College of Chemistry

Financial Report 2023-24

The 2023-24 fiscal year was an outstanding success for philanthropy at the College. Thanks to the support of 2,600 unique donors and $20.5M raised, the community's dedication to maintaining the College as a global leader in chemical sciences education is unmatched.

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Black chemists discuss strategies for dismantling systemic racism in science

September 23, 2020
by Ariana Remmel | C&EN
Taking cues from the #BlackInChem movement, Stereo Chemistry interviews Black chemists and asks what’s working and what comes next.

Watch Jennifer Doudna's Nobel Prize award ceremony

December 4, 2020
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

For Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna, the highlight of this most extraordinary Nobel Prize Week was a socially distanced award ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 8, on her patio in Berkeley with 11 people in attendance, followed by takeout. But if the glow surronding her was any indication, she could have been receiving the medal and citation from the King of Sweden on the stage at Stockholm Concert Hall. The traditional celebration has been rescheduled for next year.

A videographer and photographer captured the intimate gathering with the highlight being the presentation of the Nobel gold...

Jennifer Doudna awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry

October 7, 2020
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

Portrait of Jennifer Doudna

Jennifer Doudna, 2020 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry. photo: Keegan Houser

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The College of Chemistry is delighted to announce that biochemist Jennifer Doudna was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today, sharing it with colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier...

Royal Society of Chemistry marks Richard Andersen’s 75th Birthday with special publication

January 2, 2019
Professors John Arnold and Don Tilley have served as guest editors on a recent web publication of scholarly articles about the research and teaching of Professor Richard Andersen.

Alumna Danna Freedman awarded MacArthur Fellowship

November 7, 2022
News release MIT

Danna Freedman

Alumna Danna Freedman, Professor MIT (Ph.D. '09, Chem with Professor Jeffrey Long). Photo courtesy of the MacArthur Foundation.

Danna Freedman, the F.G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry at MIT, has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship recipient by the...

New $115 Million Quantum Systems Accelerator to Pioneer Quantum Technologies for Discovery Science

August 26, 2020
by Dan Krotz | Berkeley Lab

dilution refrigerator

The Quantum Systems Accelerator will optimize a wide range of advanced qubit technologies available today. Berkeley Lab uses sophisticated dilution refrigerators to cool and operate superconducting quantum processor circuits. (Credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab)

The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $115 million over five years to the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), a new...

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Graduate Student Instructor Awards announced

April 28, 2020
College of Chemistry Press Release
The College of Chemistry is proud to announce the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) awardees for 2019-2020.