Department of Chemistry
Transforming curiosity into chemistry through research, innovation, and real-world impact.
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Science Student Centre (undergraduate students)
The Science Student Centre (SSC) 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.
Science Student Centre (graduate students)
The Science Student 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?
University names 15 new research excellence chairs across seven disciplines
UCalgary Research Excellence Chairs program builds capacity and provides leadership for strategic and transdisciplinary research initiatives
Chemistry graduate student wins Fulbright Canada Scholarship
What, like it’s hard? PhD student Alexandra Hankins heads to Harvard University for her eight-month exchange
A transdisciplinary approach transforms Arctic security
Six UCalgary projects receive funding from federal NFRF Exploration Stream
Six UCalgary researchers appointed new Canada Research Chairs
New appointments recognize research excellence across fields, from quantum computing to precision immunotherapy
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.