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Chemistry & Biochemistry Department

Welcome to the chemistry and biochemistry department at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Department News

Two SUNY Plattsburgh professors from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Karina Ckless and Dr. Rajesh Sunasee, were recently awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation grant in the amount of $468,731 to study plant materials that may be helpful to the human immune system.

This research is an opportunity for undergraduate students to benefit from high-level research using state-of-the-art equipment, working alongside experts in the chemistry and biochemistry fields.

Read more in “Significant NSF Grant Funds SUNY Plattsburgh Professors’ Nanotechnology Research”

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