SMACS hosts second annual Undergraduate Poster Session
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On May 27, 2025, 28 undergraduate students presented posters summarizing their research efforts at the second annual SMACS and UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Poster Session, hosted jointly by the […]
Carbon capture method mines cement ingredients from the air
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Professor Anastassia Alexandrova is co-leader of a research team that has developed a method for creating cement precursors from carbon dioxide. Alexandrova holds the Charles W. Clifford Jr. Chair in […]
Five biochemistry undergraduate students win the prestigious Science Dean’s Prize
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Biochemistry undergraduate student researchers Madison Bang (Su group), Precious Calderon (Vallim group), Helen Elmer (Gelbart group), Peter Fernandez (Koehler group), and Samantha Wu (Rodriguez group) receive the prestigious Science Dean’s […]
Undergraduate researcher Tanya D’Souza receives American Chemical Society DOC Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
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Biochemistry undergraduate researcher Tanya D’Souza (Conway group) has been named a recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Organic Chemistry (DOC) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for her research project, “A […]
3D Printing In Vivo Using Sound
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Professor Paul S. Weiss, graduate student Jason Williams, and two Weiss group alumni are part of a research team that has developed an imaging-guided ultrasound 3D printing platform. This technology […]
Faculty in the News – David Eisenberg and Jose Rodriguez
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Professors David Eisenberg and Jose Rodriguez were recently featured in a UCLA Newsroom article about World Parkinson’s Day. Professor David Eisenberg is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry at […]
Faculty in the News – Victoria Barber
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Professor Victoria “Tori” Barber is part of a multidisciplinary team at UCLA who are working with the L.A. County Fire Department to isolate the contaminants on the clothing of firefighters […]
UCLA breakthrough extends fuel cell lifespan beyond 200,000 hours, paving the way for clean long-haul trucking
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Professor Xiangfeng Duan is part of a team of UCLA researchers who have developed a graphene-protected platinum catalyst that significantly extends hydrogen fuel cell lifespans, paving the way for cleaner, […]