About the Program
Bachelor of Science (BS)
The Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Chemical Biology is intended for students who are interested in careers as professional chemists, or in the biological sciences including the biomedical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. Chemical Biology offers a solid background in chemistry, so that students understand the chemical principles of biological functions. In addition to an introductory set of math and physics courses and a broad selection of chemistry courses similar to those required for the chemistry major, students pursuing the chemical biology major take courses in general and cell biology, biochemistry, biological macromolecular synthesis, and bioinorganic chemistry. There is a strong emphasis on organic chemistry, quantitative thermodynamics, and kinetics necessary for understanding the logic of biological systems.
Admission to the Major
For information on admission to the major, please see the College of Chemistry Admissions page in this Bulletin.
Minor Program
There is no minor program in Chemical Biology.
Major Requirements
In addition to the University, campus, and college requirements, listed on the College Requirements tab, students must fulfill the below requirements specific to their major program.
General Guidelines
- A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 must be maintained in all courses undertaken at UC Berkeley, including those from UC Summer Sessions, UC Education Abroad Program, UC Berkeley in Washington Program, and XB courses from University Extension.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses taken in the college is required in order to advance and continue in the upper-division.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all upper-division courses taken at the University is required to satisfy major requirements.
- Students in the College of Chemistry who receive a grade of D+ or lower in a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering or Chemistry course for which a grade of C- or higher is required must repeat the course at UC Berkeley.
For information regarding grade requirements in specific courses, please see the notes sections below.
For information regarding residence requirements and unit requirements, please see the College Requirements tab.
Lower-division Requirements
| CHEM 4A & CHEM 4B | General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis and General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis | 8 |
| CHEM 112A & CHEM 112B | Organic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry | 10 |
| CHEM 96 | Introduction to Research and Study in the College of Chemistry | 1 |
| MATH 1A | Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 1B | Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 53 | Multivariable Calculus | 4 |
| MATH 54 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations | 4 |
| PHYSICS 7A | Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| PHYSICS 7B | Physics for Scientists and Engineers | 4 |
| BIOLOGY 1A | General Biology Lecture | 3 |
| BIOLOGY 1AL | General Biology Laboratory | 2 |
Notes
- Students should take CHEM 4A and CHEM 4B during their freshmen year, and CHEM 112A and CHEM 112B during their sophomore year.
- Students who join the program after completing a general chemistry sequence that does not include quantitative analysis are required to take CHEM 4B, CHEM 15, or CHEM 105.
- Students who join the program after completing CHEM 3A plus CHEM 3AL and CHEM 3B plus CHEM 3BL at Berkeley are allowed to substitute those courses for CHEM 112A and CHEM 112B. Students who join the program after completing only CHEM 3A plus CHEM 3AL at Berkeley are recommended to take CHEM 112B.
- A grade of C- or better is required in CHEM 4A before taking CHEM 4B, in CHEM 4B before taking more advanced courses, and in CHEM 112A before taking CHEM 112B.
- A grade of C- or better is required in CHEM 112A before taking BIOLOGY 1A.
- Freshmen must take CHEM 96 during their first fall semester at Berkeley.
- Students should start MATH 1A in the first semester of their freshman year.
- Students should start PHYSICS 7A in the second semester of the freshman year. Substitution of PHYSICS 8A and PHYSICS 8B is allowed, but PHYSICS 7A and PHYSICS 7B are recommended.
Upper-division Requirements
| CHEM 103 | Inorganic Chemistry in Living Systems | 3 |
| CHEM C110L | General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 120A | Physical Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 120B | Physical Chemistry 1 | 3 |
| CHEM 135 | Chemical Biology 2 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry | ||
| Physical Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Biochemical Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory | ||
| MCELLBI 110 | Molecular Biology: Macromolecular Synthesis and Cellular Function 2 | 4 |
| Select 7 units of upper-division Chemistry and Allied Subjects (see below for list) 3 | ||
One must be an additional lecture course (or laboratory/lecture course) in chemistry as approved by your staff adviser | ||
| 1 | A grade of C- or higher is required in CHEM 120A and CHEM 120B if taken before CHEM 125 or CHEM C182. |
| 2 | BIOLOGY 1A plus BIOLOGY 1AL and CHEM 135 satisfy the prerequisites for MCELLBI 110. |
| 3 | Advanced Placement, Advanced Level, and International Baccalaureate credit cannot be applied to this requirement. No more than 4 units of research (e.g., courses numbered 192, H194, and or 196) may be used to satisfy this requirement. If a course is used to satisfy another requirement, the course cannot also be used to satisfy the upper-division Chemistry and Allied Subjects requirement. |
Upper-division Chemistry and Allied Subjects list
| ASTRON C162 | Planetary Astrophysics | 4 |
| BIO ENG 100 | Ethics in Science and Engineering | 3 |
| BIO ENG 104 | Biological Transport Phenomena | 4 |
| BIO ENG C105B | Course Not Available | |
| BIO ENG 111 | Functional Biomaterials Development and Characterization | 4 |
| BIO ENG 112 | Molecular Cell Biomechanics | 4 |
| BIO ENG C112 | Molecular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Cell | 4 |
| BIO ENG 115 | Cell Biology for Engineers | 4 |
| BIO ENG 116 | Cell and Tissue Engineering | 4 |
| BIO ENG C117 | Structural Aspects of Biomaterials | 4 |
| BIO ENG C118 | Biological Performance of Materials | 4 |
| BIO ENG C119 | Orthopedic Biomechanics | 4 |
| BIO ENG 121 | BioMEMS and Medical Devices | 4 |
| BIO ENG 131 | Introduction to Computational Molecular and Cell Biology | 4 |
| BIO ENG 132 | Genetic Devices | 4 |
| BIO ENG C141 | Course Not Available | |
| BIO ENG 143 | Computational Methods in Biology | 4 |
| BIO ENG C144 | Introduction to Protein Informatics | 4 |
| BIO ENG C144L | Protein Informatics Laboratory | 3 |
| BIO ENG 147 | Principles of Synthetic Biology | 4 |
| BIO ENG 150 | Introduction of Bionanoscience and Bionanotechnology | 4 |
| BIO ENG 151 | Micro/Nanofluidics for Bioengineering and Lab-On-A-Chip | 4 |
