Alumni News – Peter R. Ogilby
2 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
Alumnus Professor Peter R. Ogilby (Ph.D. ‘81, C. S. Foote group) has been “knighted” by Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, for his 27 years of service at Aarhus University in […]

2023 UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry Alumni Award
2 months ago
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- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
Dr. Omar K. Farha (B.S. ’02, Ph.D. ‘06), the Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor in Chemistry at Northwestern University, an Executive Editor for ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces […]

2023 Norma Stoddart Prize
4 months ago
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- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
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- Faculty
On February 6, 2023, alumnus Dr. Marco Messina (Ph.D. ’19 Maynard/Spokoyny groups), currently a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, was presented with the 2023 Norma Stoddart Prize for […]

Alumni News
6 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
Dr. Chuanzhen Zhao (M.S. ’17 chemistry, Ph.D. ’20 materials chemistry P. Weiss and A. Andrews groups), currently a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford, has been named to Forbes magazine’s 30 Under […]

Alumni News
8 months ago
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- Diversity
Alumna Dr. Morgan Howe (Ph.D. ’19, Garcia-Garibay group) has joined the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry as a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education Research Fellow. In her […]

Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery
8 months ago
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- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Michael Jung, a leader in the field of synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, has been appointed as the Walter and Shirley Wang Endowed Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery. A […]

Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer
8 months ago
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- Recent Research
- Research
Professor Neil Garg and postdoc alumnus Dr. Eva Darzi, now CEO of ElecraTect, Inc., are heading a team of researchers who are testing a “cannabinoid fuel cell” that provides a […]

How the secrets of the ‘water bear’ could improve lifesaving drugs like insulin
8 months ago
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- Recent Research
Inspired by a microscopic animal’s ability to survive and aided by UCLA’s Innovation Fund, Professor Heather Maynard is leading a team of researchers to invent a polymer with the potential […]
