Jorge Torres receives 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award for Senate Faculty

2 months ago

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Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education Professor Jorge Torres has been selected for one of UCLA’s highest teaching honors, the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award for Senate Faculty for Undergraduate Mentorship, in […]

Jorge Torres receives 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award for Senate Faculty
June 2

DNA-inspired molecular solar thermal energy storage system achieves record breaking heat release

2 months ago

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Professor Kendall Houk and graduate students Alexander Maertens and Qingyang Zhou collaborate with Professor Grace Han’s group at University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), to design a system that captures […]

DNA-inspired molecular solar thermal energy storage system achieves record breaking heat release
May 21

UCLA researchers refine use of graphene oxide for stronger, more durable concrete

2 months ago

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Professor Richard Kaner and researcher Maher El-Kady are part of a research team whose study demonstrates how graphene oxide, a carbon-based nanomaterial, can be incorporated into cementitious mixtures to create […]

UCLA researchers refine use of graphene oxide for stronger, more durable concrete
May 18

Neil Garg receives UCLA’s 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring

2 months ago

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Distinguished Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor Neil Garg has been named one of three UCLA faculty members to receive the 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring from the […]

Neil Garg receives UCLA’s 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring
May 18

Soumitra Athavale Named to C&EN’s “Talented Twelve”

2 months ago

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Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) includes Professor Soumitra Athavale in its annual Talented 12 feature, highlighting young investigators who are doing groundbreaking work in the field. The Talented Twelve list, created […]

Soumitra Athavale Named to C&EN’s “Talented Twelve”
May 14

Remembering Charles A. West – Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1927 – 2026)

3 months ago

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by Professors Al Courey, Cathy Clarke, and Steve Clarke Our beloved colleague Emeritus Professor Charles A. West passed away on May 5 in Houston, Texas, at the age of 98.  […]

Remembering Charles A. West – Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1927 – 2026)
May 11

Soumitra Athavale receives $1.4M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award

3 months ago

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Professor Soumitra Athavale has been awarded a highly prestigious Early Stage Investigator Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (ESI MIRA) R35 grant from the National Institutes of Health / National Institute of […]

Soumitra Athavale receives $1.4M NIH/NIGMS Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
May 11

2026 Glenn T. Seaborg Symposium and Medal Dinner honoring Richard Kaner

3 months ago

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On March 13, 2026, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry honored Professor Richard Kaner (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) with the 2026 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal in recognition of […]

2026 Glenn T. Seaborg Symposium and Medal Dinner honoring Richard Kaner
April 21