There are several important things to consider regarding departmental communication. First, please bookmark our web page and refer to it often; it should be the first place you look for answers to questions pertaining to the Chemistry PhD program.
https://chemistry.osu.edu/graduate
Information specific to the first-year of study in our program is found at https://chemistry.osu.edu/graduate/chemistry/year1
By now, all of you should have activated your OSU BuckeyeMail account. If not, you must activate it today at https://my.osu.edu/. Not only is e-mail the primary method by which you will be contacted with OSU/Chem PhD-related information, but you will be contacted ONLY at your @buckeyemail.osu.edu or @osu.edu address. Additionally, please only send OSU/Chem PhD related e-mail from your @buckeyemail or @osu.edu address as this goes a long way in helping us (Grad Studies Office personnel, specifically) identify you when we receive your messages. If you forward your BuckeyeMail to another reader like Gmail, you will need to set up an alias such that the e-mails you send from Gmail display your @buckeyemail or @osu.edu address when received. To send emails from a different address or alias in Gmail, follow the steps indicated here.
Items sent by Graduate Studies Office personnel, specifically, should be read promptly, carefully, and either responded to accordingly or archived for future reference if the information is pertinent to you. All semesterly contracts will be sent to your @osu.edu address via DocuSign.