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 […]

On June 14, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted this year’s commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2025. At the ceremony, 37 of our students received […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Distinguished Professor Richard Kaner (UCLA) has been chosen as the 2026 Seaborg Medalist. The Seaborg Medal, established in 1987, […]

Alumnus Dr. Thomas Scott Griffin was finally hooded at the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry commencement ceremony on June 14, 2025—more than five decades after earning his Ph.D. in […]

This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposium, held in the Yoo Conference Hall and Collaboratory on June 13, 2025, featured brilliant talks by 11 chemistry graduate students. The annual Organic Graduate […]

On June 9, 2025, we celebrated the many accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, postdoctoral researchers, students, and staff at our annual departmental awards ceremony. Each year at this event, we […]

UCLA alumna Dr. Donna Speckman (Ph.D. ’84, Hawthorne group) received the 2025 Alumni Legacy Award at the Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Awards Ceremony on June 9. The award honors distinguished UCLA Department […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 124 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and/or service. The 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]