| BIO ENG 163 | Principles of Molecular and Cellular Biophotonics | 4 |
| BIO ENG 174 | Course Not Available | |
| BIO ENG C181 | The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass | 3 |
| CHM ENG 140 | Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis | 4 |
| CHM ENG 141 | Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics | 4 |
| CHM ENG 142 | Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Engineering | 4 |
| CHM ENG 150A | Transport Processes | 4 |
| CHM ENG 150B | Transport and Separation Processes | 4 |
| CHM ENG 154 | Chemical Engineering Laboratory | 4 |
| CHM ENG 160 | Chemical Process Design | 4 |
| CHM ENG 162 | Dynamics and Control of Chemical Processes | 4 |
| CHM ENG 170A | Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHM ENG 170B | Biochemical Engineering | 3 |
| CHM ENG C170L | Biochemical Engineering Laboratory | 3 |
| CHM ENG 171 | Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| CHM ENG 176 | Principles of Electrochemical Processes | 3 |
| CHM ENG C178 | Polymer Science and Technology | 3 |
| CHM ENG 179 | Process Technology of Solid-State Materials Devices | 3 |
| CHM ENG 180 | Chemical Engineering Economics | 3 |
| CHM ENG 185 | Technical Communication for Chemical Engineers | 3 |
| CHM ENG H194 | Research for Advanced Undergraduates | 2-4 |
| CHM ENG 195 | Special Topics | 2-4 |
| CHM ENG C195A | The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass | 3 |
| CHM ENG 196 | Special Laboratory Study | 2-4 |
| CHEM 100 | Communicating Chemistry (limited to 2 units) | 2 |
| CHEM 103 | Inorganic Chemistry in Living Systems | 3 |
| CHEM 104A | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 104B | Advanced Inorganic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 105 | Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry | 4 |
| CHEM 108 | Inorganic Synthesis and Reactions | 4 |
| CHEM C110L | General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 113 | Advanced Mechanistic Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 114 | Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 115 | Organic Chemistry--Advanced Laboratory Methods | 4 |
| CHEM 122 | Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy | 3 |
| CHEM 125 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM C130 | Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life | 4 |
| CHEM 130B | Biophysical Chemistry (2 units) | 3 |
| CHEM 135 | Chemical Biology | 3 |
| CHEM C138 | The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass | 3 |
| CHEM 143 | Nuclear Chemistry | 2 |
| CHEM 146 | Radiochemical Methods in Nuclear Technology and Forensics | 3 |
| CHEM C150 | Introduction to Materials Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM C170L | Biochemical Engineering Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM C178 | Polymer Science and Technology | 3 |
| CHEM C182 | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| CHEM C191 | Quantum Information Science and Technology | 3 |
| CHEM 192 | Individual Study for Advanced Undergraduates | 1-3 |
| CHEM H194 | Research for Advanced Undergraduates | 2-4 |
| CHEM 195 | Special Topics | 3 |
| CHEM 196 | Special Laboratory Study | 2-4 |
| CIV ENG C106 | Air Pollution | 3 |
| CIV ENG 108 | Course Not Available | |
| CIV ENG 111 | Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CIV ENG 112 | Environmental Engineering Design | 3 |
| CIV ENG 114 | Environmental Microbiology | 3 |
| CIV ENG 115 | Water Chemistry | 3 |
| CIV ENG C116 | Chemistry of Soils | 3 |
| CIV ENG C133 | Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| COMPSCI 160 | User Interface Design and Development | 4 |
| COMPSCI 162 | Operating Systems and System Programming | 4 |
| COMPSCI 164 | Programming Languages and Compilers | 4 |
| COMPSCI 170 | Efficient Algorithms and Intractable Problems | 4 |
| COMPSCI 174 | Combinatorics and Discrete Probability | 4 |
| COMPSCI 184 | Foundations of Computer Graphics | 4 |
| COMPSCI C191 | Quantum Information Science and Technology | 3 |
| EPS 103 | Introduction to Aquatic and Marine Geochemistry | 4 |
| EPS 105 | Course Not Available | |
| EPS 111 | Petroleum Geology | 3 |
| EPS C129 | Biometeorology | 3 |
| EPS 131 | Geochemistry | 4 |
| EPS C162 | Planetary Astrophysics | 4 |
| EPS C180 | Air Pollution | 3 |
| EPS C183 | Carbon Cycle Dynamics | 3 |
| EPS C182 | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory | 3 |
| EPS 185 | Marine Geobiology | 2 |
| ECON C103 | Introduction to Mathematical Economics | 4 |
| EDUC 223B | Special Problems in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (graduate-level; requires consent of instructor) | 2-6 |
| EDUC 224A | Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving (graduate-level; requires consent of instructor) | 3 |
| EL ENG 100 | Electronic Techniques for Engineering | 4 |
| ENE,RES 102 | Quantitative Aspects of Global Environmental Problems | 4 |
| ENGIN 117 | Methods of Engineering Analysis | 3 |
| ENGIN 128 | Advanced Engineering Design Graphics | 3 |
| ESPM 119 | Chemical Ecology | 2 |
| ESPM 120 | Soil Characteristics | 3 |
| ESPM C128 | Chemistry of Soils | 3 |
| ESPM C129 | Biometeorology | 3 |
| ESPM C138 | Introduction to Comparative Virology | 4 |
| ESPM C148 | Pesticide Chemistry and Toxicology | 3 |
| ESPM C180 | Air Pollution | 3 |
| INTEGBI 106A | Physical and Chemical Environment of the Ocean | 4 |
| INTEGBI 115 | Introduction to Systems in Biology and Medicine | 4 |
| MAT SCI 102 | Bonding, Crystallography, and Crystal Defects | 3 |
| MAT SCI 103 | Phase Transformations and Kinetics | 3 |
| MAT SCI 104 | Materials Characterization | 4 |
| MAT SCI 111 | Properties of Electronic Materials | 4 |
| MAT SCI 112 | Corrosion (Chemical Properties) | 3 |
| MAT SCI 113 | Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| MAT SCI 117 | Properties of Dielectric and Magnetic Materials | 3 |
| MAT SCI C118 | Biological Performance of Materials | 4 |
| MAT SCI 120 | Materials Production | 3 |
| MAT SCI 121 | Metals Processing | 3 |
| MAT SCI 122 | Ceramic Processing | 3 |
| MAT SCI 123 | Semiconductor Processing | 3 |
| MAT SCI 125 | Thin-Film Materials Science | 3 |
| MAT SCI 130 | Experimental Materials Science and Design | 3 |
| MAT SCI 140 | Nanomaterials for Scientists and Engineers | 3 |
| MAT SCI 151 | Polymeric Materials | 3 |
| MATH C103 | Introduction to Mathematical Economics | 4 |
| MATH 104 | Introduction to Analysis | 4 |
| MATH H104 | Honors Introduction to Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 105 | Second Course in Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 110 | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH H110 | Honors Linear Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 113 | Introduction to Abstract Algebra | 4 |
| MATH H113 | Honors Introduction to Abstract Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 114 | Second Course in Abstract Algebra | 4 |
| MATH 115 | Introduction to Number Theory | 4 |
| MATH 121A | Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences | 4 |
| MATH 121B | Mathematical Tools for the Physical Sciences | 4 |
