Heather Maynard and Neil Garg deliver Plenary Lectures at 100th NOS
2 days ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
This June, Professors Heather Maynard and Neil Garg – both New York natives – had the opportunity to return to their roots as plenary speakers at the 49th National Organic […]

Welcoming New Faculty
6 days ago
- Faculty
We are excited to announce that six talented researchers and educators joined the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty on July 1, 2025. Please join us in welcoming them to […]

2026 Glenn T. Seaborg Medalist
1 week ago
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- Faculty
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, […]

UCLA researchers achieve antibiotic breakthrough with support from NSF-Funded BioPACIFIC MIP
2 weeks ago
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Recent Research
- Research
- Student
Professors Heather Maynard, Irene Chen, Abigail Doyle, José Rodriguez, and Yi Tang, along with members of their research groups, are part of a team that has successfully synthesized analogs of […]

2025 Departmental Awards Ceremony
3 weeks ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
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- Faculty
- Graduate
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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 […]

Michael Jung receives Rice University’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award
4 weeks ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Michael Jung, UCLA’s Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery, has been selected as one of three alumni from Rice University’s Weiss School of Natural Sciences to […]

Carbon capture method mines cement ingredients from the air
4 weeks ago
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Research
- Student
Professor Anastassia Alexandrova is co-leader of a research team that has developed a method for creating cement precursors from carbon dioxide. Alexandrova holds the Charles W. Clifford Jr. Chair in […]

Faculty in the News – Michael Jung
1 month ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
In advance of delivering the Academic Senate’s 130th Faculty Research Lecture on June 6, 2025, Professor Michael Jung, the Walter and Shirley Wang Professor of Medicinal Drug Discovery, is featured […]
