The department welcomes renowned bioinorganic chemist Professor Hannah Shafaat, who will join the UCLA faculty as a Full Professor on July 1, 2023. Currently a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry […]

UCLA biochemistry instructor and alumnus Dr. Stacie Nakamoto (Ph.D. ’01, Merchant group), aka “The Baking Biochemist”, is a contestant on the latest season of The Great American Baking Show, which […]

The department welcomes talented physical and atmospheric chemist Dr. Victoria “Tori” P. Barber, who will join the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2023. Drawing on her […]

Professors Neil Garg, Yi Tang and Ken Houk have been awarded a $2M grant over two years from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to evaluate synthetic and semi-synthetic […]

Theoretical chemist Professor Anastassia Alexandrova is the recipient of the 2023 Brown Investigator Award, in recognition of her curiosity-driven basic research in chemistry and physics. One of seven mid-career researchers […]

Dean of Physical Sciences Professor Miguel A. García-Garibay  has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Membership in […]

The department welcomes innovative RNA biochemist and biophysicist Dr. Michael Lawson, who will join the UCLA faculty as an Assistant Professor of biochemistry on July 1, 2023. A leader in […]

Professor Prineha Narang and collaborator Sergio Carbajo, a UCLA assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics and astronomy, are working together to understand the incredibly fast interactions […]