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Chemical sciences

Chemistry studies the composition, structure and properties of matter. Matter is essentially everything that occupies space and has mass. Also, reactions between substances are studied. Chemistry is of central importance, not least because it serves as a bridge between other sciences such as physics, geology, biology, materials science, etc. Chemistry is a very comprehensive discipline that includes a large number of branches that are usually divided according to the type of matter they concern.

Alef dos Santos, postdoctor at the Department of Chemistry, studies biosignatures to prepare for future Mars missions.Alef dos Santos, postdoktor vid Kemiska institutionen, forskar på biosignaturer som kan användas för framtida Marsströvare.
Signs of life: he detects biosignatures in preparation for future Mars missions

Alef dos Santos studies microbes in extreme environments to find chemical traces of extraterrestrial life

Christiane Funk
Fascinated by the superpower of microalgae

Christiane Funk is passionate about small organisms with great potential for a more sustainable future.

Left: Carla M. BrunnerRight: Ajay Poonia
Metamaterials make the unexpected possible

Who has not dreamed of an invisibility cloak? The potential of metamaterials inspires researchers worldwide.

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A few minutes of freezing can change the fate of iron in nature

Ice is not a passive freezer, it affects iron minerals in a warmer climate with frequent freeze-thaw-cycles.

Lab work
New study maps how gut bacteria shape each other's growth.

Large-scale mapping reveals the hidden interactions that shape gut microbial life.

GreenWaterTech-2

Advancing Sustainable Solutions for PFAS‑Free Water

Research area: Chemical sciences
Duration 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2028
Type of project Research project
Fire, charcoal and charring –their role in mankind’s developement
Research area: Archaeology, Chemical sciences
Duration 1 September 2025 until 1 September 2027
Type of project Research project
A nanoscale strategy for acid mine drainage mitigation
Research area: Chemical sciences
Duration 1 May 2025 until 1 May 2029
Type of project PhD project
Richard Lundmark
Membrane sculpting is fundamental for many cellular processes, and malfunction is implicated in many diseases.
Stina Jansson Lab
Stina Jansson Lab conducts research at the interface of environmental chemistry.
Ulrika Westerlind lab
We study molecular tools to map bacteria interactions with the host mucin O-glycome.
Umeå Extracellular Vesicle Network
links groups working on extracellular vesicles (EVs) at Umeå University and Umeå University Hospital (Norrlands Universitetssjukhus) and acts as a...
Umeå Science and Technology Education Research (UmSTER)
The research environment UmSTER (Umeå Science and Technology Education Research) has over the past 20 years developed into a well-established...
Uwe Sauer Lab
Structural biology and bioinformatics to understand processes in proteins: folding, stability, interactions.
Yaowen Wu Lab
Chemical and chemo-optogenetic approach on autophagy and membrane trafficking regulated by small GTPases.