2026 Undergraduate Research Fellowships

1 month ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Thanks to our generous donors, 32 undergraduate students will have the opportunity to conduct cutting-edge research in our faculty labs as research fellows. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Research […]

2026 Undergraduate Research Fellowships
July 8

2026 Undergraduate Student Departmental Awards

1 month ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Thanks to our generous donors, 19 talented undergraduates received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in research and in academics. The 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Departmental […]

2026 Undergraduate Student Departmental Awards
July 8

The 2026 Organic Graduate Symposium

1 month ago

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This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposium, held in the Yoo Conference Hall and Collaboratory on June 12, 2026, featured brilliant talks by 16 chemistry graduate students. The annual Organic Graduate […]

The 2026 Organic Graduate Symposium
July 7

NIH renews UCLA Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Predoctoral Research Training Grant

1 month ago

  • Graduate
  • Student

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is renewing UCLA’s Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Predoctoral Research Training Program for the next five years, bringing to campus almost $2.5 million in critical fellowship […]

NIH renews UCLA Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Predoctoral Research Training Grant
July 2

UCLA team uses 3D printing to develop zinc-ion hybrid battery with seven times more energy

2 months ago

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  • Recent Research
  • Research
  • Student

A team led by Professor Richard Kaner, alumna Dr. Sophia Uemura, and researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady has developed a 3D-printed electrode with a hollow structure that expands the capacity of […]

UCLA team uses 3D printing to develop zinc-ion hybrid battery with seven times more energy
June 29

Soumitra Athavale and Victoria Barber research teams receive W. M. Keck Foundation funding

2 months ago

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  • Faculty
  • Graduate
  • Research
  • Student

Two faculty-graduate student teams led by Professors Soumitra Athavale and Victoria Barber have received funding through a new $1.4 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation. Professor Soumitra Athavale, who […]

Soumitra Athavale and Victoria Barber research teams receive W. M. Keck Foundation funding
June 25

2026 UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T. Seaborg Award

2 months ago

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  • Faculty
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Professor Kalli Kappel was presented with the 2026 UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T. Seaborg Award at the annual AXΣ Seaborg Banquet on May 8.      The event, held at […]

2026 UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T. Seaborg Award
June 22

2026 Commencement Video

2 months ago

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On Saturday, June 13, 2026, 66 of our students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 students received Master of Applied Chemical Sciences degrees, six Departmental Scholars received Master of Science degrees, and […]

2026 Commencement Video
June 17