ChemMatCARS provides cutting-edge synchrotron X-ray facilities to support molecular science and engineering research. We specialize in advanced chemical and materials crystallography, liquid and soft matter interface science, and anomalous small- and wide-angle scattering.

Located at Sector 15 of the Advanced Photon Source (APS), the leading undulator-based synchrotron in the United States, ChemMatCARS offers high-brilliance, high-energy X-ray capabilities for scientific investigation.

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Primary Funding: ChemMatCARS is supported by the Division of Chemistry and the Division of Materials Research in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate, along with the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation under grant number NSF/CHE-2335833. Construction of a second beamline at ChemMatCARS is supported by NSF grant CHE-1836674 with contributions from the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities within the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and NSF Divisions in Chemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Engineering. (Read about the grant and access the press release to learn more.)