The department

The Department of Chemistry of the UAB is structured in four units, according to the following fields of knowledge: Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.

Brief historical review:

The Department of Chemistry at the UAB was created in 1985 (6 November) as a result of the University Reform Law, which defined departments in Spanish universities as units with a minimum of 12 permanent teaching members (professors and tenured lecturers).

At the time, none of the former Chemistry Departments (Analytical Chemistry, Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) met this minimum requirement. Consequently, they decided by mutual agreement to create a single Department of Chemistry, leaving the former departments integrated in the form of Units.

The dispersed geographical location of the units within the Faculty of Science made it difficult to create a true departmental environment. The result was a confederation of units rather than a department. However, the construction of the current chemistry buitling (tower C7) in 1994 made it possible to begin to bring people together and create a true departmental spirit.

It took another two years for the department's regulations to be completed in 1996. This was an extremely important point in giving impetus to the department as a single, stable organization. As a result of this review, the chemical Engineering Unit decided to separate its activity and became the Department of Chemical Engineering.

The Department of Chemistry has achieved great stability and internal cohesion. It is one of the largest departments on the UAB campus and one of the most active in research.