Department of Chemistry, UC San Diego

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry at UC San Diego! I am honored to serve as Chair of this extraordinary department. This is a meaningful moment for Chemistry at UC San Diego: a time to celebrate our strengths, deepen our sense of shared purpose, and imagine boldly what we can build together. Chemistry is a science of transformation. It helps us understand matter at the most fundamental level and gives us the tools to create new molecules, materials, medicines, technologies, and ways of seeing the world. It connects discovery to impact. It connects the classroom to the laboratory, the laboratory to society, and fundamental questions to some of the most urgent challenges of our time. At UC San Diego, Chemistry is defined by exceptional breadth, creativity, and ambition. Our research spans molecular design and synthesis, chemical biology, materials, physical chemistry, analytical chemistry, computation and theory, atmospheric and environmental chemistry, and many areas where traditional boundaries give way to new possibilities. Our faculty, researchers, students, postdoctoral scholars, and staff contribute to a vibrant scientific community that extends across our campus, throughout San Diego, across the nation, and around the world.