Chemical Physics

Quality students in Physics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry and related areas are invited to apply for admission to the Graduate Program in the Chemistry Department, University of Toronto with a focus on Chemical Physics. Research involves activities at the forefront of fields which are at the interface of these traditional subject areas.

Chemical Physics can be characterized as the quest to lay bare the underlying basic explanations of the structure and dynamics of molecular and bulk-matter systems, in terms of the interactions of atoms and molecules. The subject matter covers vast territory, including such matters as the (general) behavior of polymers, fluids and solids, biological macromolecules, nanoparticles, molecular collisions and scattering theory, coherent quantum processes, non-linear chemical dynamics, chemical processes at surfaces, quantum structure of molecules, reaction dynamics and electron transfer processes.

Our department has excellent research facilities and is located in Toronto, one of the most highly acclaimed cities in North America. Graduate students are fully subsidized and are eligible for numerous graduate scholarships.