On June 13, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted its commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. At the ceremony, 66 students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 […]

The fifth Houk Research Conference (HRC) brought together leading computational and experimental chemists from around the world to celebrate the remarkable scientific legacy of Distinguished Research Professor Kendall N. Houk. […]

Four loyal UCLA alumni – Captain David Barrows, M.D., Larry Davis, Nancy Davis, and Sona De – received the 2026 Alumni Legacy Awards at the Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Awards […]

Distinguished Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor, Neil Garg, will speak at the popular Lectures on Tap series this summer.  Lectures on Tap is a prominent event series where professors and experts […]

On June 9, 2026, alumnus Dr. Luca McDermott Catena (Ph.D. ’25, Garg group), currently a postdoctoral scholar with Professor Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley, was presented with the […]

On June 4, 2026, the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS), Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ), a professional chemistry fraternity, and the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry department jointly hosted […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 74 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and/or service. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]

This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposium, held in the Yoo Conference Hall and Collaboratory on June 12, 2026, featured brilliant talks by 16 chemistry graduate students. The annual Organic Graduate […]