2026 Alumni Legacy Awards

3 days ago

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Four loyal UCLA alumni – Captain David Barrows, M.D., Larry Davis, Nancy Davis, and Sona De – received the 2026 Alumni Legacy Awards at the Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Awards […]

July 23

2026 Norma Stoddart Award for Exemplary Citizenship and Excellence in Graduate Research

1 week ago

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On June 9, 2026, alumnus Dr. Luca McDermott Catena (Ph.D. ’25, Garg group), currently a postdoctoral scholar with Professor Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley, was presented with the […]

July 17

SMACS and AXE host third Undergraduate Poster Session

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On June 4, 2026, the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS), Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ), a professional chemistry fraternity, and the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry department jointly hosted […]

SMACS and AXE host third Undergraduate Poster Session
July 16

2026 Graduate Student Departmental Awards

3 weeks ago

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Thanks to our generous donors, 74 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and/or service. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]

2026 Graduate Student Departmental Awards
July 8

The 2026 Organic Graduate Symposium

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This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposium, held in the Yoo Conference Hall and Collaboratory on June 12, 2026, featured brilliant talks by 16 chemistry graduate students. The annual Organic Graduate […]

The 2026 Organic Graduate Symposium
July 7

Paul S. Weiss and postdoctoral alum Naihao Chiang selected for prestigious 2026 American Vacuum Society (AVS) Awards

4 weeks ago

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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 […]

Paul S. Weiss and postdoctoral alum Naihao Chiang selected for prestigious 2026 American Vacuum Society (AVS) Awards
June 30

2026 Commencement Video

1 month ago

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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 […]

2026 Commencement Video
June 17

UCLA led team wins Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize

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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 […]

UCLA led team wins Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2026 Materials Chemistry Horizon Prize
June 17