Graduate students in the organic chemistry path participate in one of the strongest organic programs in the world. As a graduate student in organic chemistry, you will learn:
- the latest theoretical treatments of organic reactions;
- the development of synthetic expertise;
- the ability to analyze critically physical organic and reaction mechanism problems; and
- the art of structure elucidation.
The organic chemistry path at UW-Madison includes a large selection of top research groups. Organic chemistry graduate students may study areas such as synthetic, mechanistic, bioorganic, organometallic, combinatorial, materials, catalytic, structural, and computational chemistry. The degree of interaction and collaboration among research groups is one distinguishing feature of the research environment at UW-Madison. The department also offers excellent instrumental and computational support and training for your research.
New students with strong science backgrounds can finish all course requirements during the first academic year. As few as six courses can satisfy all requirements. The details of a student’s program depend on research area and career plans and are arranged through discussions with the student’s adviser.
UW-Madison is among the largest and most respected sources of organic chemists for academic and industrial positions. Most major college chemistry departments have organic faculty members who have studied at UW-Madison, and dozens of companies visit campus each year to recruit chemistry graduate students.
Organic Chemistry Resources
View Professor Emeritus Hans Reich’s organic chemistry resources pertaining to chemical reactions, chemical data, NMR spectroscopy, organometallic topics, nomenclature, organic compounds, and techniques.
Contacts:
Organic Chemistry Path Co-chairs
Jennifer Schomaker / Dan Weix
Graduate Program Director
Francisca Jofre
Our Graduate Programs
Organic Chemistry Programs
Organic Faculty
Helen Blackwell
Position title: Norman C. Craig Professor of Chemistry, Associate Chair for the Graduate Program, Director of Graduate Studies
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AJ Boydston
Position title: Professor of Chemistry, Yamamoto Family Professor, Affiliate in MSE and CBE
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Dawei Feng
Position title: Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry
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Samuel H. Gellman
Position title: Professor of Chemistry, Vilas Research Professor, Ralph F. Hirschmann Professor of Chemistry
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Jennifer Golden
Position title: Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry
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Padma Gopalan
Position title: Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry
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Ive Hermans
Position title: John and Dorothy Vozza Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
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Clark Landis
Position title: Irving Shain Chair in Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry
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David Lynn
Position title: Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Chemistry
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Sandro Mecozzi
Position title: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry
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Monica Neugebauer
Position title: Assistant Professor
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Bio: Neugebauer, Monica E.
Shannon Stahl
Position title: Professor of Chemistry, Steenbock Professor of Chemical Sciences
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Weiping Tang
Position title: Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry
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Daniel Weix
Position title: Wayland E. Noland Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
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