Graduate student in the news – AJ Addae

2 years ago

  • Graduate
  • Student

“CBS Evening News” correspondent Danya Bacchus was on campus recently to interview chemical biology graduate student AJ Addae (Paul S. Weiss group) about her work to create a more inclusive […]

Graduate student in the news – AJ Addae
April 19

Drug Discovery Chemistry 2024 Poster Competition Winner

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Lisa Boatner, a fifth-year graduate student in the Backus/Houk research groups, is one of two students to win the poster competition at the Drug Discovery Chemistry Conference in San Diego […]

Drug Discovery Chemistry 2024 Poster Competition Winner
April 19

Chemistry graduate student wins third place in the 2024 UCLA Grad Slam

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Third-year chemistry graduate student Shelby Vexler (biophysics track, Chen group) won third place at the UCLA Graduate Division Grad Slam competition on April 2, 2024. Vexler’s 3-minute prize-winning talk was […]

Chemistry graduate student wins third place in the 2024 UCLA Grad Slam
April 12

2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Awards & Honorable Mentions

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Congratulations to our current graduate and undergraduate students and alumni who have received prestigious 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships (GRFP) and Honorable Mentions. The National Science Foundation […]

2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Awards & Honorable Mentions
April 12

Accelerating the discovery of general reaction conditions via machine learning

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

A machine learning optimization approach developed by Professor Abigail Doyle’s lab, led by graduate student Jason Wang, in collaboration with scientists at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), significantly accelerates advances in […]

Accelerating the discovery of general reaction conditions via machine learning
February 28

2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Research Award

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Lisa Boatner, a fourth-year graduate student in the Backus/Houk research groups, has been awarded the prestigious Females in Mass Spectrometry (FeMS) 2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Award. FeMS […]

2023 Rising Star in Computational Mass Spectrometry Research Award
February 9

2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow

2 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Graduate
  • Student

Alumna Dr. Kathleen Chen (Ph.D. ’23 Rowat group) has been named a 2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, serving on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Chen received her […]

2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow
January 16

2023- 2024 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Fourth-year inorganic chemistry graduate student Yessica Nelson (Spokoyny group) is one of five outstanding scholars joining the UCLA chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS) this […]

2023- 2024 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)
January 12