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The doctoral program at Rice is built around a close-knit community that promotes student achievement. This collaborative environment was critical to the development of nanotechnology, having facilitated the work of two Nobel laureates in the discovery of buckminsterfullerene.

Rice鈥檚 culture of collaboration has minimized barriers between research areas for decades. Chemistry faculty members hold appointments in four of the seven departments in the School of Natural Sciences at Rice and in six of the nine engineering departments (most Chemistry faculty
members also hold appointments in an engineering
department).

Rice chemists do not take a prescribed set of courses, but construct an individualized curriculum consisting of six courses in any area of science or engineering. This flexibility to customize courses is ideal for chemists who want to branch out into other areas and for people who want to move into chemistry from another discipline.

Upon completing PhD degree in the field of Chemistry, students will be able to:

1. Design and conduct independent and novel experimental and/or theoretical/computational chemical-based research that contributes to the existing body of knowledge in the field.
2. Locate, retrieve, read, and interpret current chemical literature using modern literature search methods.
3. Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical, societal, and environmental impact of chemistry.
4. Effectively communicate to both the scientific community and the general public the results of their work both orally and in writing.

Coursework
Within the first two years, the student must complete six 3-semester-hour graduate-level lecture courses at Rice University, or their approved equivalent. In order to satisfy this requirement, each of these courses must satisfy the following criteria:

• They must be approved by the department鈥檚 graduate advising committee.
• Chemistry graduate courses must be at the 500 level or higher. Certain 300-level and 400-level courses in other departments may be acceptable with prior approval by the department鈥檚 graduate advising committee, but a maximum of three lower-level courses in other departments can count towards the six-class requirement, and these do not count towards the university-wide requirement of 90 credits at the 500-level. Courses must be in technical subjects in science or engineering. Courses in teaching, presentation, or management will not be counted toward the six-class requirement.
• Each course must be passed with a grade of B- or higher. It is possible to repeat or replace a course, upon approval of the department鈥檚 graduate advising committee. A maximum of two courses can be repeated/replaced.
• Students who pursue both the BS and the PhD at Rice need not duplicate coursework for the two degrees. However, teaching as an undergraduate does not substitute for the teaching requirements in the PhD program.

Research

The PhD in chemistry is awarded for original research in chemistry. During the first semester of residence, students select a research advisor from among the members of the faculty. In some cases, students may choose research advisors outside of the department. Approval of the department chair is required to formalize these advising relationships. The research advisor will guide the student in the choice of an appropriate research topic and in the detailed training required to complete that project.