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Lead Through Collaboration
Work closely with your peers, faculty and the vibrant academic community across Seattle and the world to answer key questions by sharing your ideas, discoveries and expertise.
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Benefiting Society
Chemists study the interactions between matter and energy at the molecular level. By understanding how one influences the other, we strive to improve society—with better medicines, stronger materials, and clean renewable energy.
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Why Chemistry?
Chemists seek simple and practical solutions to complex global problems. You will have the opportunity to be at the center of these problem-solving efforts and learn through hands-on research and creative discovery.
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Our Master’s and Ph.D. Programs
Working alongside some of the top chemists in the nation, graduate students push modern chemistry’s boundaries and apply their expertise to become thought leaders.
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
We strive to uphold these values in order to promote excellence and a welcoming community for teaching, research, and service.
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Question. Experiment. Discover.
Our department offers research opportunities in interdisciplinary and fundamental chemical sciences. With theoretical training and experimentation, you will be well prepared for success in your field.
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Our Initiatives & Partners
Spearheading Collaboration
Our department provides a vibrant community for scientific collaboration. We are home to world-class major research centers and play a key role in numerous campus initiatives which support fellowships, travel awards, unique research facilities, broader educational opportunities, and professional development activities. Learn more
Centers & Institutes
- Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD)
- Clean Energy Institute (CEI)
- Institute for Nano-Engineered Systems (NanoES)
- Institute for Protein Design (IPD)
- Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM-C)
- Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
- Northwest Institute for Materials Physics, Chemistry, and Technology (NW IMPACT)
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- South Asia International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research (South Asia ICEMR)
- Washington Clean Energy Testbeds