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The College of Chemistry turns 150

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The College celebrates 150 years of inspiring scientific exploration and education by Marge d’Wylde In a star-studded private […]

Posted on June 9, 2022July 8, 2022 FeaturesV 17.1

Seventy-five years of chemical engineering at Berkeley

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By C. Judson King 2022 is not only the 150th anniversary of the College of Chemistry, but also […]

Posted on June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 FeaturesV 17.1

Celebrating 25 years of discovery in Tan Kah Kee Hall

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By Marge d’Wylde Tan Kah Kee Hall (Tan Hall) is the most recent addition to the suite of […]

Posted on June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 FeaturesV 17.1

Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna and the bio revolution

Jennifer Doudna holds the Nobel Prize medal in her hands.
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CRISPR is a story of fundamental discovery science, collaboration, and the harnessing of a powerful engineering technology that […]

Posted on May 25, 2021June 7, 2021 Faculty ProfilesFeaturesV 16.1

Future Tech: Chem 105 Remote Lab

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By Ashok Ajoy, Asst. Professor of Chemistry (All photos courtesy of the Ajoy lab.) We conceived of a […]

Posted on May 25, 2021June 9, 2021 FeaturesV 16.1

The new era in theoretical chemistry

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By Marge d’Wylde The development of quantum mechanics as we know it today was first established about 100 […]

Posted on May 25, 2021June 29, 2021 Faculty ProfilesFeaturesV 16.1

The Appetite for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is Now

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By Brice Yates, Ph.D. It is an honor and privilege to serve as the inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity, […]

Posted on May 25, 2021June 9, 2021 FeaturesV 16.1

Future Tech: Advancing the use of technology in chemistry distance learning

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By Mark Kubinec (Ph.D. ’94, Chem) Every fall semester, the 534-seat auditorium in Pimentel Hall swells to capacity […]

Posted on May 25, 2021June 16, 2021 FeaturesV 16.1

150 years and counting: Co-education and the College of Chemistry

Co-Ed lecture - 1880s
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“I have frequently been questioned, especially by women, of how I could reconcile family life with a scientific […]

Posted on May 27, 2020June 15, 2020 FeaturesV 15.1

Dean’s Desk: Lighting the Way

Douglas Clark, Dean, College of Chemistry
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This time of year is typically marked by colorful California poppies and cheerful blossoms decorating the campus and […]

Posted on May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Dean's DeskFeaturesV 15.1

Lessons being learned during the COVID-19 shutdown

Lecturer Peter Marsden teaches in an empty classroom after COVID-19 shutdown
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By Denise Klarquist “We’re all still trying to figure it out day to day.”  Since the shelter-in-place order […]

Posted on May 27, 2020June 3, 2020 FeaturesV 15.1

The College of Chemistry and the startup culture

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“As innovation and entrepreneurship becomes an even greater force in economic growth, U.S. universities and colleges will be […]

Posted on May 10, 2019May 24, 2019 FeaturesV 14.1

Celebrating 150 Years of Chemistry at Berkeley

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Celebrating 150 years of history is a monumental task: doubly so when it is UC Berkeley’s prestigious College […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 5, 2018 College of ChemistryFeaturesV 13.1

Berkeley’s First Women Chemists

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One of the important legacies of the UC system is that women were admitted as students two years […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 5, 2018 FeaturesV 13.1

Happy Birthday Gilman Hall

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“You have been a beacon of light for the College of Chemistry for the last 100 years. Long […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 8, 2018 FeaturesV 13.1

The Fashionable Chemist

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Our faculty specialize in a number of chemical disciplines, from physical to theoretical chemistry to chemical engineering. But […]

Posted on May 1, 2018November 8, 2018 FeaturesV 13.1

Treating disease with cold atmospheric plasmas

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David Graves still remembers the first time he saw the Bay Area. “I had just graduated with a […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 FeaturesResearchV 12.1

Omar Yaghi: Wringing drinking water from dry air

Omar Yaghi
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The world is running out of clean water. By the end of the century more than 11 billion […]

Posted on May 1, 2017November 3, 2018 FeaturesResearchV 12.1

Adventures on the scientific frontier

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Explorations always seem more tidy in retrospect. Take, for example, the expedition of Lewis and Clark. From our […]

Posted on May 1, 2017October 23, 2018 FeaturesV 12.1

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