| MATH 123 | Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 |
| MATH 125A | Mathematical Logic | 4 |
| MATH 126 | Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | 4 |
| MATH 128A | Numerical Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 128B | Numerical Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 130 | The Classical Geometries | 4 |
| MATH 135 | Introduction to the Theory of Sets | 4 |
| MATH 136 | Incompleteness and Undecidability | 4 |
| MATH 140 | Metric Differential Geometry | 4 |
| MATH 142 | Elementary Algebraic Topology | 4 |
| MATH 170 | Mathematical Methods for Optimization | 4 |
| MATH 185 | Introduction to Complex Analysis | 4 |
| MATH H185 | Honors Introduction to Complex Analysis | 4 |
| MATH 187 | Course Not Available | |
| MATH 189 | Mathematical Methods in Classical and Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| MEC ENG | ||
| MEC ENG C105B | Course Not Available | |
| MEC ENG 107 | Mechanical Engineering Laboratory | 3 |
| MEC ENG C115 | Molecular Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of the Cell | 4 |
| MEC ENG C117 | Structural Aspects of Biomaterials | 4 |
| MEC ENG 118 | Introduction to Nanotechnology and Nanoscience | 3 |
| MEC ENG C124 | Course Not Available | |
| MEC ENG C176 | Orthopedic Biomechanics | 4 |
| MEC ENG C180 | Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method | 3 |
| MCELLBI C100A | Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life | 4 |
| MCELLBI C103 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 |
| MCELLBI 104 | Genetics, Genomics, and Cell Biology | 4 |
| MCELLBI 110 | Molecular Biology: Macromolecular Synthesis and Cellular Function | 4 |
| MCELLBI C110L | General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| MCELLBI 111 | Course Not Available | |
| MCELLBI C112 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| MCELLBI C112L | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| MCELLBI 113 | Course Not Available | |
| MCELLBI C114 | Introduction to Comparative Virology | 4 |
| MCELLBI 115 | Course Not Available | |
| MCELLBI C116 | Microbial Diversity | 3 |
| MCELLBI 118 | The Cancer Karyotype: What it is and What it Does | 1 |
| MCELLBI 130A | Cell and Systems Biology | 4 |
| MCELLBI 130L | Course Not Available | |
| MCELLBI 133L | Physiology and Cell Biology Laboratory | 4 |
| MCELLBI 140 | General Genetics | 4 |
| MCELLBI 140L | Genetics Laboratory | 4 |
| MCELLBI 141 | Developmental Biology | 4 |
| MCELLBI 143 | Evolution of Genomes, Cells, and Development | 3 |
| MCELLBI C148 | Microbial Genomics and Genetics | 4 |
| MCELLBI 150 | Molecular Immunology | 4 |
| MCELLBI 150L | Immunology Laboratory | 4 |
| MCELLBI C160 | Course Not Available | |
| MCELLBI 160L | Neurobiology Laboratory | 4 |
| MCELLBI 167 | Course Not Available | |
| NUC ENG 101 | Nuclear Reactions and Radiation | 4 |
| NUC ENG 104 | Radiation Detection and Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory | 4 |
| NUC ENG 107 | Introduction to Imaging | 3 |
| NUC ENG 120 | Nuclear Materials | 4 |
| NUC ENG 124 | Radioactive Waste Management | 3 |
| NUC ENG 130 | Analytical Methods for Non-proliferation | 4 |
| NUC ENG 150 | Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Theory | 4 |
| NUC ENG 161 | Nuclear Power Engineering | 4 |
| NUC ENG 162 | Radiation Biophysics and Dosimetry | 3 |
| NUC ENG 170A | Nuclear Design: Design in Nuclear Power Technology and Instrumentation | 3 |
| NUC ENG 170B | Nuclear Design: Design in Bionuclear, Nuclear Medicine, and Radiation Therapy | 3 |
| NUC ENG 180 | Introduction to Controlled Fusion | 3 |
| NUSCTX 103 | Nutrient Function and Metabolism | 3 |
| NUSCTX 108A | Introduction and Application of Food Science | 3 |
| NUSCTX 110 | Toxicology | 4 |
| NUSCTX C112 | Course Not Available | |
| NUSCTX 115 | Principles of Drug Action | 2 |
| NUSCTX C119 | Course Not Available | |
| NUSCTX 120 | Course Not Available | |
| NUSCTX 150 | Course Not Available | |
| NUSCTX 160 | Metabolic Bases of Human Health and Diseases | 4 |
| NUSCTX 171 | Nutrition and Toxicology Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYSICS 7C | Physics for Scientists and Engineers (must be completed with a grade of C- or better) | 4 |
| PHYSICS 105 | Analytic Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYSICS 110A | Electromagnetism and Optics | 4 |
| PHYSICS 110B | Electromagnetism and Optics | 4 |
| PHYSICS 112 | Introduction to Statistical and Thermal Physics | 4 |
| PHYSICS 130 | Quantum and Nonlinear Optics | 3 |
| PHYSICS 137B | Quantum Mechanics | 4 |
| PHYSICS 138 | Modern Atomic Physics | 3 |
| PHYSICS 141A | Solid State Physics | 4 |
| PHYSICS 141B | Solid State Physics | 3 |
| PHYSICS C191 | Quantum Information Science and Technology | 3 |
| PLANTBI C103 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 |
| PLANTBI C112 | General Microbiology | 4 |
| PLANTBI C112L | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| PLANTBI C114 | Introduction to Comparative Virology | 4 |
| PLANTBI C116 | Microbial Diversity | 3 |
| PLANTBI 120 | Biology of Algae | 2 |
| PLANTBI 120L | Laboratory for Biology of Algae | 2 |
| PLANTBI 122 | Bioenergy | 2 |
| PLANTBI C124 | The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass | 3 |
| PLANTBI 135 | Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants | 3 |
| PLANTBI 135L | Course Not Available | |
| PLANTBI C144 | Introduction to Protein Informatics | 4 |
| PLANTBI C144L | Protein Informatics Laboratory | 3 |
| PLANTBI C148 | Microbial Genomics and Genetics | 4 |
| PLANTBI 150 | Plant Cell Biology | 3 |
| PLANTBI 150L | Course Not Available | |
| PLANTBI 160 | Plant Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| PLANTBI 160L | Course Not Available | |
| PLANTBI 170 | Modern Applications of Plant Biotechnology | 2 |
| PLANTBI 180 | Environmental Plant Biology | 2 |
| PB HLTH C102 | Bacterial Pathogenesis | 3 |
| PB HLTH 142 | Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Biology and Public Health | 4 |
| PB HLTH C143 | Course Not Available | |
| PB HLTH 162A | Public Health Microbiology | 3 |
| PB HLTH 162L | Public Health Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| PB HLTH C170B | Course Not Available | |
| PB HLTH 172 | Course Not Available | |
| PB HLTH C172 | Course Not Available | |
| STAT 134 | Concepts of Probability | 3 |
| STAT 135 | Concepts of Statistics | 4 |
| STAT C141 | Course Not Available | |
| STAT C143 | Course Not Available |
College Requirements
Undergraduate students in the College of Chemistry must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those required by the major program.
For detailed lists of courses that fulfill college requirements, please see the College of Chemistry page in this bulletin.
Entry Level Writing
All students who will enter the University of California as freshmen must demonstrate their command of the English language by fulfilling the Entry Level Writing Requirement. Fulfillment of this requirement is also a prerequisite to enrollment in all reading and composition courses at UC Berkeley.
