Chemistry Software
Looking for software that isn't listed here?
There are several software packages available to research groups on a subscription basis. For annual subscriptions, the renewal month is listed.
Matlab
UCSB has a MathWorks Matlab TAH (Total Academic Headcount) license. For specifics, refer here.
Microsoft Licenses (Windows and Office) - MCCA
If you need a copy of Windows 10 or Windows 11 installed on a machine, our staff can help you install and activate a licensed copy of Windows on your computer. To comply with the CASA license agreement, your computer must be university owned (purchased with university funds/grants in the ChemBiochem department) and have an OEM license sticker for Win XP, 7, 8, or 10 on the computer's housing. The same applies for Office Professional Plus 2021 and Office for Mac 2021.
ChemDraw (October)
New users: Go to this site to register. Enter your Chem, MRL, ECE or Engineering email address and you will be able to download the installer package here. Additional vendor support documentation is available here.You must be a member of one of the following groups with an active paid subscription to receive an activation code for the ChemDraw software:
Abu-Omar
Bates
Butler
Carlini
Ford
Gainer
Greene
Hai
Hawker
Hayton
Léonard
Lipshutz
Read
Scott
Segalman
Sepunaru
Seshadri
Theogarajan
Wilson
Zakarian
Zhang
Cambridge Structural Database System (ConQuest) - October
Abu-Omar, Mahdi
Doherty, Michael
Hayton, Trevor
Léonard, Nadia
Seshadri, Ram
Wilson, Justin
Wu, Guang (X-ray)
Gaussian 09
Aue
deVries
Bowers
All groups from CNSI
NI Labview - December
The old version of LabView is available to everyone, but the new version requires a subscription.
deVries
Dahlquist
Han
Mikhailovsky
McFarland
