Ph.D. student Zachary Gvildys (Bruinsma and Gelbart/Knobler groups) is one of only five UCLA Ph.D. students selected for the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants. According to the Academic […]

Dr. Robert and Carole Foran have made a generous commitment to the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry in honor of Professor Kenneth Trueblood.   Their gift establishes the Robert and Carole […]

UCLA alumni Dr Atsuko and Akira Fujimoto have made an additional $100,000 commitment to the Roberts A Smith Graduate Award for the Study of Biochemistry.  The Roberts A. Smith Graduate […]

Students from Dr Laurence Lavelle’s Chem 14B classes thoroughly enjoyed a fun “Karaoke Night w/ DJ Lavelle” virtual event and contest on March 11th.  Students from Dr. Laurence Lavelle’s Winter 2022 […]

UCLA SMACS receives an outstanding performance rating from the ACS, as well as a 2020-21 Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award. The Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) at […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 21 undergraduate students will conduct research in our faculty labs this year as summer research fellows. The summer research experience can be one of the […]

This year’s annual Organic Graduate Symposia on June 4th and 11th featured online research talks by 23 chemistry graduate students.  The annual Organic Graduate Symposium provides a forum for organic […]

Each year at commencement we recognize our graduate students for their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2021 Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Student Commencement Awards have been announced. Congratulations […]