University of California, Santa Cruz

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.-Chemistry and Biochemistry;, Ph.D.-Chemistry and Biochemistry

Program Description:

Research opportunities: organic synthesis, natural products isolation and synthesis, polymer synthesis, glucose sensor development; metallo-enzyme catalysis, high throughput inhibitor discovery, biocatalysis; molecular basis of protein deposition diseases, protein folding, membrane bioenergetics; optical and dynamic properties of nanomnaterials, theoretical and computational dynamics. Techniques and instrumentation: mass spectroscopy, time-resolved spectroscopy, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, x-ray crystallography, automated drug design, femto-second lasers.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Small City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999