Toward Physical AI: When the Hardware Becomes the Neural Network
2 weeks ago
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Professor James Gimzewski and alumnus Dr. Adam Stieg (Ph.D. ’07) helped pioneer a new approach to artificial intelligence in which hardware itself can learn and process information. Their work is […]
Prineha Narang leads team advancing AI-Driven approaches to quantum science
3 weeks ago
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Professor Prineha Narang, the UCLA Howard Reiss Chair, is leading a team of researchers developing new artificial intelligence approaches for controlling complex quantum systems. The research, a collaboration with Caltech […]
Danielle Schmitt receives Impact Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation
1 month ago
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Professor Danielle Schmitt is one of 12 researchers selected to receive an Impact Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation. Her proposal, “Functional Imaging of PINK1 Activity Dynamics,” was selected through a […]
Undergraduate summer researchers showcase their work at inaugural poster session
1 month ago
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The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted its inaugural Undergraduate Summer Research Poster Session, giving undergraduate researchers the opportunity to showcase the work they completed over the summer and share […]
Abigail Doyle and collaborators awarded $19.5 million to establish an open-access autonomous chemistry laboratory
1 month ago
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Professor Abigail Doyle and collaborators at the Scripps Research Institute and Sunthetics, an AI-for-chemistry company, have received a National Science Foundation award to support the development of an AI-enabled, remotely […]
Reimagining how scientists study the chemistry of the air
1 month ago
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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 […]
Greener living through chemistry
2 months ago
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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 […]
SMACS and AXE host third Undergraduate Poster Session
3 months ago
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On June 4, 2026, the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS), Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ), a professional chemistry fraternity, and the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry department jointly hosted […]