Graphite | UC San Diego

Graphite is an undergraduate chemistry-focused journal at the University of California San Diego. The organization was established in 2021 to provide a platform for aspiring chemists to showcase their research and communication skills in an accessible and digestible format. Graphite is both an online and print journal and is split into four sections: news, research, features, and opinion. The journal aims to offer fresh insights into a variety of chemistry-related topics inside and outside of UC San Diego while providing a forum for aspiring writers under the guidance of trained student leaders. Graphite's in-house graphic design team collaborates with article editors to create effective visual representations that emphasize key scientific concepts in the article. At the end of each academic year, selected articles and artwork are featured in the annual print publication, which gets distributed to the faculty and students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Although still relatively new, Graphite seeks to expand access to chemistry knowledge among the undergraduate population and eventually hopes to include members of the local San Diego high school community in the annual publication through the form of a writing contest.