The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMBC is a highly cross-disciplinary and interactive group of faculty, PhD and MS seeking graduate students and undergraduate majors engaged in cutting edge research at the molecular level. Programs that are supported by millions of dollars annually in federal, state and private funding focus on a diverse array of topics from Alzheimer's, cancer and HIV to laser initiated molecular processes, biophysics, nanotechnology and Homeland Security. The University is strategically situated on a suburban campus in the intellectually and socially vibrant Baltimore-Washington corridor which enhances the dynamic educational and research opportunities afforded by its diversity, intermediate size and world-class infrastructure.