Graduate student Jason Williams (P. Weiss group) is combining his scientific training with entrepreneurship. My Block Skin, the skincare company he co-founded and serves as Chief Scientific Officer for, has […]

Congratulations to the members of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry community who received awards at the annual Molecular Biology Institute (MBI) retreat on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the […]

Inorganic chemistry Ph.D. candidate Min Kyu Lee (Kaner group) has received three awards for poster presentations at two different conferences held this summer, recognizing his research on sustainable polymers and antifouling […]

Professor Victoria Barber and doctoral student Cooper Crabtree are spearheading Keck Foundation-funded project charting a path toward better understanding atmospheric oxidation. by Álvaro Castillo, UCLA College From the vantage point […]

Six graduate students are sponsored by the Gilead Foundation to perform their research and STEM outreach. The Gilead STEM Scholars (pictured above, from left to right, top to bottom:) Noah […]

On June 13, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted its commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. At the ceremony, 66 students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 […]

Each year at commencement, we recognize our graduate, master’s, and undergraduate students for their academic and research accomplishments. The following 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Awards were presented to our […]

Professor Soumitra Athavale and graduate student Justin Manoff team up for a new Keck Foundation-funded project with powerful potential implications By Jonathan Riggs, UCLA College Almost all of the physical […]