Former biochemistry graduate student Piriya “Pete” Wongkongkathep received a Best Student Paper award from the International Journal of Mass Spectrometry (IJMS). Wongkongkathep (Ph.D. Biochemistry ’15 – Joseph Loo Group) received […]

Graduate student Emma Baker (Garg group) is one of eight women selected to receive the ACS Women Chemists Committee’s inaugural Merck Research Award. The American Chemistry Society (ACS) Women Chemists […]

Professor Neil Garg received the award which recognizes outstanding achievements in catalysis sciences. Garg received the award for his breakthroughs in non-precious metal catalysis and harnessing catalytic transformations in total synthesis. […]

Professor and Chair Miguel García-Garibay has been selected as dean of the UCLA College of Letters and Science, Division of Physical Sciences. The announcement was made today by Scott Waugh, […]

We are sad to report that Emeritus Professor Robert L. Scott passed away on May 1, 2016 at age 94.   By Prof. Charles Knobler –  A distinguished physical chemist, […]

Postdoctoral scholar Liban Saleh (Spokoyny group) won the award for his short (~ five minutes) research presentation at the symposium.         The University of California Symposium for […]

The UCLA researchers are working to create a process of capturing carbon from power plant smokestacks to turn it into new building materials. Professor Kaner holds a joint appointment in […]

Undergraduate student researcher Alejandra “Ali” Gonzalez (Spokoyny group) has been accepted into the prestigious UC LEADS program.  The University of California Leadership Excellence through Advanced DegreeS (UC LEADS) program is […]