American History and American Institutions
The American History and Institutions requirements are based on the principle that a U.S. resident graduated from an American university should have an understanding of the history and governmental institutions of the United States.
American Cultures
American Cultures is the one requirement that all undergraduate students at Cal need to take and pass in order to graduate. The requirement offers an exciting intellectual environment centered on the study of race, ethnicity and culture of the United States. AC courses offer students opportunities to be part of research-led, highly accomplished teaching environments, grappling with the complexity of American Culture.
Foreign Language
Applies to Chemistry and Chemical Biology majors only.
The Foreign Language requirement may be satisfied with one foreign language, in one of the following ways:
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By completing in high school the third year of one foreign language with minimum grades of C-.
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By completing at Berkeley the second semester of a sequence of courses in one foreign language, or the equivalent at another institution. Only foreign language courses that include reading and composition as well as conversation are accepted in satisfaction of this requirement. Foreign language courses may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis.
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By demonstrating equivalent knowledge of a foreign language through examination, including a College Entrance Examination Board (CEEB) Advanced Placement Examination with a score of 3 or higher (if taken before admission to college), an SAT II: Subject Test with a score of 590 or higher, or a proficiency examination offered by some departments at Berkeley or at another campus of the University of California.
Reading and Composition
In order to provide a solid foundation in reading, writing and critical thinking the College requires lower division work in composition.
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Chemical Engineering majors – A-level R&C course (e.g., English R1A) by end of freshman year
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Chemical Biology and Chemistry majors – A- and B-level courses by end of sophomore year
Breadth Elective Requirement – Chemistry & Chemical Biology majors
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15 units total; includes Reading & Composition (R1A + R1B) and American Cultures courses
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Remaining units must come from the College of Chemistry’s list of acceptable Humanities and Social Science courses (Group II)
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Breadth elective courses may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis (excluding R&C)
- AP, IB, and GCE A-level exam credit may be used to satisfy the breadth requirement
Breadth Elective Requirement – Chemical Engineering major
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19 unit total; includes Reading & Composition (R1A only) and American Cultures courses
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Breadth Series requirement: As part of the 19 units, students must complete two courses, at least one being upper division, in the same or very closely allied humanities or social science department(s). AP credit may be used to satisfy the lower division aspect of the requirement.
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Breadth Series courses and all remaining units must come from the College of Chemistry’s list of acceptable Humanities and Social Science courses (Group II)
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Breadth elective courses may be taken on a Pass/No Pass basis (excluding R&C)
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AP, IB, and GCE A-level exam credit may be used to satisfy the breadth requirement
Class Schedule Requirements
Minimum units per semester
Maximum units per semester – 19.5
12 units of course work each semester must satisfy degree requirements.
Chemical engineering freshmen and Chemistry majors are required to enroll in a minimum of one chemistry course each semester.
After the freshman year, Chemical Engineering majors must enroll in a minimum of one chemical and biomolecular engineering course each semester.
Semester Limit
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Students who entered as freshmen – 8 semesters
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Chemistry & Chemical Biology majors who entered as transfer students – 4 semesters
- Chemical Engineering majors who entered as transfer students – 5 semester
Summer sessions are excluded when determining the limit on semesters. Students who wish to delay graduation to complete a minor, a double major, or simultaneous degrees must request approval for delay of graduation before what would normally be their final two semesters. The College of Chemistry does not have a rule regarding maximum units that a student can accumulate.
Senior Residence
After 90 units toward the bachelor’s degree have been completed, at least 24 of the remaining units must be completed in residence in the College of Chemistry, in at least two semesters (the semester in which the 90 units are exceeded, plus at least one additional semester).
To count as a semester of residence for this requirement, a program must include at least 4 units of successfully completed courses. A summer session can be credited as a semester in residence if this minimum unit requirement is satisfied.
Juniors and seniors who participate in the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP) for a full year may meet a modified senior residence requirement. After 60 units toward the bachelor’s degree have been completed, at least 24 (excluding EAP) of the remaining units must be completed in residence in the College of Chemistry, in at least two semesters. At least 12 of the 24 units must be completed after the student has already completed 90 units. Undergraduate Dean’s approval for the modified senior residence requirement must be obtained before enrollment in the Education Abroad Program.
Minimum Total Units
A student must successfully complete at least 120 semester units in order to graduate.
Minimum Academic Requirements
Grades
A student must earn at least a C average (2.0 GPA) in all courses undertaken at UC, including those from UC Summer Sessions, UC Education Abroad Program, and UC Berkeley Washington Program, as well as XB courses from University Extension.
Minimum Course Grade Requirements
Students in the College of Chemistry who receive a grade of D+ or lower in a chemical and biomolecular engineering or chemistry course for which a grade of C- or higher is required must repeat the course at Berkeley.
Students in the College of Chemistry must achieve:
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C- or higher in CHEM 4A General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis before taking CHEM 4B General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis
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C- or higher in CHEM 4B General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis before taking more advanced courses
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C- or higher in CHEM 112A Organic Chemistry before taking CHEM 112B Organic Chemistry GPA of at least 2.0 in all courses taken in the college in order to advance to and continue in the upper division
Chemistry or chemical biology majors must also achieve:
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C- or higher in CHEM 120A Physical Chemistry and CHEM 120B Physical Chemistry if taken before CHEM 125 Physical Chemistry Laboratory or CHEM C182 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory
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2.0 GPA in all upper division courses taken at the University to satisfy major requirements
Chemical engineering students must also achieve:
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C- or higher in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) 140 before taking any other CBE courses
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C- or higher in CHM ENG 150A Transport Processes to be eligible to take any other course in the 150 series
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2.0 GPA in all upper division courses taken at the University to satisfy major requirements
Chemical engineering students who do not achieve a grade of C- or higher in CHM ENG 140 Introduction to Chemical Process Analysis on their first attempt are advised to change to another major. If the course is not passed with a grade of C- or higher on the second attempt, continuation in the Chemical Engineering program is normally not allowed.
Minimum Progress
To make normal progress toward a degree, undergraduates must successfully complete 30 units of coursework each year. The continued enrollment of students who do not maintain normal progress will be subject to the approval of the Undergraduate Dean. To achieve minimum academic progress, the student must meet two criteria:
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Completed no fewer units than 15 multiplied by the number of semesters, less one, in which the student has been enrolled at Berkeley. Summer sessions do not count as semesters for this purpose.
- A student’s class schedule must contain at least 13 units in any term, unless otherwise authorized by the staff adviser or the Undergraduate Dean.
Student Learning Goals
Mission
Each chemistry graduate will have completed an integrated, rigorous program which includes foundational course work in chemistry and in-depth course work in chemistry or chemistry-related fields. The ACS-certified degree further emphasizes laboratory experience and the development of professional skills. Advanced coursework and educational activities outside the traditional classroom, such as independent research, provide students the opportunity to conduct individual research projects or participate as a member of a research team. Many undergraduate students also benefit from taking our graduate courses in synthetic and physical chemistry.
At graduation, chemistry majors will have a set of fundamental competencies that are knowledge-based, performance/skills-based, and effective.
