Alumni in the News – Thuc-Quyen Nguyen

3 months ago

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True Bruin UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen (B.S. ’97, M.S. ’98, Ph.D., ’01 chemistry, Schwartz group) is profiled in a recent Chemistry World article. In addition to receiving […]

Alumni in the News – Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
March 6

UCLA researchers uncover new “metal-like” reactivity with phosphines under light to forge useful carbon-nitrogen bonds

4 months ago

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A research team led by Professor Abigail Doyle and graduate student Flora Fan, with graduate student Alexander Maertens and Doyle Princeton group alumna Kassandra Sedillo, has uncovered new “metal-like” reactivity […]

UCLA researchers uncover new “metal-like” reactivity with phosphines under light to forge useful carbon-nitrogen bonds
February 26

Anne Andrews selected for 2026 ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry

4 months ago

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Professor Anne Andrews has been selected to receive the 2026 American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry in recognition of her accomplishments and service. As a Professor of […]

Anne Andrews selected for 2026 ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry
February 25

Eric Scerri organizes ISPC annual meeting at UCLA in July, publishes two new articles on the foundations of chemistry

4 months ago

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UCLA chemistry lecturer and author Dr. Eric Scerri  is organizing the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC), to be held at UCLA this July.  […]

Eric Scerri organizes ISPC annual meeting at UCLA in July, publishes two new articles on the foundations of chemistry
February 25

The Schwartz group’s research on hydrated electrons is featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

4 months ago

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Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Benjamin Schwartz and graduate student William Borrelli is featured on the front cover of this week’s Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a […]

The Schwartz group’s research on hydrated electrons is featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
February 20

Keriann Backus honored in MCP’s special “Women in Proteomics” issue

4 months ago

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Professor Keriann Backus is among 17 trailblazing female scientists featured in the special “Women in Proteomics” issue of the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics (MCP). Released on February 12, 2026, […]

Keriann Backus honored in MCP’s special “Women in Proteomics” issue
February 12

Michael Lawson receives $1.9M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award

4 months ago

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Professor Michael Lawson has been awarded a highly prestigious Early Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (ESI MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of […]

Michael Lawson receives $1.9M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
February 11

How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison

4 months ago

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Research by a team led by Professor Richard Kaner and Dr. Maher El-Kady shows how 21st-century nanotechnology has finally enabled a clean-energy vision that Thomas Edison first proposed more than […]

How UCLA scientists helped reimagine a forgotten battery design from Thomas Edison
February 10