Research
As an R1 University, we provide unique opportunities for advanced study in the traditional areas of chemistry and interdisciplinary topics such as sustainability and energy, chemical biology and biochemistry, nanoscience and nanomaterials, and computational and machine learning.
The Department of Chemistry has excellent research resources, including a fully equipped instrument facility, a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center and access to university core centers, including the Nanoscience Core Characterization Center.
Our faculty are well-funded with research grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Department of Energy, among others. We have active collaborations with faculty in engineering, pharmacy and the VCU School of Medicine.
Our research laboratories are located in Temple Building, Oliver Hall, Biotech 8 and Massey Cancer Center. They provide space for graduate students, undergraduate students, postdoctoral research associates and faculty to conduct research in a safe and spacious environment.
Present Your Work
Join our program and present your research at professional academic conferences such as:
Get Published
Our students have recently published research manuscripts in prestigious academic journals such as:
- The Journal of the American Chemical Society
- ACS Nano
- ACS Sensors
- Chemistry of Materials
- Analytical Chemistry
- Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Journal of Physical Chemistry
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Biochemistry
- Langmuir
- Organic Letters
- Synlett
Funding
We have on average more than $3M in funding from:
- The National Science Foundation
- The National Institutes of Health
- The Department of Defense
- The Department of Education
- Research Corporation
- Jeffress Memorial Foundation
- NASA
These funds allow us to support our students on research assistantships and conduct high-level and innovative research expected at an R1 doctoral university such as VCU.