Learning Goals for the Major
All our graduates will be able to:
- Master a broad set of chemical knowledge concerning the fundamentals in the basic areas of the discipline (organic, inorganic, analytical, physical, and biological chemistry).
- Solve problems competently by identifying the essential parts of a problem and formulating a strategy for solving the problem. They will be able to rationally estimate the solution to a problem, apply appropriate techniques to arrive at a solution, test the correctness of the solution, and interpret their results.
- Use computers in data acquisition and processing and use available software as a tool in data analysis.
- Employ modern library search tools to locate and retrieve scientific information about a topic, chemical, chemical technique, or an issue relating to chemistry.
- Successfully pursue their career objectives in advanced education in professional and/or graduate schools, in a scientific career in government or industry, in a teaching career in the school systems, or in a related career following graduation.
Skills
All our graduates will demonstrate the ability to:
- Understand the objective of their chemical experiments, properly carry out the experiments, and appropriately record and analyze the results.
- Use standard laboratory equipment, modern instrumentation, and classical techniques to carry out experiments.
- Know and follow the proper procedures and regulations for safe handling and use of chemicals.
- Communicate the concepts and results of their laboratory experiments through effective writing and oral communication skills.
Courses
Chemical Biology
CHEM 1A General Chemistry 3 Units
Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions, introduction to chemical kinetics.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 1A after taking Chemistry 4A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 1AD General Chemistry (Digital) 3 Units
An interactive general chemistry course that uses modern digital technology, offered in a smaller classroom setting to facilitate student participation and foster an engaging learning environment. Topics cover the Chemistry 1A curriculum, ranging from quantum mechanics and interactions of atoms and molecules to properties and equilibria of bulk materials. The course involves a blend of classroom lectures and peer learning with substantial web-based assignments and resources including web access to lecture videos. Lecture time is also devoted to ChemQuiz peer discussions and live demos of chemical properties and processes, which students generally find to be illuminating and valuable learning experiences.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 1AD after completing Chemistry 4A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Pines, Slack
CHEM 1AL General Chemistry Laboratory 1 Unit
An experimental approach to chemical sciences with emphasis on developing fundamental, reproducible laboratory technique and a goal of understanding and achieving precision and accuracy in laboratory experiments. Proper use of laboratory equipment and standard wet chemical methods are practiced. Areas of investigations include chemical equilibria, spectroscopy, nanotechnology, green chemistry, and thermochemistry. Concurrent enrollment in 1A is recommended.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A (may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 1AL after taking 4A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 6 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 1B General Chemistry 4 Units
Introduction to chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, properties of the states of matter, binary mixtures, thermodynamic efficiency and the direction of chemical change, quantum mechanical description of bonding introduction to spectroscopy. Special topics: Research topics in modern chemistry and biochemistry, chemical engineering.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1A and Chemistry 1AL or equivalent, or a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the Chemistry AP test
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 1B after completing Chemistry 4B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM W1A General Chemistry 3 Units
Stoichiometry of chemical reactions, quantum mechanical description of atoms, the elements and periodic table, chemical bonding, real and ideal gases, thermochemistry, introduction to thermodynamics and equilibrium, acid-base and solubility equilibria, introduction to oxidation-reduction reactions, introduction to chemical kinetics. This course is web-based.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry is recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for W1A after taking 1A or 4A. A deficiency in 1A may be removed by taking W1A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of web-based lecture and 2 hours of web-based discussion per week
Online: This is an online course.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 3A Chemical Structure and Reactivity 3 Units
Introduction to organic chemical structures, bonding, and chemical reactivity. The organic chemistry of alkanes, alkyl halides, alcohols, alkenes, alkynes, and organometallics.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A with a grade of C- or higher, or a score of 4 or 5 on the Chemistry AP test
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 3A after completing Chemistry 112A; a deficient grade in Chemistry 112A may be removed by taking will restrict credit if completed before Chemistry 3A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 3AL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Units
Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystalization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be included.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A and 1AL or equivalent with a grade of C- or higher, or a score of 4 or 5 on Chemistry AP test; 3A (may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 3AL after taking 112A.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 3B Chemical Structure and Reactivity 3 Units
Conjugation, aromatic chemistry, carbonyl compounds, carbohydrates, amines, carboxylic acids, amino acids, peptides, proteins, and nucleic acid chemistry. Ultraviolet spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be introduced.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3A with a grade of C- or higher
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 3B after taking 112B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 3BL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Units
The synthesis and purification of organic compounds will be explored. Natural product chemistry will be introduced. Advanced spectroscopic methods including infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry will be used to analyze products prepared and/or isolated. Qualitative analysis of organic compounds will be covered.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3AL; 3B (may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 3BL after taking 112B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM N3AL Organic Chemistry Laboratory 2 Units
Introduction to the theory and practice of methods used in the organic chemistry laboratory. An emphasis is placed on the separation and purification of organic compounds. Techniques covered will include extraction, distillation, sublimation, recrystalization, and chromatography. Detailed discussions and applications of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will be included.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3A may be taken concurrently, or after passing 3A with a grade of C- or better
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for N3AL after taking 112A.
Hours & Format
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of web-based lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Online: This is an online course.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Instructor: Pedersen
CHEM 4A General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis 4 Units
This series is intended for majors in physical and biological sciences and in engineering. It presents the foundation principles of chemistry, including stoichiometry, ideal and real gases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, oxidation-reduction reactions, thermochemistry, entropy, nuclear chemistry and radioactivity, the atoms and elements, the periodic table, quantum theory, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical kinetics, and descriptive chemistry. Examples and applications will be drawn from diverse areas of special interest such as atmospheric, environmental, materials, polymer and computational chemistry, and biochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work. Equivalent to 1A-1B plus 15 as prerequisite for further courses in chemistry.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry; calculus (may be taken concurrently); high school physics is recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive one unit of credit for 4A after taking 1A. Students will receive three units of credit for 4A after taking 1AL.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 4B General Chemistry and Quantitative Analysis 4 Units
Series is intended for majors in physical and biological sciences and engineering. It presents the foundation principles of chemistry, including stoichiometry, ideal and real gases, acid-base and solubility equilibria, oxidation-reduction reactions, thermochemistry, entropy, nuclear chemistry and radioactivity, the atoms and elements, the periodic table, quantum theory, chemical bonding, molecular structure, chemical kinetics, and descriptive chemistry. Examples and applications are drawn from diverse areas of special interest such as atmospheric, environmental, materials, polymer and computational chemistry, and biochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative work. Equivalent to 1A-1B plus 15 as prerequisite for future chemistry courses.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: High school chemistry; calculus (may be taken concurrently); high school physics is recommended
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive two units of credit for 4B after taking 1B; 1 unit after taking 15.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 15 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 3 Units
An introduction to analytical and bioanalytical chemistry including background in statistical analysis of data, acid-base equilibria, electrochemical, spectrometric, and chromatographic methods of analysis and some advanced topics in bioanalytical chemistry such as micro-fluidics, bioassay techniques, and enzymatic biosensors.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1A and 1AL or equivalent
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive 2 units credit for 15 after taking 4B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit
The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics may vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 freshmen.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit as topic varies. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
CHEM 49 Supplementary Work in Lower Division Chemistry 1 - 4 Units
Students with partial credit in lower division chemistry courses may, with consent of instructor, complete the credit under this heading.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-6 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 96 Introduction to Research and Study in the College of Chemistry 1 Unit
Introduces freshmen to research activities and programs of study in the College of Chemistry. Includes lectures by faculty, an introduction to college library and computer facilities, the opportunity to meet alumni and advanced undergraduates in an informal atmosphere, and discussion of college and campus resources.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Freshman standing in the College of Chemistry, or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Chemistry 96 after taking Chemistry C96 or Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering C96.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam required.
