The Chemistry Faculty Staff at Griffith University are a dynamic team of scientists, ranked as a productive and successful research group within Australia. Teaching is innovative and designed to highlight the advances of modern chemistry and to prepare graduates for successful professional careers. All chemistry academic staff hold research doctorates, and their research is well supported with national and international research grants.
The Chemistry Research undertaken at Griffith University includes medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, drug design and synthesis, forensic chemistry, electro-optic materials, polymer chemistry, natural products research, analytical and environmental chemistry, nanochemistry, structural investigations, electrochemistry, surface analysis and laser spectroscopy and theoretical and computational chemistry. This work is supported by state of the art instrumentation. There are two broad areas of focus: chemical biology and chemical physics.
The chemical biology research focus is concerned with the isolation of drugs from Queensland flora and the design and synthesis of new drugs for diseases such as cancer and malaria through the Griffith based Eskitis Institute for Cell and Molecular Therapies.
The chemical physics research examines chemical reactions and interactions at the molecular and sub-molecular level. The main thrust of the research is in nanoscience and nanotechnology and is carried out within the Queensland Micro and Nanotechnology Centre.
Chemistry Teaching is an important part of the Griffith Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Biomolecular Science Advanced degree programs and makes use of modern, flexible delivery teaching methods and career oriented laboratory sessions.