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When donors support the College of Chemistry, they are not only supporting research, but shaping every stage of the undergraduate journey.Read more about Funding the Undergraduate Experience

Adams is a Chemistry Ph.D. candidate in Professor Markita Landry's lab at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on developing near-infrared fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotube sensors for high spatiotemporal resolution neurochemical imaging.Read more about Sensors, science, and service: in the lab with Jaquesta Adams

In 2024, Razdan returned to Berkeley as a Free Radicals Era Professor, an endowed position supported by alumni involved in the free speech movement at Berkeley in the 1960s.Read more about Neil Razdan cuts across disciplines in his search for sustainability in fuels

Margaux Pinney always wanted to know more about biology. She ended up double majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, and there, she honed in on the research topic she'd dedicate her career to: enzymes.Read more about Margaux Pinney uses revolutionary methods in biochemistry to help create better treatments for disease

Ultrathin titanium dioxide film exhibits surprising properties that could advance semiconductor technology.Read more about Researchers discover a new pathway to building energy-efficient computing chips

A research university emphasizes entrepreneurial science—and spawns start-ups in fields as varied as genetic medicine, humanoid robotics and carbon-catching materials.Read more about The Entrepreneurial University

Faculty who receive this award are within the first five years of their academic careers, have each created an outstanding independent body of scholarship, and are deeply committed to education.Read more about Karthik Shekhar receives Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars award

Students and faculty were happy to trade the labs of Latimer Hall for the energy of the Morello PTG STEM Fair recently.Read more about Igniting a passion for science at the Morello STEM Fair

The agreement marks the beginning of a shared journey to research and develop ways to detect even the tiniest traces of impurities in water; a crucial step for making advanced chips used in the semiconductor industry.Read more about UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry and Veolia announce collaborative framework

Taking inspiration from protein-based spider silk, Ting Xu proposes a “waste to weave” process whereby proteins extracted from compost and industrial waste could provide building blocks for biodegradable fibers.Read more about UC Berkeley-led biodegradable fabric research awarded $10M from Bezos Earth Fund