Although Princeton's chemistry major was not as famous as its physics or mathematical physics, it still ranked in Top 15 in the world. Its organic chemistry major was ranked even slightly higher.
In 2011, after the Frick Chemistry Laboratory was built, it was considered one of the best chemical laboratories in the country. Although it was no match for MIT, it still had decent equipment.
People often think that Princeton did not have nutty laboratories, but this was a misunderstanding. As part of the Ivy League, Princeton's alumni association was well funded. This could be observed from Lu Zhou's $400,000 USD per year salary.
From Witten, Lu Zhou met Professor Paul J. Chirik.
Although this professor looked very young, he was one of the big names in the field of organic chemistry. This year, he just won a Green Chemistry Challenge Award for his Science thesis.
