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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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Dean Toste and Birgitta Whaley elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Chat and Ellen Chatterjee give back to the College
Using yeast for brewing hoppy beer without the hops
Jillian Dempsey awarded Dalton Transactions Berkeley Lectureship
Crowdfunding: Help the Biofuels Technology Initiative reach their goals!
Ting Xu develops protein ‘mat’ that soaks up pollution
Dean Clark announces changes in College leadership
Novartis and Berkeley tackle drug targets with chemical biology
Dean Douglas S. Clark reappointed for second term
First step toward CRISPR cure of Lou Gehrig’s disease
A Career in Catalysis: Alexis T. Bell research is explored

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

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420 Latimer Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1460
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419 Latimer Hall
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1460
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University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-1462
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