Open Faculty Position
Assistant Professor – Inorganic
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Chair’s Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry, where we strive for academic and research excellence while adhering to the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis.  Our department offers many exciting learning and research opportunities in core and emerging interdisciplinary areas of chemistry that are at the forefront of modern chemical sciences.  With 22 faculty, approximately 75 Ph.D. students, postdocs and research scientists, and 85 undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry majors, the department regularly boasts an annual productivity of more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in top chemistry journals. Our PhD alumni have gone on to professional success in industry, academia, government and other chemistry-related professions, and our undergraduate majors have excellent placement rates in top graduate and medical programs.  With the opening of the state-of-the-art science building Regents Hall in Fall 2012, and planned expansion of the sciences, there are many opportunities for pursuing great work in an inclusive and diverse environment. 

Located in the heart of Washington DC and overlooking the Potomac River, the Chemistry Department is only a few miles from the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Naval Research Laboratory in addition to many other world-class science research activity centers at museums and industry in the region.  We encourage you learn more about us on these pages and in our departmental newsletters. 

Jennifer Swift
Department Chair


Department News

Field School visits Georgetown Chemistry

March 8th, 2023

The honors chemistry class of the Field School in Washington DC visited Georgetown Chemistry department this past week. They brought samples of aspirin they synthesized to collect IR, NMR, and…

Prof. Richard Weiss awarded Hillebrand Prize

December 19th, 2022

Congratulations to Prof. Richard Weiss, who is this year’s recipient of the Hillebrand Prize from the Chemical Society of Washington (CSW).  Named for William F. Hillebrand…

Congratulations to Diandra Hassan

October 26th, 2022

Diandra Hassan, a graduate student in Prof. Wolf’s lab, was awarded a Mistletoe Research Fellowship. The Mistletoe Research Fellowship awards research grants to postdoctoral fellows and advanced…

Congratulations Dr. Rodrigo Maillard

October 22nd, 2022

On October 11, Dr. Rodrigo Maillard was recognized at the Georgetown College Convocation for his excellence in teaching and mentoring. He was awarded the inaugural Farr Faculty Excellence Award.…


Georgetown College Chemistry News

21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow to Conduct Cutting Edge Research Across Labs

Louise Djapgne, a new 21st Century Postdoctoral Fellow for the Department of Chemistry, brings her skills as a molecular biologist to the field of biophysics at Georgetown in order to advance research…

December 2nd, 2020

Chemistry Professor Awarded Prestigious Fulbright Global Scholarship for Research on Reduction of Greenhouse Gases

YuYe J. Tong, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and director of the Environmental Metrology & Policy Program, was awarded a competitive Fulbright Global Scholar Award for his collaborati…

October 20th, 2020

New College Faculty for 2020-2021

Georgetown College is pleased to welcome 24 new full-time faculty members with primary appointments in 16 College departments and programs. This cohort will help enrich the student experience through …

September 2nd, 2020

Chemistry, History, Psychology: College Professors from Varied Disciplines Recognized as Provost’s Distinguished Professors

Since 2016, a small group of faculty are selected each year to receive the honor of the Provost’s Distinguished Associate Professors. These educators have made a huge impact in their field of resear…

February 7th, 2020