The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Distinguished Professor Miguel García-Garibay, Senior Dean of the UCLA College and Dean of the Division of Physical Sciences, […]

Distinguished Professor Michael Jung, UCLA’s Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery, has received the University of California Regents Innovation Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his decades of […]

Academic excellence, student opportunity and research with real-world impact propel UCLA to the top spot in U.S. News’ rankings From UCLA Newsroom: Key takeaways Just three months ago, more than […]

Long before the modern asthma inhaler became a household essential, the technology behind it was developed with the help of a UCLA chemistry alumnus. In May 2026, the National Inventors […]

Distinguished Professor Paul S. Weiss discusses the evolution of nanoscience and the founding of ACS Nano in an article published in the journal. The article, “A Conversation with Prof. Paul […]

Distinguished Professor Sarah Tolbert, the Charles and Carolyn Knobler Chair, received the International Mesostructured Materials Association (IMMA) Award for her significant lifetime contribution to mesostructured materials science and technology. Tolbert […]

Inorganic chemistry Ph.D. candidate Min Kyu Lee (Kaner group) has received three awards for poster presentations at two different conferences held this summer, recognizing his research on sustainable polymers and antifouling […]

Professor Hannah Shafaat has been named the recipient of the 2026 Early Career Award from the Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry (SBIC). A leader in the bioinorganic chemistry community, she […]