In the 1940s, UChicago chemist Willard Libby's team invented the method of radiocarbon dating—a discovery that revolutionized the fields of archaeology, history, and geology. Today, scientists use carbon-14 dating to discover more about our world—and where we came from.
Ananth Kamath (left) and Katelyn Feuling (right) from the Department of Chemistry awarded the Physical Sciences Teaching Prize in recognition of their exceptional teaching of College students
The Department of Chemistry is seeking qualified candidates for an Assistant Laboratory Director position. Priority application deadline is June 2nd.
The three Wolf Prize recipients in The University of Chicago Department of Chemistry: Paul Alivisatos, Stuart Rice, and Chuan He
Suri Vaikuntanathan awarded the 2023 Early Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry by the Physical Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society
Philippe Guyot-Sionnest & Norbert F. Scherer named 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Park group researches the science and technology of nanomaterials. Our research is multidisciplinary; the group includes researchers with diverse backgrounds, including chemistry, physics, material science, and electrical engineering.
Our faculty and graduate students conduct research in several major areas of chemistry.
From the beginning, the Department has embodied the University's central mission of excellence in both research and teaching. Fifteen Nobel laureates in Chemistry have been associated with the University of Chicago.
