Professor Paul S. Weiss has been selected to receive the 2026 Medard W. Welch Award, the top research award from the American Vacuum Society (AVS), and postdoctoral alumnus, Professor Naihao […]

On Saturday, June 13, 2026, 66 of our students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 students received Master of Applied Chemical Sciences degrees, six Departmental Scholars received Master of Science degrees, and […]

A team of researchers led by Professor Richard Kaner has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize in recognition of a collaboration between the Kaner […]

On March 13, 2026, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry honored Professor Richard Kaner (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) with the 2026 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal in recognition of […]

By Ben Paul, UCLA Division of Physical Sciences A growing culture of entrepreneurship is reshaping how UCLA chemists think about discovery, impact, and their role beyond the lab. When Mike […]

Dr. Jeffrey Stafford ‘84, CEO of 858 Therapeutics and a veteran biotechnology executive and scientist, has been named the recipient of the 2026 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Award. Stafford […]

Professor Melissa Ramirez (Ph.D. ’21 organic chemistry, Garg and Houk groups), an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is profiled in a recent UCLA Newsroom […]

On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community gathered at UCLA Carnesale Commons to celebrate the installation of 13 endowed chairs in the department. Donors, […]