Alumni News

6 years ago

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus and Reed College Professor Emeritus Thomas Dunne ’52 died on April 5, 2020, at the age of 89. Dunne received a B.S. in chemistry from […]

Alumni News
April 20

2020 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) Young Investigator

6 years ago

Alumnus Rafal Dziedzic (PhD ’19 Spokoyny group) has been named as a recipient of the 2020 ACS-DIC Young Investigator Award.  Rafal was recognized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division […]

2020 ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry (DIC) Young Investigator
April 17

Alumni in the News

6 years ago

Biotechnology analyst Dr Kennen MacKay (PhD ’12, S Clarke) has been appearing weekly on CNBC’s business news show to discuss the spread of COVID-19. In his role as Biotechnology Equity […]

Alumni in the News
April 17

2020 Alumni Legacy Award

6 years ago

Dr Ralph Bauer (BS ’52, PhD ’58) has been selected to receive the 2020 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Legacy Award. “Dr. Bauer, you honor us with your lifetime of […]

2020 Alumni Legacy Award
April 16

Biochemistry graduate student advocates for mental health in STEM fields

6 years ago

BMSB PhD student Xiaofei “Fay” Lin is gaining attention for her efforts to raise mental health awareness in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM).  Having struggled with depression herself, Fay […]

Biochemistry graduate student advocates for mental health in STEM fields
April 9

IDRE Early Career Research Day Winner

6 years ago

3rd year biochemistry graduate student Evan Maltz (Wollman group) wins the Institute for Digital Research and Education (IDRE) Early Career Research Day award. A graduate student in the UCLA Biochemistry, […]

IDRE Early Career Research Day Winner
April 7

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship

6 years ago

PhD student Santiago Vargas (Alexandrova group) is first UCLA student in nearly 20 years to receive a prestigious DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship. A first-year theoretical/computational chemistry graduate student in […]

DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
March 30

UCLA alumnus receives NSF RAPID grant for self-sanitizing face mask project

6 years ago

Professor Jiaxing Huang (PhD ’04, Kaner group) has received funding to develop a new self-sanitizing medical face mask that deactivates viruses on contact. A professor of materials science in Northwestern’s McCormick School […]

UCLA alumnus receives NSF RAPID grant for self-sanitizing face mask project
March 26