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David Budil
Interim Chair and Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
617.373.2369
Expertise
behavior of macromolecules, electron spin resonance spectroscopy, physical chemistry

David Budil for Northeastern Global News

Molecules or music? Northeastern chemistry professor chooses both

David Budil is chemist at Northeastern. He's also a member of the New Philharmonia Orchestra, where he plays the viola. Next month, the orchestra will play a sold-out show at Boston's Symphony Hall alongside Grammy Award-winning artists Amy Ray and Emily Saliers-better known as the Indigo Girls.

Fat for better drug function

Rebecca Carrier, an associate professor of chemical engineering, received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to explore the role of fat molecules in drug absorption.
David Budil playing the viola

Bringing chemistry to music

By day, professor David Budil teaches wave equations. By night, he plays the viola in a number of high-profile orchestras.