Ph. D. Program

The City College Chemistry Department is actively engaged in the training of Ph.D. students. (A list of current PhD students can be found here.) The doctoral program is administered through the Graduate Center of the
City University of New York. Students can apply to either the Chemistry or the Biochemistry doctoral program, although our faculty also advise students enrolled in other programs, such as Engineering or Physics.

Virtually all PhD students receive comprehensive financial support in the form of a teaching assistantship and/or research assistanship which covers tuition and fees, and provides a stipend for living expenses. During the first year, students take courses at the Graduate Center. At the end of the Fall and Spring semesters students take the first-level examinations. In the second year students take additional courses, select a mentor, and start working on their thesis. By the end of the second year, students are expected to have passed the second-level examination. For this examination students usually must write and defend before a thesis committee an original research proposal not directly related to their area of research.

Prospective students should contact Prof. T. Lazaridis for information (email: tlazaridis -at- ccny.cuny.edu).

The following faculty of the Chemistry department participate in the listed Ph.D. programs: