Measurement forms the foundation of the scientific method. Analytical chemists in our department develop novel measurement technologies in diverse fields ranging from human health to environmental science. Our Analytical Science program is ranked among the top three in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report.
Because modern analytical chemistry drives so many different areas of scientific inquiry, our program is closely entwined with the richly collaborative environment at UW-Madison. UW is unique in offering not only a first tier program in Analytical Chemistry, but also has first tier biological science and engineering programs, as well as a world-class medical school. We therefore develop measurement technologies in the context of cutting-edge chemical, biological, and environmental questions, often with implications for human health, through extensive collaborations across our campus.
Students in our program will typically leverage, and often innovate, capabilities across a wide range of chemical instrumentation and approaches including: chemical separations, electro- and photo-chemistry, mass spectrometry, nanomaterials, and spectroscopy. Through projects that span from developing a completely new instrument for making field measurements to those that discover novel biology about the novel coronavirus – our graduates become leaders in both academia and industry.
Ongoing Projects in Analytical Chemistry:
- Technological applications of novel nanoscale materials
- Atmospheric interfaces and technologies to study trace gases and aerosol particles
- Coherent multidimensional spectroscopy
- Electro- and photo-electrochemistry
- Controlled micro- and nano-structures for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical devices
- Single-molecule spectroscopy
- Surface chemistry/electrochemistry/environmental impact of nanomaterials
- Mass Spectrometry
- Proteomics
- Chromatography and multi-dimensional separations
- Metabolomics
- Lipidomics
- Cryo-electron microscopy and native mass spectrometry for protein structure
- Systems Biology
- Genome analysis at single-molecule level
- Tools for understanding gene regulation and proteoform determination
- Coherent multidimensional spectroscopy
- Two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy
Contacts:
Analytical Chemistry Path Chair
Prof. Bob Hamers
Graduate Program Coordinator
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Graduate Program Director
Francisca Jofre
Our Graduate Programs
Analytical Faculty
Tim Bertram
Position title: Professor of Chemistry, Affiliate Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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Joshua J. Coon
Position title: Professor of Biomolecular Chemistry and Chemistry
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Ying Ge
Position title: Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology and Chemistry
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Robert J. Hamers
Position title: Professor of Chemistry, Steenbock Professor of Physical Science
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Lingjun Li
Position title: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry
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David C. Schwartz
Position title: Kellett Professor of Chemistry and Genetics
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Lloyd M. Smith
Position title: W. L. Hubbell Professor of Chemistry, Hall-Fischer Professor of Chemistry
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James C. Weisshaar
Position title: Richard J. Burke Professor of Chemistry
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Susanna Widicus Weaver
Position title: Vozza Professor of Chemistry and Astronomy
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John C. Wright
Position title: Andreas C. Albrecht Professor of Chemistry
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Martin T. Zanni
Position title: V. W. Meloche-Bascom Professor of Chemistry
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Analytical Labs
Bertram Group
Research in the Bertram Group focuses on chemical processes occurring in Earth's atmosphere.
Cavagnero Group
The Cavagnero Group focuses on understanding the early stages of protein folding and aggregation in the cell, with emphasis on the role of the ribosome, molecular chaperones and prions.
Choi Group
Research in the Choi Group employs electrochemistry as the primary synthetic tool to fabricate various solid-state materials as thin film-type electrodes and catalysts for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical applications critical to creating a sustainable future.
Coon Laboratory
The Coon Laboratory develops and applies mass spectrometric technology to study human health.
Garand Group
The Garand Group seeks to provide a molecular-level understanding of complex chemical structures, interactions and reaction mechanisms.
Goldsmith Group
The Goldsmith Group is developing new technology for controlling how light interacts with molecules, often at the level of single molecules.
Hamers Group
Research in the Hamers Group lies at the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and nanotechnology.
Jin Group
The Jin Group is interested in the chemistry, physics, and technological applications of nanoscale and solid-state materials.
Schwartz Laboratory
The Schwartz Lab creates functional systems for many types of genome analysis engendering large data sets for providing scalable biological insights.
Smith Group
The Smith Group is an interdisciplinary group of researchers developing new technologies to drive biological research.
Todd Group
The Todd Lab's interest lies in investigating the origins of life on Earth and understanding the implications for the possibility of life on other planets.
Widicus Weaver Group
The Widicus Weaver Group conducts research in the emerging field of prebiotic astrochemistry to investigate the chemical mechanisms in space that lead to the development of biological systems.
Wright Group
The Wright Group focuses on using nonlinear spectroscopy as a tool to study a vast array of different molecular and material states--from low-energy vibrational modes of proteins to excitonic and ionized states of quantum dots and everything in between--and their coherent dynamics.
Zanni Group
The Zanni Group studies topics in biophysics and the energy sciences using 2D IR spectroscopy.
Aquatic Chemistry research group (Affiliate)
Dr. Remucal’s Aquatic Chemistry research group works in two major areas.
Attie Laboratory (Affiliate)
The Attie Lab works on multi-disciplinary projects centered around metabolic disease.
Ge Laboratory (Affiliate)
The Ge Lab's research is trans-disciplinary and cuts across the traditional boundaries of chemistry, biology, and medicine.
Li Laboratory (Affiliate)
Research in the Li Lab focuses on developing and implementing an array of novel mass spectrometry-based strategies to answer questions about the most complex and elusive set of signaling molecules, the neuropeptides, and gain new insights into the roles that peptide hormones and neurotransmitters play in the plasticity of neural circuits and behavior.
Yesilkoy Laboratory (Affiliate)
The Yesilkoy Lab combines the strengths of nanotechnology and photonics to engineer next-generation analytical tools for the biomedical sciences.