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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

WELCOME TO UTA CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The UTA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will prepare you for a rewarding career with our innovative education and world-class research programs. These programs are led by highly esteemed faculty and conducted in top-notch facilities which equip students for careers in industry, research, or academia. We have many specialized undergraduate degree programs that offer an excellent foundation in chemistry and biochemistry, and our graduate programs provide advanced training in a collaborative research environment which has the Carnegie Classification's highest rating: R1 Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity. Research and education go hand-in-hand and all students are encouraged to become active in research early in their academic careers.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Majors

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry
Bachelor of Science in Biological Chemistry
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Secondary Chemistry Teacher Certification (UTeach)
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Secondary Physical Science Teacher Certification (UTeach)
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering Fast-Track Program

Minors

Minor in Chemistry
Minor in Biochemistry 

Graduate Degree Programs

Master's Programs

Master of Science in Chemistry (with Thesis)
Master of Science in Chemistry (with Thesis Substitute)
Master of Science in Chemistry (Non-Thesis)

PH.D. Program

Ph.D. in Chemistry
A graduate student wearing safety goggles and gloves holding a test tube to observe a chemical reaction in a laboratory in the Chemistry & Physics Building.

Research Areas

• Chemical Biology • Sustainable Chemistry • Molecular Design • Chemical Catalysis • Materials • Computational Chemistry • Separation Science

News

12 October

UTA team receives prestigious NSF grant to develop new...

The University of Texas at Arlington is one of just 10 universities nationwide to receive a three-year, $800,000 National Science Foundation (NSF)...

11 October

Lovely takes reins as chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry...

The UTA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is undergoing a change in leadership this semester, but the transition has been seamless.
17 September

Chemistry's Schug Aims to Simplify Chemical Analysis

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing a method to make automated chemical analysis more accessible to global...

10 September

Johnson-Winters named to national science organization panel

Kayunta Johnson-Winters, UTA associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been appointed to a prestigious position with the American...

1 September

Macaluso receives NSF grant to create new synthetic...

A chemist at The University of Texas at Arlington is working to create newsynthetic materials which can improve on inorganic metal oxidesin order to...

19 August

A UTA trailblazer, ready for her graduation

At summer commencement, UTA to graduate first African American doctoral student in chemistry

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

Helpful Student Links

ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Carl Lovely
Professor and Chair
817-272-5446
lovely@uta.edu

Dr. Peter Kroll
Professor and Associate Chair
817-272-3814
pkroll@uta.edu