Address
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1101 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706
Building Hours
Monday-Friday 7am-5pm
Building closed Saturday, Sunday & Holidays
Chemistry Building Layout
Rooms in Shain Research Tower number 11xx to 81xx and include room/office numbers where the second digit is 1.
- Floor 1 includes the Shain Atrium, the Business Office, and the mail room.
- Floor 2 includes the graduate admissions and careers office and parts of the Chemistry Instrumentation Center.
- Floors 3 and 4 are not publicly accessible.
- Floors 5 to 8 house research labs, offices, and seminar rooms.
Due to different floor-to-floor spacing, the Shain and Mathews sections are connected are connected only on floors 1, 2, 5, and 6.
Rooms in the Mathews Building number B2xx to 62xx and include room/office numbers where the second digit is 2.
- The basement houses the physical chemistry instructional laboratory, classrooms, offices, and the Glass Shop.
- Floor 1 includes the shipping and receiving room and the General Chemistry TA offices.
- Floor 2 includes research labs, offices, and part of the Chemistry Instrumentation Center.
- Floors 3 to 6 house research labs, offices, and seminar rooms.
The Mathews and Daniels wings are connected on floors B through 6.
Rooms in the Daniels wing number S3xx to 93xx and include room/office numbers where the second digit is 3.
- Floor S (sub-basement) houses the Machine / Instrument Shop and research labs.
- Floor B (basement) includes instructional laboratories and classrooms.
- Floor 1 includes the undergraduate chemistry office, Seminar Hall (Room 1315), instructional laboratories, and study room.
- Floor 2 includes instructional laboratories and classrooms.
- Floors 3 to 7 house research labs and offices.
- Floor 8 includes the Theoretical Chemistry Institute, research labs, and offices.
- Floor 9 includes CompHelp, the Research Computing Center, lounge, and offices.
Rooms in the new wing number S4xx to 84xx and include room/office numbers where the second digit is 4.
- Floor S (sub-basement) houses lecture rooms.
- Floor B (basement) includes a lounge and offices.
- Floor 1 includes the main entry, lobby, and multipurpose Learning Studio.
- Floor 2 includes the Chemistry Information Commons.
- Floors 3 and 4 are not publicly accessible.
- Floors 5 to 8 includes instructional laboratories and offices.
Building Services
Under the direction of Building Manager Jeff Nielsen, Building Services oversees all of the physical spaces in the Chemistry Building.
Contact information for Jeff:
jnielsen@chem.wisc.edu
(608) 262-8745
Building Repairs
Call Physical Plant at (608) 263-3333
If after business hours, press 0 to talk to a live operator.
SWAP
Old research equipment should be sent to SWAP (surplus with a purpose). To contribute to SWAP, please contact any loading dock staff-person. You will be given a wooden gondola to fill with SWAP items. Once done, simply label the gondola with your name and return to the loading dock. To dispose of large or unwieldy items, contact Jeff Nielsen to arrange for special pickup.
Chemistry Building Project
Construction Update 01/11/2021
New Tower It has been some time since we described progress inside the new tower and there is a lot to describe. On all floors workers continue to install infrastructure: electrical conduits, breaker boxes, outlets, …
January 11, 2021Construction Update 01/04/2021
New Tower For the past several months there has been a lot of construction activity on the ninth and tenth floors of the new tower, which enclose the heart and lungs of the tower as …
January 4, 2021One-day closure of Mathews and Daniels wings
Confirmed Plan – one-day closure of Mathews and Daniels wings – Tue Jan 5, 2021 Mathews and Daniels wings will be closed from 6 am – 5 pm on Tue Jan 5, 2021. Shain tower will be …
January 3, 2021Chemistry instructional tower takes shape
The long-awaited, much-needed new chemistry tower, which will serve a growing population of undergraduate chemistry students, is rapidly nearing completion.
December 15, 2020Construction Update 12/14/2020
New Tower Both the interior and exterior of the new tower change every day. Inside, plumbing and casework are being installed in laboratories on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors. The eighth floor will follow …
December 14, 2020- More Chemistry Building Project posts
- More Chemistry Building Project Weekly Updates posts