The department recently hosted international visitors from China, Sri Lanka, and Uzbekistan for the US Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Dr. Qian Zhang (Vice Dean, Chemistry Department, Northeast […]

Professors Anastassia Alexandrova & Sarah Tolbert featured in The Journal of Physical Chemistry issue honoring Marie Curie’s 150th birthday. The Special Issue, published on November 2, 2017, highlights the science and publications by 66 women […]

Nobel Laureate Thomas Cech (University of Colorado Boulder) gave the Fall 2017 Distinguished Lecture to an audience of over 300 people. Cech is director of the University of Colorado BioFrontiers […]

Alumna Dr Tanya Petrossian (BS Biochemistry ’05, PhD Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ’10) appointed Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Entrepreneur in Residence.  The Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program helps successful entrepreneurs in […]

Professor Katja Lindenberg (University of California, San Diego) presented the 11th annual Robert Scott lecture on October 16, 2017.   Lindenberg, the Chancellor’s Associates Chair Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the […]

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has selected Professor Hosea Nelson as one of 18 recipients for the 2017 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering.   In being selected as one […]

UCLA assistant professor of chemistry, Chong Liu, has been named by Science News as one of 10 exceptional young scientists. Prior to joining the UCLA faculty in July 2017, Liu worked […]

An extensive article about the research project led by Professor Jim Gimzewski and alum Adam Steig (PhD ’07) was featured in the October 4, 2017 issue.  Stieg, (pictured right) a […]