A national leader in STEM education, the USC Dornsife Department of Chemistry works to enhance our understand of matter – the fundamental component of the physical world. Students work with and learn from trailblazing experts developing new drug therapies, exploring fossil fuel alternatives, discovering crucial proteins vital to brain function, and more. With state-of-the-art facilities and more than half of faculty engaged in sustainability research, the department is driving innovation and making groundbreaking discoveries that have a positive impact on human life.