Welcoming Professor Jazmin Aguilar-Romero

12 months ago

  • Faculty

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes emerging pedagogy scholar Jazmin Aguilar-Romero, who joined the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Teaching Professor on July 1, 2025.  “The division of physical […]

Welcoming Professor Jazmin Aguilar-Romero
August 15

Sarah Tolbert appointed as the inaugural Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair

12 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has appointed Professor Sarah Tolbert as the inaugural Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair, effective retroactively to July 1, 2025. The Charles […]

Sarah Tolbert appointed as the inaugural Charles and Carolyn Knobler Endowed Term Chair
August 8

Welcoming Professor Patrick Wilson

12 months ago

  • Faculty

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes forward-thinking chemical educator Dr. Patrick Wilson, who joined the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Teaching Professor on July 1, 2025. “We are pleased […]

Welcoming Professor Patrick Wilson
August 8

UCLA Materials Scientist and Fuel Cell Catalyst Innovator Yu Huang Receives 2025 Global Energy Prize

12 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

This article was originally published by UCLA Samueli Newsroom. Yu Huang, a professor of materials science and engineering, as well as chemistry and biochemistry, and holder of the Traugott and Dorothea […]

UCLA Materials Scientist and Fuel Cell Catalyst Innovator Yu Huang Receives 2025 Global Energy Prize
August 4

Welcoming Professor Thomas Fay

12 months ago

  • Faculty

The department welcomes talented theoretical chemist Thomas Fay, who joined the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2025. “We are excited to welcome Thomas Fay to UCLA,” […]

Welcoming Professor Thomas Fay
July 30

Paul S. Weiss elected European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) fellow

12 months ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Paul S. Weiss has been elected a fellow of the European Academy of Sciences, Materials Science Division. The Academy is an international scientific organization composed of the world’s leading […]

Paul S. Weiss elected European Academy of Sciences (EurASc) fellow
July 29

Welcoming Professor Kalli Kappel

1 year ago

  • Faculty

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes visionary innovator Professor Kalli Kappel, who joined UCLA as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2025.  “We are delighted to welcome Kalli Kappel […]

Welcoming Professor Kalli Kappel
July 23

Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers

1 year ago

  • Faculty
  • Recent Research
  • Research

Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a group of UCLA researchers who have developed a new method for combining magnetic elements with semiconductors — which are vital materials for computers […]

Semiconductors get magnetic boost with new method from UCLA researchers
July 22