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.
Scientists at UW-Madison benefit from the university’s rich history and tradition of scientific inquiry and exploration. Today, the Department of Chemistry serves as a major research hub on campus. The department’s annual research expenditures total more than $16 million and include grants from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Department of Energy, as well as numerous other public and private programs. Please see the individual path links to learn more about our diverse research efforts. The links below highlight recent Chemistry Department activities.
Research News
Bertram team wins Beckman Foundation funding for mass spectrometry for atmospheric monitoring
Professor Tim Bertram is leading a team that will receive $890,000 from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for mass spectrometry for atmospheric monitoring. The University of Wisconsin–Madison team will use the funding to develop …
Chemistry Undergraduate Research Board holds Spring Poster Symposium
The Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Research Board held its Spring Chemistry Poster Symposium on Friday, April 21. Twenty-four undergraduate students presented their research in the North Tower Atrium.
M. Thomas Record, Jr. to present on April 14, 2023
Thomas Record, Jr., a faculty member with the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Chemistry for more than 50 years will present Biophysical Studies of Protein Self-Assembly Interactions and of the Mechanism of Transcription Initiation.
Eight UW–Madison Chemistry Students Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
The prestigious honor is a five-year fellowship providing three years of financial support inclusive of an annual stipend of $37,000.
UW-Madison Researchers want to enhance your electronics
Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are non-metallic layers situated between charged surfaces that will emit light in response to electrical currents. Most everyone interacts with organic light emitting diodes on a daily basis, maybe without even realizing it. In fact— you might be using one right now!
Blackwell and Lynn Lab Collaboration Discovers Novel Compounds from Quorum Sensing Assay
What started as a multi-year collaboration of researchers with varying scientific backgrounds from two lab groups – the Blackwell Lab in the Department of Chemistry and the Lynn Lab in the Department of Chemical and …
Wickens one of four UW-Madison researchers awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships
Four University of Wisconsin–Madison professors, including Assistant Professor of Chemistry Zach Wickens, have been named to Sloan Research Fellowships — competitive, prestigious awards given to promising researchers in the early stages of their careers.
Coral skeleton formation rate determines resilience to acidifying oceans
A new University of Wisconsin–Madison study has implications for predicting coral reef survival and developing mitigation strategies against having their bony skeletons weakened by ocean acidification.
Schomaker among 13 new AAAS fellows from UW
Professor of Chemistry Jennifer Schomaker has been selected as an AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to organic chemistry through methods for catalyst-controlled C-H functionalization via nitrene transfer and complex amine synthesis employing unusual reactive intermediates.
WSJ: Clean energy from ammonia: UW discovery a step toward carbon-free economy
UW-Madison scientists have discovered a new way to capture energy from an everyday product that could be a key step to a carbon-free economy. Researchers in professor John Berry’s chemistry lab found that ammonia combined with a catalyst containing the metal ruthenium spontaneously produces nitrogen, releasing electrons that can be siphoned off.
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