Department of Chemistry
Transforming curiosity into chemistry through research, innovation, and real-world impact.
Plan Your Degree
Undergraduate Science Centre
The Undergraduate Science Centre (USC) is the home of all undergraduate student support in the Faculty of Science: Science student advising, program coordination, the Science Co-op Program, and more.
Graduate Science Centre
The Graduate Science Centre has been created for graduate student support and services. View current graduate programs, important dates/deadlines, forms and documents, and contact information for your questions.
Explore chemistry courses
Discover a diverse range of chemistry courses that blend theory, experimentation, and real-world application. Our programs empower students to explore the science that shapes our world.
Research Areas
Chemists develop new materials for sustainable energy, new therapeutics for the treatment of disease, better ways of understanding polymer reactions, more accurate approaches to measuring pollutants and more. See what our researchers are working on.
What's New?
New National Quantum Strategy funds support research on diamonds, safer water and smarter accelerometers
Health, safety and defence-related projects benefit from targeted funding from NSERC
2026 UCalgary Teaching and Learning Grant recipients announced
25 of a record 63 applications received a combined $685K funding to pursue teaching and learning innovation and research projects
PHOTOS: Teaching Awards honour best of campus educators and staff
Impact on student learning celebrated at annual event
Researchers tap genetics, AI to tackle drug-resistant cattle parasites
Major grant aimed at discovering much-needed anti-parasitic drugs to protect cattle
Explore Your Future in Chemistry
From your first day in the lab to the exciting careers that follow, a chemistry degree from the University of Calgary opens endless possibilities. Discover what it’s like to study chemistry, gain hands-on experience, and see where your degree can take you in research, industry, health, and beyond.