KU Chemistry
KU Chemistry provides cutting-edge education and research opportunities. Diversity in our research and a strong culture of collegial interaction among the faculty, staff and students has always set us apart. We put a strong premium on interdisciplinary research and the vast majority of our faculty have research collaborations that involve other departments at KU, around the country and abroad.
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Chemistry Awards and Scholarships for Spring and Summer 2022
Professor Heather Desaire named April 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award Recipient
Foundation Distinguished Professor Dr. Steven Soper among top 2% of scientists worldwide cited by others in research publications
Emma Cosner receives University-wide prestigious Class of 1913 Award
The 2021 KU Chemistry newsletter is up online!
The University of Kansas Department of Chemistry is excited to announce that our 2021 Newsletter is available online!
Professor Heather Desaire named April 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Professor Heather Desaire on receiving the April 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! Her winning paper was published in the Journal of Proteome Research and is titled, "Exposing the Brain Proteomic Signatures of Alzheimer’s Disease in Diverse Racial Groups: Leveraging Multiple Data Sets and Machine Learning."
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The Department's research programs and faculty place KU Chemistry at the leading edge of scientific research in a broad range of areas, including bioanalytical chemistry, nanoscience, spectroscopy, and more.
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Award-Winning Faculty
Our highly recognized faculty consists of 29 active faculty, including five distinguished professors. Our faculty members' research is concentrated in a broad range of areas, from bioanalytical chemistry to computational chemistry.
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Degrees Offered
The Department of Chemistry offers two curriculum degree plans, an American Chemical Society certified BS and also a BA. Ranked in the Top 50 U.S. Graduate Programs for Public Schools, our graduate program offers a Chemistry Ph.D. and MS.
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