UCLA organic chemists have launched virtual reality resources that they hope will make learning organic chemistry more engaging for students, allowing them to interact with 3D molecular models. Graduate students […]

We are sad to report that Caroline Cram, widow of Professor Donald Cram, and longtime supporter of the department, passed away on March 12, 2021.  At the age of 79, […]

Chemist and physicist Professor Thomas Mason is one of five scientists from around the nation selected as a 2021 Fellow of the Society of Rheology (SOR).   A professor of physical […]

Each year we recognize our undergraduate students with departmental awards for their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2021 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Departmental Awards have been announced. Congratulations […]

Congratulations to Professor Hosea Nelson on his promotion to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2021. Nelson earned a B.S. in Chemistry from University of California at Berkeley in […]

A paper written by graduate students as the final project for Professor Anastassia Alexandrova’s 2020 “Computational Methods for Chemists” class (Chem 126/226) was recently published in the Journal of Physical […]

PhD student Samantha Mensah (Andrews/P Weiss labs) has been selected by the UCLA Academic Senate for the 2021 Graduate Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Award.  According to the Academic […]

Undergraduate researcher Samantha “Sam” Vi-Tang (Kaner group) is one of two UCLA students selected as 2021-2022 Beckman Scholars.   The 2021-22 Beckman Research Scholarship at UCLA is awarded to outstanding undergraduate […]