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
Brunold, Coon and Lynn awarded Kellett Mid-Career Awards for 2020-21
Thomas Brunold, Joshua Coon, and David Lynn were selected for Kellett Mid-Career Awards for 2020-21. Awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences and biological sciences. “During these difficult times, it …
Chemists look for ways to assess and improve indoor air quality
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist Stephanie Richards, a UW–Madison Department of Chemistry graduate student, evaluates the cellular connection status of a QuantAQ sensor package. (Photo by Joseph Gord) In a city teeming with traffic, it’s …
UW-Madison chemists chosen as part of Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
By Tatum Lyles Flick Communications Specialist A group of UW-Madison chemists have been selected to participate in a Department of Defense Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) for the United States Army. This fundamental research, which begins …
Department of Chemistry wins Regents’ Diversity Award
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Chemistry has received a 2020 Diversity Award from the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. The award recognizes the department’s efforts to enhance underrepresented students’ access to and success in …
Mimicking Enzymes, Chemists Produce Large, Useful Carbon Rings
Drawing inspiration from nature, University of Wisconsin–Madison chemists have discovered an efficient way to wrangle long, snaking molecules to form large rings — rings that form the backbone …
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