Powerful instrumentation and computer advances have greatly extended the experimental horizons of chemistry. Developments in molecular biology and our ability to probe and unravel elemental stages of chemical change set the stage for probing and understanding life processes. The numerous and challenging intellectual frontiers of chemistry provide exciting times to select chemistry as a profession or choose a chemistry-based career and contribute to the nation's technological base.
Chemistry is an activity of creative individualists.
The UAB Department of Chemistry contributes to and reflects the excitement of a major urban university. Here you will find a unique amount of encouragement and individual attention to enhance, strengthen, and refine your creative instincts and professional objectives. Your efforts will be supported by skilled faculty members, professional staff, and a full range of instrumentation and reference materials in our Chemistry Department. You will experience the excitement of chemistry and value the many professional ties you develop through opportunities to visit with renowned visiting chemists who participate in our seminar program, membership in our American Chemical Society Student Affiliate program, and discussions with graduate students and faculty. All the chemistry faculty are full-time members of the department and serve as the course instructors for the undergraduate and graduate classes.