The Department of Chemistry has an international reputation for excellence in research across a broad array of disciplines, including analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, materials and physical chemistry. Ph.D. graduates receive world-class training, participate in cutting-edge (and often interdisciplinary) research projects, and are employed at all levels of academia and industry around the globe. Undergraduate students benefit from a long tradition of substantive undergraduate participation in research. The Department’s research efforts are supported by a state-of-the-art Central Instrument Facility that provides 24/7 student access to shared instrumentation.
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Fisher Group
Henry Group
Krummel Group
Levinger Group
McCullagh Group
McNally Group
Miyake Group
Neilson Group
Paton Group
Prieto Group
Rappe Group
Reynolds Group
Sambur Group
Shores Group
Szamel Group
Van Orden Group
Williams Group
Zadrozny Group
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Research News
Chemist co-leads first large-scale study on indoor smog
Four-week experiment surprises scientists when the inside of a home briefly exceeds the conditions of the world’s most polluted major city after a Thanksgiving dinner is prepared.
Recyclable plastic innovation named ‘Research of the Year 2018’
Eugene Chen’s lab develops new materials and methods for waste-free, sustainable polymers.
The full story on climate change requires the long view
A new study shows what nine different world regions have contributed to climate change since 1900, and what will happen moving forward.
Chemists arm drug hunters with latest tool for new drug discovery
The reaction uses phosphorus to stitch together molecular rings called pyridines.
