The Department of Chemistry undertakes basic chemistry public courses of the whole school and professional advanced teaching and research work of chemistry majors, with complete disciplinary system and standardized experimental teaching management specifications.

Its main research directions include new organic compound synthesis, material chemical structure research, environmental applied chemistry and precision chemical component analysis, focusing on combining experimental research results with industrial practical application demands.
The department has safe and standardized experimental venues and high-precision testing equipment, carries out extensive academic cooperation with pharmaceutical research and development, new material research institutions, and cultivates excellent basic scientific research and applied technical talents.
Department of Chemistry Website(https://chemistry.usc.edu/)