Welcome
Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at San Diego State University!
Hours of Operation: 8:30am-12pm; 1-4:30pm Pacific Time Monday-Friday in GMCS-209.

SDSU offers the ACS-accredited bachelor's degree.
Announcements
- We are accepting applications for a faculty position in Analytical Chemistry at the rank of Assistant Professor for our Imperial Valley campus.
- Students: are you looking for a GE lab course? SDSU Chem & Biochem announces the launch of CHEM 103, a new GE course in Chemistry designed specifically for non-STEM majors. CHEM 103 will be offered in Fall 2025. Qustions? See our Chem 100/103 guide or contact the Chem Office.
- Congratulations to Prof. John Love, recipient of the 2025 Faculty Sustainability Award!
- The Sohl lab featured strongly in this year's awards at the SDSU Student Symposium, with M.S. student Darius Hyde taking one of the Provost's Awards and Josselyn Jacobo winning an Undergraduate Research Excellence Award. Congratulations, Sohl group!
- Congratulations to Senate Distinguished Prof. Christopher Harrison, 2025 recipient of the American Chemical Society's J. Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education!
- SDSU enters the ranks of R1 research universities as led by researchers such as Senate Distinguished Professor Christopher Harrison, pictured in President de la Torre's announcement on Feb 13.
- Congratulations to 2025 NSF CAREER Award recipient Prof. Rees Garmann!
- SPRING AND SUMMER 2025 CHEM 100 and CHEM 200 students! Please see important information about the ONLINE Chem Placement Exam.
Upcoming Events
Apr 11 | Dept. Seminar – Prof. Joseph Teprovich, CSU Northridge, GMCS-301, 2:00 PM |
Apr 18 | Dept. Seminar – Dr. Milan Gembicky, University of California, San Diego, GMCS-301, 2:00 PM |
Apr 25 | Dept. Seminar – Prof. Daniel Dries, Chapman University, GMCS-301, 2:00 PM |
May 02 | Dept. Seminar – Prof. Julia Stauber, UC San Diego, GMCS-301, 2:00 PM |
Sep 05 | Dept. Seminar – Prof. Alina Schimpf, U.C. San Diego, GMCS-301, 2:00 PM |
Department Contacts
Chair: Tom Huxford
Undergraduate Advisor: Peter van der Geer, pvanderg@sdsu.edu
Graduate Advisor: Thomas Cole, tcole@sdsu.edu
Doctoral Program Director: Byron Purse, bpurse@sdsu.edu
Other Inquiries: cheminfo@sdsu.edu
Thank you!
Recent donors to SDSU Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Mr. Jay Breaux
- Richard L. Jenkins, Ph.D.
- BlueDoor LLC
Main Office: GMCS 209 • 5500 Campanile Drive • San Diego, CA 92182-1030 (U.S.A.) • Phone: (619) 594-5595 • Fax: (619) 594-4634