Research spotlights

ÄûÃÊÊÓƵ research is helping shape public policy, improve lives, and enable business and industry to compete more effectively. Here are some examples of the impactful research happening within the Department of Chemistry.

Closing the loop on plastics

Recycling end-of-life plastics to create a range of useful products and packaging

RECOVER

Transforming forensic capabilities with a novel fingerprint development system

Reading diagnostic biomarkers

Innovative real-time, in-situ analysis of volatile organic compounds is saving lives

More research

SlowCat

Cross-cutting new research to create catalysts using biomass for a sustainable future

EcoSENSE

Developing advanced multi-sensing technologies to help tackle the climate and pollution crisis.
Live nerve cells

Developing functional circuits from live nerve cells

Providing new tools for therapeutic discovery and increasing knowledge of neurodegenerative diseases.