On May 31, 2023, we celebrated the many accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, postdocs, students, and staff at our annual departmental awards ceremony. A photo gallery from the event can […]

Earlier this year, the department was saddened to announce the passing of Samantha T. Mensah. Sammy was an amazing person and did many remarkable things during her time at UCLA. […]

First-year chemistry graduate student AJ Addae (P. Weiss group) has been selected to receive a prestigious 2023-24 UCLA Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship (GCDF). The purpose of the Graduate Council Diversity […]

The seven-year research collaboration with researchers at Columbia University marks an important step in a long-awaited aptamer revolution. UCLA Division of Physical Sciences (by Ben Paul): The Seven-Year Collaboration That […]

Graduate student Joshua Engler (Tolbert group) has been awarded the 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate students in […]

Fifth-year chemical biology Ph.D. student Hayden Montgomery (Maynard/Spokoyny groups) has been selected by the UCLA Academic Senate for the 2022-23 Graduate Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award. According to […]

Graduate student Yuto Katsuyama (Kaner group) has been selected to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list – Class of 2023 in the Health Care & Science category. Forbes magazine […]

Fourth-year Chemistry graduate student Benqian Wei (Loo lab) has been awarded a 2023 ACS Division of Analytical Chemistry Graduate Fellowship, sponsored by Agilent. This fellowship carries a stipend of $25,000 […]