CHEM 98 Supervised Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Group study of selected topics.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 98W Directed Group Study 1 Unit
Topics vary with instructor. Enrollment restrictions apply.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 100 Communicating Chemistry 2 Units
For undergraduate and graduate students interested in improving their ability to communicate their scientific knowledge by teaching chemistry in elementary schools. The course will combine instruction in inquiry-based chemistry teaching methods and learning pedagogy with 10 weeks of supervised teaching experience in a local school classroom. Thus, students will practice communicating scientific knowledge and receive mentoring on how to improve their presentations. Approximately three hours per week, including time spent in school classrooms.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Formerly known as: 20
CHEM 103 Inorganic Chemistry in Living Systems 3 Units
The basic principles of metal ions and coordination chemistry applied to the study of biological systems.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 3A or 112A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 104A Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Units
The chemistry of metals and nonmetals including the application of physical chemical principles.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 1B, 4B, or 3A; 104A is prerequisite to 104B
Credit Restrictions: 104A: No restrictions; 104B: Students will receive two units of credit after taking 103.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 104B Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 Units
The chemistry of metals and nonmetals including the application of physical chemical principles.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 104A or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive two units of credit for 104B taking 103.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 105 Instrumental Methods in Analytical Chemistry 4 Units
Principles, instrumentation and analytical applications of atomic spectroscopies, mass spectrometry, separations, electrochemistry and micro-characterization. Discussion of instrument design and capabilities as well as real-world problem solving with an emphasis on bioanalytical, environmental, and forensic applications. Hands-on laboratory work using modern instrumentation, emphasizing independent projects involving real-life samples and problem solving.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B; or 1B and 15; or 1B and a UC GPA of 3.3 or higher
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 108 Inorganic Synthesis and Reactions 4 Units
The preparation of inorganic compounds using vacuum line, air-and moisture-exclusion, electrochemical, high-pressure, and other synthetic techniques. Kinetic and mechanistic studies of inorganic compounds.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or 15; 104B with grade of C- or higher, or 103
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C110L General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory 4 Units
Experimental techniques of biochemistry and molecular biology, designed to accompany the lectures in Molecular and Cell Biology 100B and 110.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2-2 hours of lecture and 6-8 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C110L
CHEM 112A Organic Chemistry 5 Units
A study of all aspects of fundamental organic chemistry, including nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, reactions and syntheses of the major classes of organic compounds. The study includes theoretical aspects, reaction mechanisms, multistep syntheses, and the chemistry of polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds. This course is more extensive and intensive than 3A-3B and includes a greater emphasis on reaction mechanisms and multistep syntheses. 112A (F); 112B (SP)
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 112A: 1B or 4B with grade of C- or higher; 112B: 112A with grade of C- or higher. For students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field such as chemical engineering or molecular and cell biology
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 112A after taking both 3A and 3AL; two units of credit after taking 3A (lecture only).
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 112B Organic Chemistry 5 Units
A study of all aspects of fundamental organic chemistry, including nomenclature, chemical and physical properties, reactions and syntheses of the major classes of organic compounds. The study includes theoretical aspects, reaction mechanisms, multistep syntheses, and the chemistry of polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds. This course is more extensive and intensive than 3A-3B and includes a greater emphasis on reaction mechanisms and multistep syntheses. 112A (F); 112B (SP)
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 112A: 1B or 4B with grade of C- or higher. 112B: 112A with grade of C- or higher. For students majoring in chemistry or a closely related field such as chemical engineering or molecular and cell biology
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 112B after taking both 3B and 3BL; 2 units of credit for 112B after taking 3B (lecture only).
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture, 1 hour of discussion, and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Hawkins, Schultz, Streitwieser
CHEM 113 Advanced Mechanistic Organic Chemistry 3 Units
Advanced topics in mechanistic and physical organic chemistry typically including kinetics, reactive intermediates, substitution reactions, linear free energy relationships, orbital interactions and orbital symmetry control of reactions, isotope effects, and photochemistry.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3B or 112B with a minimum grade of B- or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 114 Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry 3 Units
Advanced topics in synthetic organic chemistry with a focus on selectivity. Topics include reductions, oxidations, enolate chemistry and the aldol reaction, reactions of non-stablized anions, olefination reactions, pericyclic reactions and application to the synthesis of complex structures.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3B or 112B with a minimum grade of B- or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 115 Organic Chemistry--Advanced Laboratory Methods 4 Units
Advanced synthetic methods, chemical and spectroscopic structural methods, designed as a preparation for experimental research.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 112B with a grade of C- or higher
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 11 hours of laboratory per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 20 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 120A Physical Chemistry 3 Units
Kinetic, potential, and total energy of particles and forces between them; principles of quantum theory, including one-electron and many-electron atoms and its applications to chemical bonding, intermolecular interactions, and elementary spectroscopy.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or equivalent; PHYSICS 7B or 8B; Mathematics 53; Mathematics 54 or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive two units of credit for 120A after taking 130B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 120B Physical Chemistry 3 Units
Statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, equilibrium and applications to chemical systems: states of matter, solutions and solvation, chemical kinetics, molecular dynamics, and molecular transport.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or equivalent; Mathematics 53; Mathematics 54 (may be taken concurrently); PHYSICS 7B or 8B
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 122 Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy 3 Units
Postulates and methods of quantum mechanics and group theory applied to molecular structure and spectra.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 120A
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 125 Physical Chemistry Laboratory 3 Units
Experiments in thermodynamics, kinetics, molecular structure, and general physical chemistry.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Two of the following: 120A, 120B, C130, or 130B with grades of C- or higher (one of which may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive 1 unit of credit for 125 after taking C182 or Earth and Planetary Science C182. Consent of instructor is required to enroll in 125 after completing C182 or EPS C182.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 130B Biophysical Chemistry 3 Units
The weekly one-hour discussion is for problem solving and the application of calculus in physical chemistry. Molecular structure, intermolecular forces and interactions, biomolecular spectroscopy, high-resolution structure determinations.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry C130 or Molecular and Cell Biology C100A, or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive two units of credit for Chemistry 130B after completing Chemistry 120A and no credit after completing both Chemistry 120A and 120B.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C130 Biophysical Chemistry: Physical Principles and the Molecules of Life 4 Units
