Research

Research Overview

Our Department's research focus areas are helping to tackle society's long-term needs for energy and environmental sustainability and improved human health.

The Department of Chemistry at USF is an exciting and vibrant community of scholars with the overall goal of creating new knowledge and disseminating that knowledge through both graduate and undergraduate education.

Our faculty work across eight research areas, and many work in more than one. Start with what interests you, explore an area, or find the centers, facilities and opportunities that support the work.

Find your fit

Each ring is a research interest; each wedge is a research area. A green cell means that area works on that interest.

Centers and core facilities

Research Center 

Centers in drug discovery, STEM education and advanced materials extend the department's research.

Core Facility 

Shared NMR, X-ray diffraction, and chromatography and mass spectrometry facilities, open to researchers across USF and beyond.

Get involved

Join a research group

Undergraduates can earn credit for research in a faculty lab. Prospective graduate students can explore funding, awards and student life.