Research & Outreach

Chemistry Professor Jeremy Morgan works with students in his lab in Dobo Hall.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry conducts research in state-of-the-art labs in Dobo Hall, Veterans Hall and the Center for Marine Science.

Dr. Wendy Strangman and Courtney Kapczynski on the Drug DISCOvery team utilize advanced analytical technologies to discover new chemical structures that could lead to advances in the medical field.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Ying Wang received funding to develop a universal, longer-lasting flu vaccine.

Ralph Mead, Wendy Strangman, Joseph Pawlik, Lauren Olinger and Winifred Johnson received a National Science Foundation grant to study sea sponges.

Chemistry and biochemistry faculty and students drew a crowd as they performed eye-catching demonstrations along Chancellor’s Walk.

With a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute, chemistry professor Sridhar Varadarajan works with student researchers to find new ways to develop a molecule and compound that can seek and destroy cancerous prostate cells while leaving healthy cells untouched.

Professor Ralph Mead’s lab received a cutting-edge instrument to advance research on the impact of PFAS contamination on the environment and public health.