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.
Office hours & location
Monday–Friday
9:00 AM–12:00 PM,
1:00 PM–4:00 PM
Physical Sciences Building, Rm 230
Contacts
Email: chemreception@ucsc.edu
Phone: (831) 459-4002
Fax: (831) 459-2935
Mailing address
University of California, Santa Cruz
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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Bunnett Symposium 2022

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