# Materials Chemistry

**Source**: https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/research/materials-chemistry
**Parent**: https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/ms-in-chemistry

*By understanding and learning to control the structure and properties of materials, ranging from the nano- to the macroscale, materials chemistry at the University of Chicago powers the development and advancement of medicine, technology, and energy.*

The proximity of the James Franck Institute, Argonne National Lab, and other departments enables a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to materials chemistry research at UChicago. Students receive rigorous instruction, with a unique materials chemistry course structure tailored to this field. Specific areas of research include surface interactions, the control of structure on the nanoscale, organic and inorganic polymers, and the interaction of biological systems with new materials. Students will be involved in exploring these areas of research and in opening up new fields of inquiry in materials chemistry.

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President of the University of Chicago; John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Chemistry

## [John Anderson](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/john-anderson)

Associate Professor and Associate Chair

## [Greg Engel](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/greg-engel)

Professor

## [Laura Gagliardi](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/laura-gagliardi)

Richard and Kathy Leventhal Professor

## [Philippe Guyot-Sionnest](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/philippe-guyot-sionnest)

Professor

## [Michael Hopkins](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/michael-hopkins)

Professor and Vice Provost

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Assistant Professor

## [Sarah King](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/sarah-king)

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor

## [Ka Yee Lee](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/ka-yee-lee)

David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor

## [Wenbin Lin](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/wenbin-lin)

James Franck Professor of Chemistry

## [Jiwoong Park](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/jiwoong-park)

Professor and Chair

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Barry L. MacLean Professor for Molecular Engineering Innovation and Enterprise

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Professor

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Professor (Part-time)

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Carl William Eisendrath Distinguished Service Professor

## [Dmitri Talapin](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/dmitri-talapin)

Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service Professor

## [Bozhi Tian](https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/faculty/bozhi-tian)

Professor

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Haig P. Papazian Distinguished Service Professor

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Neubauer Family Assistant Professor