College of Chemistry

PDP student research becomes white papers for Givaudan

October 31, 2022
Sudhir Joshi
PDP is pleased to present a series of white papers produced by our students for Givaudan – a global flavors and fragrances supplier. The papers were part of the PDP student's capstone projects.

Mars Mariner mural installed in Pimentel Hall

June 11, 2018
A spectacular new mural was installed this week in the lobby of Pimentel Hall at UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry. Celebrating the College’s involvement in NASA’s Mars 6 and Mars 7 Mariner missions, the mural is part of an exhibit that explains how two infrared spectrometers were built at the College of Chemistry and then traveled to Mars.

Bruce H. Mahan, 1930 - 1982

February 18, 2021
Yuan T. Lee, Rollie J. Myers, Kenneth Sauer, and Ignacio Tinoco Jr.

Bruce Mahan posing on a tree log

Bruce Mahan was born in New Britain, Connecticut, in 1930. He attended Harvard University both as an undergraduate and as a graduate Ph.D. student. After completing his bachelor's degree in the chemistry department, he decided to carry out his doctoral studies with George Kistiakowsky in physical chemistry...

Christiane Stachl wins Outstanding Student Leadership Award

April 22, 2019
College of Chemistry graduate student Christiane (Chrissy) Stachl who received the Deans Outstanding Student award for demonstrating remarkable vision, commitment, and success as the President of the Chemistry Graduate Life Committee, and for her contributions to creating opportunities to promote equity and inclusion within the Chemistry Department.

Alexis Bell elected to the Russian Academy of Sciences

November 20, 2019
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

Alex T. Bell

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce that Alexis Bell, The Dow Professor of Sustainable Chemistry, has been made a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (the Academy). The Membership of the Academy is formed of its Members (Academicians), the...

Honoring C. Bradley (Brad) Moore (1939-2025)

September 29, 2025
by Anne Baranger, Interim Dean
Professor Emeritus C. Bradley (Brad) Moore, revolutionary physical chemist and leader in the College of Chemistry community, passed away peacefully at the age of 85.

Darleane C. Hoffman, pioneering nuclear chemist and trailblazer for women in science, has passed away at the age of 98

September 9, 2025
by Anne Baranger, Interim Dean
It is with profound sadness that the college shares the news that Darleane C. Hoffman has passed away.

College History

150th Anniversary Celebration Video

For our 150th Anniversary, check out our video below as we celebrate the past, present, and future of UC Berkeley's College of Chemistry:

Catalyst Archive

Welcome to our archive of older issues of Catalyst Magazine. For current issues see the main Catalyst Magazine webpage.

Catalyst Magazine Cover, Issue 18.1 2023/2024

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David Limmer awarded 2021 Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship

February 16, 2021
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

Professor writing on whiteboard

David Limmer at UC Berkeley. (Photo: courtesy David Limmer)

The College of Chemistry is pleased to announce that David Limmer, Assistant Chemistry Professor and Chevron Chair in Chemistry, has been awarded a 2021 Fellowship by the...