Sarah Tolbert appointed as the inaugural Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair

11 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has appointed Professor Sarah Tolbert as the inaugural Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair, effective retroactively to July 1, 2025. The Charles […]

Sarah Tolbert appointed as the inaugural Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair
August 8

“Energy to Spare” film featuring UCLA battery research named media award finalist

11 months ago

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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 – […]

“Energy to Spare” film featuring UCLA battery research named media award finalist
August 7

UCLA Materials Scientist and Fuel Cell Catalyst Innovator Yu Huang Receives 2025 Global Energy Prize

11 months ago

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  • 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 […]

UCLA Materials Scientist and Fuel Cell Catalyst Innovator Yu Huang Receives 2025 Global Energy Prize
August 4

Paul S. Weiss elected European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) fellow

11 months ago

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  • 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 […]

Paul S. Weiss elected European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) fellow
July 29

Ph.D. candidate Gabriella Cooper presents lecture at the 2025 ACS Organic Chemistry Symposium

12 months ago

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  • 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 […]

Ph.D. candidate Gabriella Cooper presents lecture at the 2025 ACS Organic Chemistry Symposium
July 22

2025 ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Early Career Investigator award

12 months ago

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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 […]

Dr. Evan Darzi
July 21

Breakthrough method helps design better light-based technologies

12 months ago

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  • 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 […]

Breakthrough method helps design better light-based technologies
July 21

CNSI and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry celebrate Heather Maynard’s election to the National Academy of Sciences

12 months ago

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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 […]

CNSI and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry celebrate Heather Maynard’s election to the National Academy of Sciences
July 17