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 04/12/2021
New Tower The exterior of the new tower looks better every day as workers apply terra cotta decorative panels to the north façade. The southwest and west façades are already finished, so it won’t be …
April 12, 2021Construction Update 04/05/2021
Daniels Wing Rejuvenated after 16-Day Shutdown The Daniels wing re-opened right on time at 9:00 am, Wed Mar 31, at which time occupants returned, checked that fume hoods were working appropriately and restarted research work. …
April 5, 2021Construction Update 03/29/2021
Daniels 16-Day Shutdown Nearly Complete Wow! The first half of the chemistry complex’s heart-lung transplant is nearly finished, and the patient is responding well to treatment. As this is written the Daniels wing remains closed …
March 29, 2021Construction Update 03/22/2021
Daniels 16-Day Shutdown Continues on Schedule The Daniels wing of our building is closed to all occupants through March 30 to enable switchover to the new supply-air system. The reason for this long-overdue switchover is …
March 22, 2021Construction Update 03/15/2021
Daniels 16-Day Shutdown Has Begun The Daniels wing of our building is closed to all occupants through March 30 to enable switchover to the new supply-air system. Occupants prepared their labs, offices, and other spaces …
March 15, 2021- More Chemistry Building Project posts
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