Chemistry at University of California Irvine

The UCI Department of Chemistry has an established reputation for excellence in education and research, in all areas of chemistry. We are the second largest producer of chemistry majors in the U.S. and are currently ranked 18th by US News & World Report. In the graduate school, beyond the traditional fields of Analytical, Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry, we have set the trend in interdisciplinary graduate training, with programs in Chemical & Materials Physics, Atmospheric & Environmental Chemistry , and Chemical Biology, the field in which the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Ernie Rose, a UCI researcher in the Department of Physiology and Biophysics. The 1995 Nobel Prize in Atmospheric Chemistry was awarded to our founding Chair, Prof. F. S. Rowland. We are similarly proud that Prof. Barbara Finlayson-Pitts was elected into the National Academy in 2006, joining several other faculty who hold this prestigious honor. Indeed, our awards attest to the leadership in research, and dedication to teaching, of our faculty. Explore our department: I know that you will be inspired by what you find.