Professor Ken Houk has been awarded the 2024 Prix Franco-Américain (French-American Prize) from the Société Chimique de France (French Chemical Society).  The ceremony on April 29, 2025, held at the […]

Professor Heather Maynard, UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to the […]

Over 300 scientists from around the world attended the UCLA Reception and Research Showcase at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego on March 22, 2025.   The […]

Professor Danielle Schmitt has been named a 2024 Rising Star by the American Chemical Society’s Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Bio & Med Chem Au) journal. The annual award highlights […]

Professor Sarah Tolbert is part of a UCLA research team developing innovative technology aimed at reducing energy consumption in buildings. Their work is featured in a new video from the […]

From UCLA Newsroom (by Holly Ober): David Eisenberg, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UCLA, has been selected by SPARK NS for the 2025 cohort of research support for […]

Osvaldo Gutierrez shares his journey from undocumented student at UCLA to professor of chemistry and gives advice to a new generation of Bruins. READ THIS STORY IN SPANISH At seven […]

Professor Ellen Sletten’s research is featured in a recent ACS Central Science article and corresponding first reactions piece honoring her as “an inspiring role model in the central science of […]