Thermodynamic and kinetic concepts applied to understanding the chemistry and structure of biomolecules (proteins, DNA, and RNA). Molecular distributions, reaction kinetics, enzyme kinetics. Bioenergetics, energy transduction, and motor proteins. Electrochemical potential, membranes, and ion channels.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 3A or 112A, Mathematics 1A, BIOLOGY 1A and 1AL; Chemistry 3B or 112B recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 5.5 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: MCELLBI C100A
CHEM 135 Chemical Biology 3 Units
One-semester introduction to biochemistry, aimed toward chemistry and chemical biology majors.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 3B or 112B; BIOLOGY 1A; or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for 135 after taking Molecular and Cell Biology 100B or 102.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C138 The Berkeley Lectures on Energy: Energy from Biomass 3 Units
After an introduction to the different aspects of our global energy consumption, the course will focus on the role of biomass. The course will illustrate how the global scale of energy guides the biomass research. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of the biological aspects (crop selection, harvesting, storage and distribution, and chemical composition of biomass) with the chemical aspects to convert biomass to energy. The course aims to engage students in state-of-the-art research.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemistry 1B or Chemistry 4B, Mathematics 1B, BIOLOGY 1A
Repeat rules: Repeatable when topic changes with consent of instructor.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Bell, Blanch, Clark, Smit, C. Somerville
Also listed as: BIO ENG C181/CHM ENG C195A/PLANTBI C124
CHEM 143 Nuclear Chemistry 2 Units
Radioactivity, fission, nuclear models and reactions, nuclear processes in nature. Computer methods will be introduced.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: PHYSICS 7B or equivalent
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 146 Radiochemical Methods in Nuclear Technology and Forensics 3 Units
Experimental illustrations of the interrelation between chemical and nuclear science and technology and nuclear forensics; radioactive decay and counting techniques; nuclear spectroscopy; fundamental radiochemical techniques; radiochemical separations techniques; tracers; activation analysis; forensic applications of radiochemistry; fusion, fission and nuclear reactors.
Objectives & Outcomes
Course Objectives: Familiarize students with principles of nuclear and radiochemistry and its many important applications in our daily lives; provide hands-on training.
Student Learning Outcomes: A solid understanding of nuclear and radiochemistry; proficiency in safe handling of radioactive materials in the laboratory, and appreciation for the wide application of radiochemical techniques in chemistry, nuclear technology, and nuclear forensics.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 4B or 15; 143 is recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1.5 hours of lecture and 4.5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Nitsche
CHEM 149 Supplementary Work in Upper Division Chemistry 1 - 4 Units
Students with partial credit in upper division chemistry courses may, with consent of instructor, complete the credit under this heading.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM C150 Introduction to Materials Chemistry 3 Units
The application of basic chemical principles to problems in materials discovery, design, and characterization will be discussed. Topics covered will include inorganic solids, nanoscale materials, polymers, and biological materials, with specific focus on the ways in which atomic-level interactions dictate the bulk properties of matter.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: 104A; 104B is recommended
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: MAT SCI C150
CHEM C170L Biochemical Engineering Laboratory 3 Units
Laboratory techniques for the cultivation of microorganisms in batch and continuous reactions. Enzymatic conversion processes. Recovery of biological products.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Chemical Engineering 170A (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 6 hours of laboratory and 1 hour of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: CHM ENG C170L
CHEM C178 Polymer Science and Technology 3 Units
An interdisciplinary course on the synthesis, characterization, and properties of polymer materials. Emphasis on the molecular origin of properties of polymeric materials and technological applications. Topics include single molecule properties, polymer mixtures and solutions, melts, glasses, elastomers, and crystals. Experiments in polymer synthesis, characterization, and physical properties.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Junior standing
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Segalman
Also listed as: CHM ENG C178
CHEM C182 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Laboratory 3 Units
Fluid dynamics, radiative transfer, and the kinetics, spectroscopy, and measurement of atmospherically relevant species are explored through laboratory experiments, numerical simulations, and field observations.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Earth and Planetary Science 50 and 102 with grades of C- or higher (one of which may be taken concurrently) or two of the following: Chemistry 120A, 120B, C130, or 130B with grades of C- or higher (one of which may be taken concurrently)
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive 1 unit of credit for C182 after taking 125.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 5 hours of laboratory per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Also listed as: EPS C182
CHEM C191 Quantum Information Science and Technology 3 Units
This multidisciplinary course provides an introduction to fundamental conceptual aspects of quantum mechanics from a computational and informational theoretic perspective, as well as physical implementations and technological applications of quantum information science. Basic sections of quantum algorithms, complexity, and cryptography, will be touched upon, as well as pertinent physical realizations from nanoscale science and engineering.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructors: Crommie, Vazirani, Whaley
Also listed as: COMPSCI C191/PHYSICS C191
CHEM 192 Individual Study for Advanced Undergraduates 1 - 3 Units
All properly qualified students who wish to pursue a problem of their own choice, through reading or nonlaboratory study, may do so if their proposed project is acceptable to the member of the staff with whom they wish to work.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM H193 Senior Honors Thesis 3 Units
A senior honors thesis is written in consultation with the student’s faculty research advisor. This is a required course for students wishing to graduate with honors in Chemistry or Chemical Biology.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Senior standing, approval of faculty research advisor, overall GPA of 3.4 or higher at Berkeley
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 9-0 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
CHEM H194 Research for Advanced Undergraduates 2 - 4 Units
Students may pursue original research under the direction of one of the members of the staff.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Minimum GPA of 3.4 overall at Berkeley and consent of instructor and adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
0 weeks - 2-4 hours of independent study per week
6 weeks - 2-4 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 2-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 195 Special Topics 3 Units
Special topics will be offered from time to time. Examples are: photochemical air pollution, computers in chemistry.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 10 weeks - 4.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
CHEM 196 Special Laboratory Study 2 - 4 Units
Special laboratory work for advanced undergraduates.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and adviser
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-1 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 2.5-2.5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 2-2 hours of independent study per week
10 weeks - 1.5-1.5 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
CHEM 197 Field Study in Chemistry 1 - 4 Units
Supervised experience in off-campus organizations relevant to specific aspects and applications of chemistry. Written report required at the end of the term. Course does not satisfy unit or residence requirements for the bachelor's degree.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Upper division standing and consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of fieldwork per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Group study of selected topics.
Rules & Requirements
Prerequisites: Completion of 60 units of undergraduate study and in good standing
Credit Restrictions: Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog.
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
CHEM 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Enrollment is restricted by regulations listed in the .
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit. Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 0 hours of independent study per week
Summer:
6 weeks - 1-5 hours of independent study per week
8 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Chemistry/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
Faculty
Professors
Paul Alivisatos, Professor. Physical chemistry, semiconductor nanocrystals, nanoscience, nanotechnology, artificial photosynthesis, solar energy, renewable energy, sustainable energy.
