College of Chemistry

Alexander Pines: A legacy of scientific innovation and generosity

June 16, 2025
By Sarah C.P. Williams
Pines, a pioneering figure in NMR and a beloved member of the UC Berkeley community, passed away on November 1, 2024, at the age of 79.

Gift from Pitzer Family Foundation supports theoretical chemistry postdoctoral fellows

June 16, 2025
By Sarah C.P. Williams
A $3 million gift from the Pitzer Family Foundation will provide two new theoretical chemistry postdoctoral fellows each year with a competitive stipend during their time at Berkeley.

Laura Hirshfield shapes inclusive engineering through teaching, research, and design

June 16, 2025
By Veronica Bartell | College of Chemistry
Hirshfield joined UC Berkeley in fall 2024 as an assistant teaching professor and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (CBE).

Gabor A. Somorjai has passed away at the age of 90.

July 8, 2025
College of Chemistry, Press Release
It is with tremendous sadness that we share the news that Gabor Somorjai has passed away.

How carbon-14 revolutionized science

August 12, 2019
Robin McKie | History of Science, The Guardian
Willard Libby (B.S. '31, Chem; Ph.D. '33, Chem) of Chicago University realized that the radioactivity generated by carbon-14 could be exploited to tremendous advantage.

The Life and Times of Richard A. Andersen

December 10, 2019
Virtual Issues | Organometallics magazine
The American Chemical Society pays tribute to Prof. Andersen with a Virtual Issue.

Alumna Yuan-Tsan Chia donates $1.1 million to the College of Chemistry

September 4, 2018

Yuan-Tsan ChiaPhoto: Dr. Yuan-Tsan Chia in the lab at Dupont Chemical, undated.

Yuan-Tsan Chia (M.A. Chem ’55, Ph.D. Chem ’58) (YT to her friends and American colleagues) was born in the province of Shanxi, China. She was the youngest child of Ching-Teh and En-Chang Chia. She persevered through many difficulties to obtain a good education, became the first member of her...

Omar Yaghi wins 2018 Eni Energy Transition Award

July 23, 2018
This year’s recipient is one of the most brilliant scientists working in the field of crystalline-porous solids research.

CBE faculty announced as Bakar Fellows

September 6, 2019
UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release
UC Berkeley Professor Roya Maboudian and Assistant Professor Markita Landry, have been named to the 2019-20 cohort of Bakar Fellows.

Public Health and Chemistry join forces to reimagine chemistry education for sustainability

October 4, 2019
UC Berkeley, School of Public Health
A novel collaboration between the School of Public Health and the College of Chemistry through the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (BCGC) is leading the nation in reimagining chemistry education to reduce waste, develop safer chemicals, and achieve sustainability.