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.
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.
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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Jennifer Doudna has been named one of five laureates of the 2016 L'Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Awards in the field of life sciences.
...Read more about Doudna receives Women in Science Award from L’Oreal-UNESCO
Peidong Yang explains how his work led to the development of "leaves" capable of artificial photosynthesis.
Heather Buckley, of the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry, travels to India to report on chemical safety....Read more about Safer chemicals would benefit both consumers and workers
Yang and fellow researchers produce first ultrathin sheets of perovskite hybrids...Read more about A Different Type of 2D Semiconductor
Berkeley AIChE chapter wins Outstanding Student Chapter AwardRead more about Berkeley AIChE chapter wins Outstanding Student Chapter Award
BCGS's Greener Solutions program offers students the chance to develop environmentally friendly solutions to toxic problems.
...Read more about College students school industry on how to make greener products
For the 18th straight year, UC Berkeley has been named the nation's top public university by U.S. News & World Report.
Read the article.Read more about Berkeley ranked top public university by ‘U.S. News’
Berkeley Lab Researchers double down on a good thing by incorporating catalysts into crystalline sponges.
Read the article.Read more about Soaking Up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products
Berkeley Lab Researchers use solar energy and renewable hydrogen to produce methane.
Read the article.Read more about Another milestone in hybrid artificial photosynthesis