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Richard A. Andersen, Professor. Chemistry, inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry.
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John Arnold, Professor. Organometallic chemistry, organometallic catalysis, materials chemistry, coordination chemistry.
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Robert G. Bergman, Professor. Organic and inorganic chemistry: synthesis and reaction mechanisms, organotransition metal compounds, homogeneous catalysis.
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Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Professor. Molecular basis of cell surface interactions, eukaryotic genomes, glycosylation.
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Kristie A Boering, Professor. Physical chemistry, climate change, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, ozone, earth and planetary science, isotopic compositions of atmospheric trace gases, stratospheric ozone, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, molecular hydrogen, methane.
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David Chandler, Professor. Physical chemistry, chemistry, statistical mechanics, theoretical, condensed matter, molecular structure and dynamics, quantum theory of many body systems.
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Christopher J. Chang, Professor. Chemistry, inorganic chemistry, neuroscience, bioinorganic chemistry, general physiology, organic chemistry, new chemical tools for biological imaging and proteomics, new metal complexes for energy catalysis and green chemistry, chemical biology.
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Ronald C Cohen, Professor. Physical chemistry, water, climate, air pollution, atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, analytical chemistry, ozone, nitrogen oxides, CO2, clouds.
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Graham R Fleming, Professor. Chemistry, proteins, chemical and biological dynamics in the condensed phase, ultrafast spectroscopy, body dynamics, liquids, solutions, glasses, photosynthetic proteins, role of solvents in chemical reactions, complex electric fields, electron transfer.
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Matt Francis, Professor. Materials chemistry, drug delivery, organic chemistry, Protein modification, artificial photosynthesis, water purification.
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Phillip Lewis Geissler, Professor. Statistical mechanics, theoretical chemistry, microscopic behavior of complex biological and material systems, biomolecular structure and dynamics, nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy.
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Jay T. Groves, PhD, Professor. Chemistry, physical chemistry of cell membranes, molecular organization in cell membranes, receptor-ligand binding, spatial rearrangement of receptors, ligands.
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Charles B. Harris, Professor. Physical chemistry, surface science, theoretical chemistry, chemical dynamics, femtosecond lasers in the visible and infrared, energy transfer, relaxation, primary processes in chemical reactions in liquids, the dynamical properties of electrons.
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John F. Hartwig, Professor. Inorganic chemistry, organometallic chemistry, catalysis, organic chemistry.
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Martin Head-Gordon, Professor. Theoretical chemistry, electronic structure calculations, development of novel theories and algorithms, quantum mechanics.
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Stephen R. Leone, Professor. Physical chemistry, molecular dynamics, atomic, molecular, nanostructured materials, energy applications, attosecond physics and chemistry, radical reactions, combustion dynamics, microscopy, Optical physics, chemical physics, soft x-ray, high harmonic generation, ultrafast laser, aerosol chemistry and dynamics, neutrals imaging.
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Jeffrey R Long, Professor. Inorganic and solid state chemistry, synthesis of inorganic clusters and solids, controlling structure, tailoring physical properties, intermetal bridges, high-spin metal-cyanide clusters, magnetic bistability.
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Marcin M. Majda, Professor. Electrochemistry, analytical chemistry, electrode & solution interfaces, electron tunneling, bioanalytical chemistry.
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Luciano G. Moretto, Professor. Chemistry, nuclear science, statistical and dynamical properties of nuclei, nuclear reactions, multifragmentation, thermal scaling, monovariant and bivariant regions.
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Daniel M. Neumark, Professor. Physical chemistry, molecular structure and dynamics, spectroscopy and dynamics of transition states, radicals, and clusters, frequency and time-domain techniques, state-resolved photodissociation, photodetachment of negative ion beams.
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Alexander Pines, Professor. Physical chemistry, magnetic resonance imaging, solid state, NMR, optics, quantum coherence, symmetry, modern pulsed magnetic resonance spectroscopy, optical pumping in condensed matter, nonlinear phenomena and chaos, relaxation and many body dynamics.
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Richard J. Saykally, Professor. Physical chemistry, surface science, analytical chemistry, materials solid state chemistry, laser spectroscopy methods, X-ray spectroscopy, molecular astrophysics, novel forms of matter, nonlinear optical molecular imaging(NMI), water clusters.
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Kevan M. Shokat, Professor. Chemistry, bio-organic chemistry, diabetes, protein phosphorylation, fundamental signal transduction pathways in cells and whole organisms, kinase, drug development, asthma, multiple forms of cancer, neurological disorders, drug addiction.
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Angelica M. Stacy, PhD, Professor. Chemistry, solid states, physical and inorganic chemistry, emerging technologies, synthesis and characterization of new solid state materials with novel electronic properties, magnetic properties, development of new synthetic methodologies.
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T. Don Tilley, Professor. Inorganic, organometallic, polymer and materials chemistry; synthetic, structural, and reactivity studies on transition metal compounds; catalysis; new chemical transformations; advanced solid state materials; renewable energy; solar fuels.
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Dean F. Toste, Professor. Organometallic chemistry, organic, development of new synthetic methods, enantioselective catalysts, strategies for the synthesis of natural products, synthesis of complex molecules, formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds, olefins.
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K. Peter Vollhardt, Professor. Organic and organometallic chemistry, transition metals, novel synthetic methodology, synthesis of complex natural and unnatural products, assembly of novel oligometallic arrays, phenylenes, organic magnets and conductors.
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David E. Wemmer, Professor. Nuclear magnetic resonance, nucleic acids, biophysical chemistry: proteins, NMR spectroscopy, magnetic resonance methods, structure of proteins and DNA, conformational fluctuations, biopolymers.
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K. Birgitta Whaley, Professor. Chemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry, cluster and nano science, quantum information and computations, quantum mechanics of clusters and advanced materials, elucidating and manipulating chemical dynamics in strongly quantum environments.
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Evan R. Williams, Professor. Spectroscopy, molecular structure and dynamics, analytical chemistry, biophysical chemistry, structure and reactivity of biomolecules and biomolecule/water interactions, mass spectrometry, separations, protein conformation, protein and DNA sequencing.
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Omar Yaghi, Professor.
Peidong Yang, Professor. Materials chemistry, sensors, nanostructures, energy conversion, nanowires, miniaturizing optoelectronic devices, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, solid state lighting.
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Assistant Professors
Tanja Cuk, PhD, Assistant Professor.
Felix R. Fischer, PhD, Assistant Professor.
Naomi S Ginsberg, Assistant Professor.
Ming Chen Hammond, Assistant Professor. Molecular biology, biochemistry, organic chemistry, synthetic biology, chemical biology.
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Thomas Maimone, Assistant Professor.
Evan W Miller, Assistant Professor.
Ke Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor.
Adjunct Faculty
Anne Baranger, Adjunct Faculty.
Lecturers
Michelle Christine Douskey, Lecturer.
Peter Marsden, Lecturer.
Steven F. Pedersen, Lecturer.
MaryAnn Robak, Lecturer.