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.
Advanced Crystallography
Liquid Interface X-ray Scattering
Anomalous Small and Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (ASWAXS)
News and Workshops
2026 ChemMatCARS User Workshop
On August 20-21, 2026, ChemMatCARS hosted a User Workshop at the Argonne National Laboratory...
2026 Faculty and Student Team Research Award at ChemMatCARS (FaSTRAC)
Assistant Professor Hyunho Noh and his Ph.D. candidate Nazmiye Gökçe Altınçekiç of the University...
Announcements
Call for General User Proposals for Run Cycle 2027-1
Apply for beamtime Call opens: September 14, 2026 Submission Deadline: October 21, 2026,...
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.)