The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry (DCB) consists of 44 faculty, 145 graduate students, many post-doctoral scholars, and ~ 30 staff members, all dedicated to exploring the frontiers of chemical science and it's education. All branches of chemistry are well represented and a strong collaborative research environment exists, an ethos which is fostered by the creation of many interdisciplinary research units and Centers. DCB is one of the largest undergraduate service department at UCSB, serving 6000-7000 undergraduate STEM students per quarter through our lectures, laboratories, seminars, and special topics courses.
