School of Chemistry and Molecular Science of Wuhan University is one of the earliest chemistry departments in China. Her history can be traced back to 1893 (19th year of Guangxu), when Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Huguang, founded the Chemistry School in Hanyang Ironmaking Plant. 1896 Chemistry School was merged into Gezhimen of Hubei Qiangzi School and later changed to Chemistry School. 19 13 the national Wuchang teachers college was established with a department of mathematical and physical chemistry. From 65438 to 0928, the National Wuhan University was founded, officially named as the Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering, Wuhan University, and Professor Wang Xinggong was the first dean of the Department of Chemistry. 1953 national colleges and universities were adjusted, and the chemistry departments of Hunan University and Nanchang University were merged into the chemistry department of Wuhan University.

1997 12 The School of Chemistry of Wuhan University was established on the basis of the Department of Chemistry. In August 2000, Wuhan University, Wuhan University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping and Hubei Medical University merged to form the new Wuhan University. 200 1- 1 The new Wuhan University merged its departments and established the School of Chemistry and Molecular Science of Wuhan University (hereinafter referred to as the School of Chemistry) from the related majors of the merged four universities. Since the establishment of the Department of Chemistry of Wuhan University, famous chemists Professor Wang Xinggong and Academician Zeng Zhaolun have successively taught in the Department of Chemistry, which has had a great influence on the development of chemistry and the construction of study style. The School of Chemistry is full of peaches and plums, which has trained a large number of chemical talents and outstanding scientific and technological and business leaders for the country. According to incomplete statistics, there are 15 academicians of China Academy of Sciences and China Institute of Engineering who are graduates or teachers of the School of Chemistry, among whom: Zeng Zhaolun, Zhuang Changgong, Ji Yufeng, Ke Jun, Peng, Chen Rongti, Cha Quanxing, Wang Fosong, You Xiaozeng, Jiang, Qian, Zhuo, Zhang Lina, etc. 13 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences; Liang and Zhang are academicians of China Academy of Engineering. There are 223 faculty members, including 3 academicians of China Academy of Sciences, 76 professors, 58 associate professors and 86 doctoral supervisors.

College is the national key construction unit of "2 1 1" and "985". Have a national key discipline: analytical chemistry; Key disciplines in Hubei province: organic chemistry, physical chemistry and polymer chemistry. There are the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymer Materials, the Key Laboratory of Biomedical Analytical Chemistry, the silicone Composite Materials Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education and two key laboratories in Hubei Province: the Key Laboratory of Chemical Powder Materials and Technology; Key Laboratory of Organic Polymer Photoelectric Materials. There is a national measurement demonstration qualified unit: Wuhan University Testing Center. 1998 and 1999, the Ministry of Education successively approved the establishment of distinguished professor posts in three disciplines: polymer chemistry and physics, analytical chemistry and electrochemistry.