Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, centrally located on the beautiful Boulder Campus of the University of Colorado, is recognized internationally for its outstanding record in research, graduate education, and classroom teaching. The faculty, staff, and students are dedicated to ensuring its continuing vitality and scientific leadership.

Departmental teaching and research programs encompass analytical chemistry, biochemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry, and physical chemistry. In addition, interdisciplinary programs in materials/nanotech, biotech, and environmental and atmospheric chemistry are well established and have a long tradition in the Department.

The Department presently has over 45 faculty members, all of whom participate in undergraduate and graduate educational programs and direct active research programs. There are currently about 450 undergraduate biochemistry and chemistry majors, 250 graduate students, and 70 post-doctoral associates and visiting fellows in the Department. In a recent year, the student population included representatives from 30 foreign countries and from more than 50 colleges and universities around the United States. This representation of students from widely different backgrounds contributes to the enrichment of student life within our Department.

Fully equipped to meet the needs of all the research groups, the Department maintains electronic, mechanical and glass-blowing shops, NMR, X-ray crystallography, and mass spectroscopic facilities. These facilities are an important adjunct to the Department, having the capability to support high-level scientific research and analysis as well as to fabricate and repair specialized equipment.

Our faculty and staff are deeply committed to excellence in both research and teaching, by maintaining a strong tradition of working effectively with both undergraduate and graduate students. We encourage you to browse through the subjects being taught in the classroom and discoveries being made in the research laboratories.