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- The central mission of the College of Chemistry is to advance society through education and research, and we have made it our responsibility to fulfill this mission, year in and year out, for more than 140 years.
  
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- Our two departments provide fundamental and applied studies of an outstanding caliber. The remarkable breadth and depth of resources available to our students readies them as chemists and chemical engineers to address society’s most urgent 21st-century issues.
  
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- College faculty have been leaders at the frontiers of knowledge since 1872. Current pioneering research includes premier programs in catalysis, thermodynamics, chemical biology, atmospheric chemistry, the development of polymer, optical and semiconductor materials, and nanoscience, among others.
  
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- The College of Chemistry is consistently ranked as one of the best places on earth to learn, teach, and create new tools in the chemical sciences. This is no accident. It’s the direct result of exceptional scholarship as well as thousands and thousands of donations from our loyal alumni and friends.
  
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College of Chemistry focused on mentoring Ph.D. students

Background image: Jane Fostvedt, Arnold Research Group

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In this photo: Jane Fostvedt, Arnold Research Group

Senior Freja Ekman wins the 2018 Berkeley Medalist Prize

Jud King recognized with the 2018 Clark Kerr Award

Berkeley chemists win prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Awards

Professors Toste and Whaley elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Atmospheric harvesters will enable arid nations to drink from thin air

Diamond tech could lead to low-cost medical imaging tools

Kristie Boering elected to National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

John Arnold and colleagues announce new thorium-aluminum complex

Michael Marletta to receive honorary SUNY Doctorate degree

Somorjai Research Group vision for unifying catalysis

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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
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Catalyst Magazine

Catalyst V 12.1 Catalyst is the news publication produced by the College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley.

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