The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has announced that Professor Osvaldo Gutierrez will be the inaugural holder of the Fraser and Norma Stoddart Chair in Contemporary Chemistry, effective July 1, 2026. Before his passing in 2024, Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart made a generous gift to UCLA to establish the Fraser and Norma Stoddart […]

Professor Richard Kaner, the UCLA Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation, delivered his 2025 ACS Basolo Award lecture on Nov. 7 at Northwestern University’s Technological Institute in Chicago. He was selected as the 2025 ACS Basolo Medalist by the Northwestern Department of Chemistry faculty in recognition of his groundbreaking and influential contributions […]

Distinguished Professors Steven Clarke and David Eisenberg each discussed their own award-winning research in a program titled “The Molecular Basis of Aging and Dementia,” presented during UCLA’s spring 2025 Emeriti Association dinner at the University Club. A video of their talks is now available to view. From the UCLA Emeriti Association (by Stuart Wolpert): Watch […]

Assistant Teaching Professor Dory DeWeese has received an inaugural UCLA Global Education Award for her project, “Inclusion of Global Voices in Introductory Chemistry Classrooms”. With this grant, DeWeese will revise “General Chemistry for Life Sciences” (CHEM 14AE) to highlight contributions from scientists outside the Global Northwest, particularly from low- and middle-income countries. Her project aims […]

This year’s Exploring Your Universe on Sunday, Nov. 2, was a huge success, thanks in part to members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community. The student-led and -organized event, now in its 16th year, is the largest science fair in Los Angeles County and engages the general public and K–12 Los Angeles students with […]

Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Richard Kaner, Dr. Maher El-Kady, and graduate student Zhiyin (Tara) Yang is featured on the front cover of ChemSusChem, a leading journal in sustainable energy technologies. The highlighted study demonstrates a promising strategy to improve the performance and durability of sodium-ion batteries as lithium supplies tighten and […]

Dr. Hyuk-Joon Jung (Diaconescu Group) received the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research at the 2025 UCLA Postdoctoral Scholars & Mentors Awards Ceremony on November 12. Jung was one of eight postdoctoral scholars who received the Chancellor’s $7,500 Award for Postdoctoral Research in 2025. As a postdoctoral scholar in Professor Paula Diaconescu’s research group since 2022, […]

On November 2, UCLA’s student-led Exploring Your Universe (EYU) took place on campus. Now in its 16th year, LA County’s largest science fair introduced K-12 students and the public to science through hands-on activities, demonstrations, and lectures. A new video highlighting this year’s EYU is now available to watch. At this year’s EYU, many members of […]