Graduate Program - Visiting the Department

Students admitted to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD program are invited to visit every year during the spring.

UCSB is located in Goleta California, some ten miles west of Santa Barbara. Both Goleta and Santa Barbara are cities of approximately 100,000 people, and both are served by a medium size airport.

The university is approximately 2 hours north of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and 5 hours south of San Francisco. The Santa Barbara Airbus offers transportation to and from LAX daily. The following area maps should help you find us:

Transportation & Lodging

Maps & Directions



Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 9510
University of California
Santa Barbara CA 93106 - 9510
Department Phone: 805-893-5675
Department Fax: 805-893-4120