The high quality of research is recognised internationally, and more than 200 research papers from the School have been published in international journals during the last four years, with most of these having postgraduates as co-authors. Academic staff have been particularly successful in obtaining financial support for research from the Australian Research Council and other granting bodies, and chemical industries based in Tasmania and in other states and internationally.

The School is well endowed with modern scientific and computing equipment for research and an excellent library. The University also maintains a Central Science Laboratory equipped with major instruments to facilitate research at an international level, also containing mechanical, glassblowing and electronic workshops.

Research activities in the School involve the active participation of students enrolled for Honours, Masters and Doctors of Philosophy degrees, together with Postdoctoral Fellows and international visitors. Students may enter MSc or PhD enrolment after successfully completing an Honours degree at either the University of Tasmania or another university. Postgraduate students work closely with a member of staff, and students are usually members of a research group with similar interests. A research population of about fifty, including over 20 postgraduate students, and postdoctoral fellows, gives the School a wealth of talented people with a wide range of expertise, and an enjoyable and stimulating social atmosphere.

One research specialisation is separation science and the School is the home of The Australian Centre for Research On Separation Science (ACROSS) more details.

The School invites you to consider joining our research program to develop your research skills in a dynamic Department, and to participate in the life of the School and the pleasant lifestyle of Tasmania.

More details are available from the UTAS Chemistry home page