Xiangfeng Duan’s group advances quantum materials using an amino acid

4 days ago

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Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group has made a major advance in the field of quantum materials. The research was published in Nature Chemistry and selected for the cover of the November […]

Xiangfeng Duan’s group advances quantum materials using an amino acid
October 22

Yu Huang receives 2026 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award

3 weeks ago

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Professor Yu Huang, a faculty member in UCLA’s departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been selected by the Falling Walls Foundation as the recipient of […]

Yu Huang receives 2026 Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year Award
October 8

Toward Physical AI: When the Hardware Becomes the Neural Network

1 month 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 […]

Toward Physical AI: When the Hardware Becomes the Neural Network
September 21

Prineha Narang leads team advancing AI-Driven approaches to quantum science

1 month 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 […]

Prineha Narang leads team advancing AI-Driven approaches to quantum science
September 14

Danielle Schmitt receives Impact Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation

2 months 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 […]

Danielle Schmitt receives Impact Award from the Parkinson’s Foundation
August 28

Undergraduate summer researchers showcase their work at inaugural poster session

2 months 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 […]

August 27

Abigail Doyle and collaborators awarded $19.5 million to establish an open-access autonomous chemistry laboratory

2 months 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 […]

Abigail Doyle and collaborators awarded $19.5 million to establish an open-access autonomous chemistry laboratory
August 26

Reimagining how scientists study the chemistry of the air

2 months 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 […]

Cooper Crabtree and Prof. Victoria Barber.
August 21