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Research
Graduate and undergraduate students and postdoctoral fellows collaborate with faculty and staff on research spanning all of the chemical sciences. We frequently collaborate across groups within the department, across campus, across states, and even across countries.
Graduate Degree Programs
The Department of Chemistry is ranked very highly in all recent national rankings of graduate programs. We offer a doctor of philosophy in chemistry, a master of science in chemistry, and the Bridge to the Doctorate program in conjunction with the American Chemical Society. GRE is NOT required for fall 2021 admission.
Undergraduate
The undergraduate chemistry major leads to a bachelor of science or a bachelor of arts degree awarded by the College of Letters & Science. The curriculum provides excellent preparation in chemistry, along with a wide breadth of liberal arts coursework.
At the UW-Madison Department of Chemistry, world-class education and groundbreaking research go hand-in-hand to provide a collaborative and innovative environment for the thousands of students, faculty, and staff that we serve.
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Featured News
Associate Professor Zach Wickens receives 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences, recently selected Professor Zach Wickens as an award winner for 2025. The national award …
June 5, 2025Frank Gao will join UW–Madison as a Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor in Fall 2026
Professor Frank Y. Gao will join the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor in August 2026. He is currently a Texas Quantum Institute postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas at …
June 2, 2025Building bonds: Sharing chemistry with the community at Science Expeditions
By Outreach Program Manager Peter Jaeger On Saturday, April 5th, the Department of Chemistry was open to the public as part of Science Expeditions, UW–Madison’s campus-wide STEM open house. During the three-day event, science venues …
May 15, 2025New deep learning method identifies transition states in protein conformational changes
Read this story on Phys.org. In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison introduced a deep learning method capable of automatically identifying transition states in protein conformational changes, a …
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Awards
Associate Professor Zach Wickens receives 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program, which supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences, recently selected Professor Zach Wickens as an award winner for 2025. The national award …
Professor Zanni elected to the National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences announced April 29, 2025, Professor Martin Zanni has been elected as a member. Professor Zanni is one of 120 members elected this year in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements …
Department of Chemistry recognizes more than 150 students and grants over $420,000 in scholarships at the 2025 Awards Ceremony.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry held its annual Student Awards Ceremony on Thursday, April 24, 2025, celebrating more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students. Because of generous donations from many benefactors, the Department …
Char Horsfall receives 2025 Chemistry Department Staff Award
Char Horsfall was named the 2025 winner of the Chemistry Department Staff Award.
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