“Energy to Spare” film featuring UCLA battery research named media award finalist
10 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
A short film featuring Kaner group researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) has been selected as a finalist for the Jackson Wild Media Awards in the Science & Nature – […]
UCLA Materials Scientist and Fuel Cell Catalyst Innovator Yu Huang Receives 2025 Global Energy Prize
10 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
This article was originally published by UCLA Samueli Newsroom. Yu Huang, a professor of materials science and engineering, as well as chemistry and biochemistry, and holder of the Traugott and Dorothea […]
Paul S. Weiss elected European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) fellow
11 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Paul S. Weiss has been elected a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Materials Science Division. The Academy is an international scientific organization composed of the world’s leading […]
Ph.D. candidate Gabriella Cooper presents lecture at the 2025 ACS Organic Chemistry Symposium
11 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Organic chemistry Ph.D. candidate Gabriella Cooper (Harran Group) was among 25 rising fifth-year graduate students selected from across the United States to present their research at the 2025 ACS Division […]
2025 ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Early Career Investigator award
11 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
Dr. Evan Darzi, a postdoctoral researcher alumnus of the Garg group, has been named a recipient of the 2025 ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Early Career Investigator Award. The purpose […]
Breakthrough method helps design better light-based technologies
11 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Recent Research
- Research
Research by the Neuhauser and Caram groups introduces a fast and efficient method, TDHF@vW, for accurately predicting how molecules absorb light, dramatically reducing computational costs and enabling faster discovery of […]
CNSI and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry celebrate Heather Maynard’s election to the National Academy of Sciences
11 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Events
- Faculty
A celebration was recently held at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) in honor of Professor Heather Maynard, Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science, and associate director of […]
Physicist Mani L. Bhaumik gives UCLA $3 million for postdoctoral research in physical sciences
11 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
From UCLA Newsroom (by Lucy Berbeo): A $3 million commitment from physicist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik will allow UCLA to establish a program for recruiting postdoctoral fellows in […]