Dr Zhong Wan, a postdoctoral researcher in the Duan group, has found an engaging way to explain his research to the public through sandwich making.  His fun 1-minute video explaining […]

We are sad to report that devoted father and loving husband Professor Alex Levine died on July 8, 2022 in Santa Monica.  Los Angeles Times obituary: Alex J. Levine January […]

The Jeffrey I. Zink Inorganic Chemistry Seminar Series at UCLA has been named with a generous gift by Helo Zink and Distinguished Professor Jeffrey Zink.  The newly endowed seminar series […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry would like to welcome Professors Prineha Narang, Matthew Nava, and Danielle Schmitt to our department!   All three faculty members formally started their appointments at […]

24 talented Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students have been awarded the 2022 Michael E Jung Excellence in Teaching Awards. These awards are given to students who have excelled as teaching […]

Professor Neil Garg has agreed to serve an additional year as Chair of the department, with four new Vice Chairs appointed for one-year terms.  “I’m delighted to report that Professor […]

Professors Louis Bouchard and Paula Diaconescu receive 2022 Undergraduate Research Week Faculty Mentor Awards. These awards honor the considerable dedication of faculty mentors who have served as effective research mentors to […]

Professor Prineha Narang, who will join the UCLA faculty in July, is profiled by her alma mater the California Institute of Technology. Currently an Assistant Professor at the John A. Paulson […]