UCLA Chemistry has a long history of successful and innovative chemistry research . Our basic research impacts and has far reaching consequences in the fields of medicine, energy, energy storage, electronics, and computer industry.
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Analytical Chemistry Research Become an expert in single-molecule detection, scanning probe and super-resolution microscopies, NMR imaging, and probe matter at the molecular level.
Biophysics Research Research in biophysics is truly an interdisciplinary mix of molecular biology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, nanotechnology, and materials, to name a few.
Chemical Biology Research Chemical biology researchers identify problems in proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, systems biology, medicine and the brain and utilize small molecules, polymers, and computation to help solve them.
Inorganic Chemistry Research Inorganic Chemistry research applications impacts our every day life - medicine,energy, materials, and more.
Materials and Nanoscience Research Materials and Nanoscience research sits at the forefront of 21st century chemistry, and develops a staggering range of new materials and electronic devices.
Organic Chemistry Research Organic Chemistry research studies the structure and properties of carbon-based systems and synthesizes new drugs and materials. The applications of this field is truly diverse.
Physical Chemistry Research Physical Chemistry addresses the fundamentals of quantum and statistical mechanical properties of all states of matter, materials, and basic biological processes.
Theory and Computation Research Theory and Computation provide the foundation and modeling methods for chemical phenomena from physics to biology.
Analytical Chemistry Research Faculty
Biophysics Research Faculty
Chemical Biology Research Faculty
Inorganic Chemistry Research Faculty
Materials and Nanoscience Research Faculty
Organic Chemistry Research Faculty
Physical Chemistry Research Faculty
Theory and Computation Research Faculty
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