Our program provides a strong foundation in the core areas of chemistry: organic, physical, inorganic, nuclear, theoretical. Special emphases in the department include such emerging interdisciplinary fields as organometallic, bioorganic, biophysical, macromolecular, polymer, environmental and materials chemistry. The department has close research ties with the departments of Physics; Earth and Planetary Sciences; Biology; Biomedical Engineering; Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science; and with departments at the Washington University School of Medicine.