2025 ACS Division of Organic Chemistry Early Career Investigator award
1 year 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
1 year 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
1 year ago
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- 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
1 year ago
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- 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 […]
2025 Tillman Scholar
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Chemistry Ph.D. candidate and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Jason Q.L. Williams (P. Weiss group) is named a Tillman Scholar for the class of 2025. Williams is among an elite group […]
Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae gives TEDx talk
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups) recently delivered a TEDx talk highlighting her journey in using scientific research to close inclusivity gaps in the beauty industry by […]
2025 Arnold J. Berk Research Achievement Award
1 year ago
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- Graduate
- Student
BMSB graduate student Lily Taylor (Rodriguez group) is the 2025 graduate student recipient of the Arnold J. Berk Research Achievement Award, presented by the Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) at UCLA. […]
Heather Maynard and Neil Garg deliver Plenary Lectures at 100th NOS
1 year ago
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- Faculty
This June, Professors Heather Maynard and Neil Garg – both New York natives – had the opportunity to return to their roots as plenary speakers at the 49th National Organic […]