College Complex
The College Complex consists of six buildings surrounding
a central plaza that house facilities for instruction,
research, and administration as well as the chemistry
library, shops, analytical services, and an instructional
computer facility. In addition, the college uses
adjacent Pimentel Hall for lectures and is strongly
associated with research at Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, located on the hill above the
campus. The new Stanley Building, opening this year, will house about 40 research
groups from many campus departments, including chemistry
and chemical engineering, all working in the health
sciences.
Faculty
| |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
| Full Professors* |
14 |
43 |
| Associate Professors |
2 |
7 |
| Assistant Professors |
2 |
7 |
| Adjunct Professors and Lecturers |
9 |
6 |
| *includes Professors of the Graduate
School |
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National Rankings
The National Research Council ranked thirty-five of Berkeley's thirty-six doctoral programs in the top ten in terms of overall scholarly quality in its once-per-decade rankings released in September 1995.
Chemistry |
Chemical Engineering |
| 1. Berkeley |
1. U. of Minnesota |
| 2. Caltech |
2. MIT |
| 3. Harvard/Stanford |
3. Berkeley |
| 4. MIT |
4. U. of Wisconsin |
| 5. Cornell |
5. U. of Illinois |
Chemistry professor Alex Pines is the one of the college's recipients of the campus's Distinguished Teaching Awards. Faculty Honors and Awards
| National Medals of Science |
5 |
| National Academy of Engineering |
6 |
| National Academy of Sciences |
24 |
| American Academy of Arts & Sciences |
26 |
| NSF Young Investigators/CAREER |
22 |
| Distinguished Teaching Awards |
6 |
Complete
list of faculty honors and awards →
The Nobel Prize
College faculty and alumni have been awarded eleven
Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
| Faculty |
| 1949 - William F. Giauque (B.S.'20, Ph.D '22) |
| 1951 - Glenn T. Seaborg (Ph.D.'37) |
| 1961 - Melvin Calvin |
| 1986 - Yuan T. Lee (Ph.D.'65) |
| |
| Alumni |
| 1934 - Harold C. Urey (Ph.D.'23) |
| 1960 - Willard F. Libby (B.S.'31, Ph.D.'33) |
| 1983 - Henry Taube (B.S.'35, Ph.D.'40) |
| 1989 - Thomas Cech (Ph.D.'75) |
| 1995 - Mario Molina (Ph.D.'72) |
| 1996 - Robert F. Curl, Jr. (Ph.D.'57) |
| 1999 - Ahmed Zewail (Postdoc.'74) |
View
all the Nobel prizes at Berkeley →
Students
| |
Chemical
Engineering |
Chemistry |
Chemical
Biology |
| 2006-2007 Majors |
| Undergrad Students |
373 |
223 |
272 |
| Graduate Students |
111 |
449 |
|
| Postdocs |
23 |
161 |
|
| 2005-2006 Degrees Awarded |
| B.S. |
78 |
55 |
51 |
| B.A. |
|
8 |
|
| M.S. |
1 |
6 |
|
| Ph.D. |
25 |
62 |
|
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Programs of Study
Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with
an option in biotechnology, chemical processing,
environmental technology, materials science and technology,
or applied physical science
- Bachelor of Science in
Chemistry or Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry (through
the College of Letters & Science)
- Bachelor of Science
in Chemical Biology
- Double majors in Chemical Engineering
and Materials Science and Engineering; Chemical
Engineering and Nuclear Engineering; Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering
Graduate
- Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical
Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry.
Ph.D. students interested in interdisciplinary work
may select a Designated Emphasis in Nanoscale Science
and Engineering.
- Master of Science in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis
on product development. In the space of one calendar year,
Product Development Program (PDP) graduates will gain exposure
to real-world product development practices.
Educational Development
Graduate Employment
Undergraduates (%)
| |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
| Graduate School |
17% |
44% |
| Professional School |
2% |
4% |
| Industry |
77% |
37% |
| Government |
2% |
3% |
| Other |
2% |
12% |
Graduate Students (%)*
| |
Chemical Engineering |
Chemistry |
| |
M.S. |
Ph.D. |
M.S. |
Ph.D. |
| Academia |
18% |
23% |
37% |
45% |
| Industry |
70% |
61% |
42% |
36% |
| Goverment |
12% |
16% |
|
15% |
| Professions |
|
|
10% |
1% |
| Other |
|
|
11% |
3% |
*based on total number of self-reported positions, graduates of 1999-2004.
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