College of Chemistry

Programmable synthetic materials

August 7, 2020

By Robert Sanders | UC Berkeley media relations

Omar Yaghi, multivariate MOF

Rods of multivariate MOFs (left) can be programmed with different metal atoms (colored balls) to do a series of tasks, such as controlled drug release, or to encode information like the ones and zeros of a digital computer. (UC Berkeley image by Omar Yaghi and Zhe Ji)

Berkeley, CA — Artificial molecules could one day form the information unit of...

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Aduro Biotech creates new postdoc diversity fellowship at Berkeley

September 16, 2018

by Marge d'Wylde | College of Chemistry

Professor of Chemistry Richmond Sarpong, and Chairman, President and CEO of Aduro Biotech, Stephen Isaacs, discuss the Aduro-UC Berkeley Underrepresented Postdoctoral Fellowship Program which was launched in 2018. Sarpong is seen here with the first fellowship recipient Alex Rovira.

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Chat and Ellen Chatterjee give back to the College

April 11, 2018

Chat and Ellen Chatterjee donate nearly 600k to the department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

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Molecular decoration determines origin of MOF acidity

November 29, 2018

James Urquhart | Chemistry World

Researchers have pinpointed the strong acid site of a sulfated-zirconium MOF catalyst by identifying a specific molecular decoration within its structure. The work could aid studies into solid acid-catalysed reaction mechanisms as well as the development of next-generation solid acid catalysts for many industrial applications. (image: MOF 808 and MOF 808-SO4

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Alanna Schepartz makes a cross-country voyage in search of new academic adventures

January 19, 2021

By Pavel Klier | Berkeley QB3

Alanna Scherpartz at Yale

Professor Alanna Schepartz moves to UC Berkeley for new scientific opportunities Photo: Yale University.

Professor Alanna Schepartz discusses the challenges and rewards of changing academic institutions.

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Peidong Yang awarded 2020 Global Energy Prize

September 10, 2020

UC Berkeley, College of Chemistry Press Release

Peidong Yang for pioneering semiconductor bio-hybrid systems for artificial photosynthesis

Peidong Yang, S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry, has been recognized as one of three laureates of the 2020 Global Energy Prize for...

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Team wins competition to make space sugar in NASA competition

August 27, 2021

By Robert Sanders | UC Berkeley media relations

Peidong Yang, Michael Ross, Yifan Li, and Stefano Cestellos-Blanco

Team SSwEET was one of three finalists in NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge. The UC Berkeley team will receive more than $240,000 to improve its electrochemical process for making sugar in space using only carbon dioxide. From left to right, chemistry professor Peidong Yang, former postdoc Michael Ross, former graduate student Yifan Li and graduate...

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