The academic staff of the Department of Chemistry pursue research in teh following areas.

• Chemical Metrology;
• Trace metal analysis;
• Environmental chemistry;
• Photochemically-induced electron transfer reactions in organic chemistry;
• Polymers; Colloids and Interfaces - physical chemistry of proteins, nanoparticle production, surfactant-protein interactions;
• Molecular modelling;
• Materials modelling (auxetic and negative thermal expansion materials);
• Transition metal and lanthanide complexes;
• Homogeneous catalysis;
• Aspects of Science, Technology and society;
• Pharmaceutical Analysis.

Research Projects:

CHISMACOMB: An FP6 project aimed at developing a new concept of cellular chiral material having Negative Poisson's ratio with enhanced mechanical and dielectric properties, able to include in its microstructure and sensor and actuators to be implemented in innovative smart sandwich structures;
COST (EU Project D24/D40) Homogeneous catalysis: An EU funded cooperation project related to transition metal chiral catalysis;
Modelling of Negative Poisson Ratio Materials: A nationally funded RTDI project aimed at modeling systems which exhibit negative Poisson's ratios and/or negative thermal expansion;
ResIST: An FP6 STREP project led by University of Oxford aimed at Resisting Inequalities created by Science and technology in today's world. Other team members include universities from the UK, South Africa, Portugal, Mozambique and the USA;
TAQC-WFD short courses- Short training courses in Europe for Euromed participants in the new EC Water Framework Directive.