About us

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UCSC is an inclusive, supportive, and innovative community whose common goal is to create new chemical knowledge and to mentor the best and brightest students who will define the next frontiers of chemical science. As chemistry is central to modern science and is crucial to creating new knowledge and improving human experiences, we are committed to delivering quality education in our undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and to groundbreaking research in biomedical and materials science.

Explore Chemistry & Biochemistry News

The latest high-impact science in Chemistry & Biochemistry

Bunnett Symposium 2022

Posted: April 21, 2022

To view the recording of Prof. Hoffmann’s Lectures, please use the links below  Roald Hoffmann: The Bunnett Lecture 2022 – YouTube “Returning, Remembering, Forgiving” | Roald Hoffmann – YouTube   You are invited to attend the 20th annual Joseph F. Bunnett Lecture Featuring Prof. Roald Hoffmann winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize “Theorists intent on […]

Save the Date: Bunnett Symposium

Posted: January 20, 2022

The Bunnett lecture series is hosted annually by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in honor of Professor Emeritus Joseph Bunnett.

This year, the lecture features Prof. Roald Hoffmann and will be held online at 4:00 PM on April 22, 2022.

Mirror-image peptides form ‘rippled sheet’ structure predicted in 1953

Posted: December 20, 2021

A UCSC team obtained an x-ray ‘snapshot’ of a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science