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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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News from the Department
Center creating lab-on-a-chip technology for medical tests wins $6.6 million in continued NIH funding
Zeke Piskulich awarded 2022 Justin Jankunas Doctoral Dissertation Award in Chemical Physics
Associate Professor Michael Johnson named March 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
Dr. Zeke Piskulich selected to receive 2022 Marnie and Bill Argersinger Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
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!
Associate Professor Michael Johnson named March 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award recipient
The Department of Chemistry congratulates Associate Professor Michael Johnson on receiving the March 2022 Sutton Family Research Impact Award! His winning paper published in the journal Analytical Chemistry is titled, "Optimized Sawhorse Waveform for the Measurement of Oxytocin Release in Zebrafish."
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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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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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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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