Department of Chemistry

Five University of Washington students were selected as 2015 Sloan Research Fellows. The awards are presented to early-career scientists and scholars who are selected as the next generation of leaders in the sciences, mathematics, and economics.

Imagine printing out molecules that can respond to their surroundings. A research project at the University of Washington merges custom chemistry and 3-D printing.

UW alum Carlos Estrada Alamo thinks people should be grateful that President Obama is brightening the futures of thousands of children by finally acting on immigration reform, in a special contribution to the Seattle Times.

Professor Brandi Cossairt's efforts to develop affordable solar energy using quantum dots earned her a UW Innovation Award.

Four recent PhD grads, with research ranging from human rights to ultrafast X-ray science, received the A&S Graduate Medal this spring.

UW's Matthew Bush has been selected as one of 126 Sloan Research Fellows for 2014.

"Right now, solar cells are made like high-technology, like computer chips, but we want to make them cheap like newspaper," chemistry professor David Ginger told Inslee.

According to chemistry professor David Ginger, the institute will accelerate the pace of both scientific discovery and technology transfer while educating the next generation of clean energy leaders.

Two years ago, biochemist Roy Black had an intriguing theory about the origins of life. One problem: he had nowhere to test it.

Professors of mathematics, chemistry, and sociology were named to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

A study has found repeated exposure to a 'pseudoword' during late stages of pregnancy led infants' brains to react to it. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences, comments.

William Beaty, a research scientist in the chemistry department discovered what he calls "traffic fluid dynamics," while watching drivers interact on the 520 bridge.

According to UW Research, a polymer discovery could make organic solar cells more competitive.

The chemical components crucial to the start of life on Earth may have primed and protected each other in never-before-realized ways, according to new research led by University of Washington scientists.

Michael Gelb, professor of chemistry, talks with KUOW about the costs and benefits of early detection of lysosomal diseases.