UCLA and CSU collaboration wins competitive AI education grant
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Education
- Faculty
UCLA Teacher-Scholar alumna Professor Roshini Ramachandran, now at California State University, Monterey Bay, and UCLA Professor Chong Liu have been awarded a $137,000 grant through the AI Funding for Accelerated […]
UC President Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Postdoctoral researcher Dr. Haleh Alimohamadi (Wong group), and graduate students Yongjia He (Caram group), Luca McDermott Catena (Garg group), and Yessica Nelson (Spokoyny group), have been selected for the 2025 […]
Ken Houk receives the 2024 Prix Franco-Américain
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Ken Houk has been awarded the 2024 Prix Franco-Américain (French-American Prize) from the Société Chimique de France (French Chemical Society). The ceremony on April 29, 2025, held at the […]
2025 Senior Foote Fellows
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Third-year organic chemistry graduate students Flora Fan (Doyle lab), Zach Walters (Garg lab), and Qingyang Zhou (Houk lab) have been named the 2025 Senior Foote Fellows. The Senior Foote Fellowships […]
Heather Maynard elected to the National Academy of Sciences
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Heather Maynard, UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to the […]
Chemistry graduate student reaches 2025 UCLA Grad Slam Finals
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Fifth-year chemistry graduate student Caitlyn Fick (Srivastava group) was one of ten finalists in the recent 2025 UCLA Grad Slam competition. Fick’s 3-minute presentation was titled “Combs: For More Than […]
Professor Danielle Schmitt Named 2024 ACS Rising Star in Biological Chemistry
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Danielle Schmitt has been named a 2024 Rising Star by the American Chemical Society’s Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Bio & Med Chem Au) journal. The annual award highlights […]
2025 Goldwater Scholar
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Student
- Undergraduate
Second-year biochemistry undergraduate Abhiram Singh is one of four UCLA students to be named Goldwater Scholars in 2025. The prestigious national scholarship supports students who show promise of being part of the next […]