICK MELVIN, Assistant Professor / Director from the structures of Moebius strips to the quantum mechanics of of Graduate Program (Ph.D. Yale University) internal rotation in the solid state to the mechanisms of action of anticancer drugs. Michelle is also a writer whose essays on science, RESEARCH: Organometallic chemistry culture, and policy have appeared in the journal Nature Chemistry Patrick is an organic and organometallic chemist and in several collections. whose lab aims to produce new and improved synthetic strategies. With pharmaceutical JONAS GOLDSMITH, Associate Professor, (Ph.D., molecules growing ever more complicated, novel Cornell University) methods to tackle challenging transformations and stitch together RESEARCH: Physical and inorganic chemistry important bonds are needed. His lab projects include development Jonas is an inorganic and physical chemist of ligands for metal-catalyzed reactions and investigations into a whose interest lies at the intersection of new class of molecules to install fuorine into organic compounds. photochemistry, electrochemistry, surface Both projects will develop innovative methodologies and ultimately science, and the synthesis of new molecular target relevant pharmaceutical and agrochemical compounds. nanomaterials. His current work involves an SUSAN WHITE, Professor (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins examination of photoinduced electron transfer University) in light harvesting systems. RESEARCH: Nucleic acid biochemistry Susan is a biochemist studying RNA structure and stability, and RNA-protein interactions. She uses techniques from molecular biological cloning and mutagenesis to biophysical fluorescence and UV spectroscopy.

CONTACT US For admissions information, visit www.brynmawr.edu/gsas/admissions For program information, contact Patrick Melvin at [email protected] or 610-526-7392