2024 Nobel Laureate Professor David Baker (University of Washington), along with 20 of his coworkers, and Professor Ken Houk and his former UCLA graduate student, Dr. Cooper Jamieson (Ph.D. ’21, […]

Kaner group researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) is featured in a new short film from the Chemistry Shorts series titled Energy to Spare: Building Better Batteries. The seven-minute film […]

In the Fall of 2024, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry named Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart as the 2025 Seaborg Medalist—the highest honor the department bestows annually on […]

Assistant Researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) has been named by CIOLOOK Magazine as one of The 10 Most Influential Leaders in E-Mobility for 2025. This recognition honors individuals who […]

We are sad to report that Santa Monica College chemistry professor and UCLA alumnus, Dr. Sehat Nauli ‘98, passed away on January 14, 2025, from injuries sustained after being struck […]

Foote group postdoctoral alumnus Professor Alexander Greer (Brooklyn College and Graduate Center, CUNY) has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of Photochemistry and Photobiology. Photochemistry and Photobiology is the official journal […]

In this edition of our Alumni Spotlight series, we are proud to highlight the remarkable achievements of Professor Emeritus Garth L. Nicolson, a distinguished UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus whose […]

Professor Ken Houk has collaborated with the Professor Martin Schmeing (McGill University) group to reveal a novel mechanism for peptide biosynthesis.  In an accelerated publication in Nature, the Schmeing group’s […]