Research

As a tri-campus graduate department, students may join a research lab at the Scarborough (UTSC), Mississauga (UTM) or the St. George campus.
 

Areas of Research Interest

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biological Chemistry and Chemical Biology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Experimental Physical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials & Polymers Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Theoretical & Computational Chemistry
  • Interdisciplinary research in bioanalytical, biophysics, bioinorganic, nanoscience, nanotechnology

 

Collaborative Programs 

Explore our Research Facilities - UTM, UTSC and STG, the TRACES Center and NMR at UTSC. 

For those who are interested in earning a doctorate at the University of Toronto and a recognized collaborator institution, the School of Graduate Studies offers the Joint Educational Placement Agreement program. Astudent must designate one institution as the lead institution and the second as the collaborator institution. This decision must be made at the time of the signing of this agreement and is binding for its duration. This program provides a PhD student an opportunity to have a joint placement at a university in another country.  Research will be conducted mostly at UofT but will require the student to work partially at the collaborating institution. Contact the Graduate Office at the time of your application.

 

Research Faculty

UTSC (Scarborough Campus)

 

Faculty Member Research Area
Artur Izmaylov Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Kagan Kerman Analytical Chemistry, Biological & Organic Chemistry
Bernie Kraatz Inorganic Chemistry
Andre Simpson Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
Myrna Simpson Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
Ruby Sullan Biological Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Frank Wania Environmental Chemistry
Oleksandr Voznyy Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Xiao-an Zhang Biological & Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
 

UTM (Mississauga Campus)

 

Faculty Member Research Area
Andrew Beharry Biological & Medicinal Chemistry
Ulrich Fekl Inorganic Chemistry
Claudiu Gradinaru  Physical Chemistry
Patrick Gunning Biological & Medicinal Chemistry
Amanda Hargrove* NEW Medicinal Chemistry
Voula Kanelis Biological & Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Maciej Korzynski  Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry
David McMillen Physical Chemistry, Biological Chemistry
Alana Ogata Analytical Chemistry
Scott Prosser Biological & Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Sarah Rauscher Computational & Theoretical Chemistry
Jumi Shin Analytical Chemistry, Biological & Organic Chemistry
 

STG (St. George Campus)

 

Faculty Member Research Area
Jonathan Abbatt Environmental Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Rima Al-Awar Biological & Organic Chemistry
Alán Aspuru-Guzik Chemical Physics
Robert Batey Biological & Organic Chemistry
Tim Bender Polymers & Materials Chemistry
Paul Brumer Chemical Physics
Arthur Chan Environmental Chemistry
Jik Chin Biological & Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
Haissi Cui Biological Chemistry
Al-Amin Dhirani Chemical Physics, Physical Chemistry
Landon Edgar  Biological Chemistry
M. Cynthia Goh Chemical Physics, Physical Chemistry
Walid Houry Medicinal Chemistry
Jane Howe Polymer & Material Chemistry
Rebecca Jockusch Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Lewis Kay Biological & Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Ronald Kluger Biological & Organic Chemistry
Eugenia Kumacheva Physical Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Mark Lautens Biological & Organic Chemistry
Bowen Li  Biological & Organic Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry 
Xiang Li  Physical Chemistry
Scott Mabury Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry
R.J. Dwayne Miller Chemical Physics, Physical Chemistry
J. Rafael Montenegro Burke Analytical Chemistry, Biological Chemistry
Robert Morris Biological & Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
Jennifer G. Murphy Environmental Chemistry
Mark Nitz Biological & Organic Chemistry
Geoffrey Ozin Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Hui Peng Biological Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Toxicological Chemistry
Mark Reed  Biological & Organic Chemistry
Sophie Rousseaux Organic Chemistry
Jeremy Schofield Chemical Physics
Dwight Seferos Biological & Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Dvira Segal Chemical Physics
Barbara Sherwood Lollar Environmental Chemistry
Molly Shoichet Biological & Organic Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Datong Song Biological & Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Doug Stephan Inorganic Chemistry
Mark Taylor Biological & Organic Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Michael Thompson Analytical Chemistry
Helen Tran Polymer & Material Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Anatole von Lilienfeld Chemical Physics
Gilbert Walker Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry
Donald Weaver Medicinal Chemistry
Aaron Wheeler Analytical Chemistry
Mark Wilson Physical Chemistry
Mitchell Winnik Polymer & Material Chemistry
G. Andrew Woolley Biological & Organic Chemistry
Andrei Yudin Biological & Organic Chemistry, Polymer & Material Chemistry