Six graduate students are sponsored by the Gilead Foundation to perform their research and STEM outreach. The Gilead STEM Scholars (pictured above, from left to right, top to bottom:) Noah […]

On June 13, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted its commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. At the ceremony, 66 students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 […]

Each year at commencement, we recognize our graduate, master’s, and undergraduate students for their academic and research accomplishments. The following 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Awards were presented to our […]

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 […]

The fifth Houk Research Conference (HRC) brought together leading computational and experimental chemists from around the world to celebrate the remarkable scientific legacy of Distinguished Research Professor Kendall N. Houk. […]

On June 9, 2026, alumnus Dr. Luca McDermott Catena (Ph.D. ’25, Garg group), currently a postdoctoral scholar with Professor Richmond Sarpong at the University of California, Berkeley, was presented with the […]

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 […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 74 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and/or service. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]