Their study showed that bacterium communicate using chemical signals analagous to radio signals in order to help cells join together and form communities. Professor Gerard Wong, a member of the […]

The newly installed system supports research instruments requiring liquid helium, a nonrenewable resource that has recently become less commercially available.  Superconducting magnets are critical components of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) […]

Professor Chong Liu and collaborators receive a $55K 2021 Scialog Collaborative Innovation Award. Professor Chong Liu and collaborators Professor Andrea Hicks, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison […]

Professor Ellen Sletten and her former PhD student Rachael Day are featured in article about the “Photonbooth” they created as an outreach for local schools. A UCLA faculty member since […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, postdocs, grad students, undergrads, and alums helped make Exploring Your Universe on November 7, 2021, a huge success. For the second year, the festival was offered […]

We are sad to report that alumnus Dale Steichen  (PhD ’80, Foote group) passed away on December 22, 2021, at the age of 67. A longtime researcher and scientist within […]

Professor Sri Kosuri and Octant, the startup biotechnology company he co-founded, are featured on the California NanoSystems Institute website. Kosuri is Chief Executive Officer of the UCLA-founded startup company Octant, […]

Professor Richard Kaner has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. As part of the Technical and Environmental Sciences class, Kaner will contribute his research and expertise on conducting […]