Professor Heather Maynard has been awarded the Macrogroup UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement in recognition of her accomplishments in the field of polymer science.   This medal is awarded biennially to […]

Exciting collaborative effort from the Duan and Caram labs unlocked the secrets approaching the fundamental performance limit of 2D semiconductor diodes for the first time, providing critical design principles for […]

Alumna Corrie Kuniyoshi (PhD ‘05, Foote) named Manager of the ACS Student Experiences Team and will oversee the ACS Scholars and ACS Project SEED programs. The ACS Scholars Program awards […]

Professor Richard Kaner is elected as a 2021 NAI Fellow by the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. According to the NAI announcement, […]

Houk group alums Katherine (Kat) Bay and Hung Pham team up to allow UCLA students to run computations remotely as part of Chem 30A and Chem 30B.  A member of […]

A new approach to general C(sp3)–H functionalization was recently developed in the group of Professor Abigail Doyle at UCLA. The paper detailing this discovery, titled “A general strategy for C(sp3)–H […]

World-renowned physical organic chemist and neuroscientist Dennis Dougherty (Caltech) presented the 2021 John D and Edith M Roberts Lecture at UCLA on November 18.   Dougherty is the George Grant Hoag […]

Professor Ken Houk is elected a foreign member of the CAS in recognition of his scientific achievements and contributions to promoting the development of science and technology in China.  Election […]