The James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies at Emory University is committed to education that provides scholars with deep and broad expertise in their chosen fields, creativity to cross disciplinary boundaries, courage to challenge convention, and confidence to ask unexpected questions and articulate bold new perspectives.

Graduates of the PhD program in chemistry should be able to:

• Pose a research question and formulate an investigative approach using current research methods in chemistry.
• Conduct and communicate independent, original research in chemistry.
• Critically evaluate the research literature in chemistry.
• Communicate concepts and procedures in chemistry effectively — to peers, scholars, the scientific community, the lay public, and granting agencies.
• Apply your education to careers and, more broadly, to challenges and opportunities in the world around you.

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