About the Department

SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University)’s Chemistry Department has been engaged in opening up the fascinating world of Chemistry to students since 1985. The Department offers B.Sc., B.S(4 Year), M.Sc. and Ph.D Programmes. The primary goal of the department is to advance the field of chemistry and to carry out use-inspired research in the emerging areas of energy, environment, sustainable chemistry and health.

Department of Chemistry has a group of vibrant, talented and passionate faculty members whose areas of expertise cover a broad spectrum of topics: Energy and Materials science, Synthetic chemistry, Chemical biology, Physical chemistry and Computation. The Department has well-equipped modern research laboratories with state-of-the-art facilities like High Performance Computing System, HR-MS, Powder X-ray diffractometer, Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer, Differential Scanning Calorimeter, BET surface area analyzer, Time-resolved photoluminescence setup etc.

The Department was supported by DST-FIST, Govt. of India with a total outlay of Rs. 146 lakhs during 2015-2020. Faculty members are awarded DST-SERB Fast Track / SRG / CRG / CSIR / UGC – Startup / Indo-Poland projects with a total outlay of Rs.30 crores. The Department has tie-ups with recognized institutions, industries and R&D laboratories for student projects, training and research activities. Faculty members of our department have been publishing research articles in various peer-reviewed journals of Nature Publishing, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier, and Wiley etc.”