Eight talented chemistry & biochemistry graduate students have been awarded 2021 Excellence in Research awards. Congratulations to Zach Hern (Diaconescu group), Evan Hurlow (Harran group), Yao Gong (P Weiss group), Sepand Nistanaki (Nelson group), Carter Lantz (Loo group), Katie Spence (Garg group), Benjamin Natinsky (Nelson group), and Bosi Peng (Duan group)! The Excellence in Research […]

Ten talented third-year chemistry & biochemistry graduate students who have been awarded the 2021 Jim and Barbara Tsay Excellence in Second Year Research and Academics Awards.  These awards were made possible by a generous endowment established in 2009 by Dr. Shyr-Jin “Jim” Tsay (Ph.D. ’77), recipient of our 2019 Alumni Legacy Award, and his wife […]

Each year at commencement we recognize our undergraduate students for their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2021 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Commencement Awards have been announced. Congratulations to all the recipients listed below!  These awards are normally presented to our students at the department’s annual commencement ceremony, which has been postponed due to […]

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2021 Staff Recognition Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions made to the department by our staff members. Since 2018, the awards have been given to UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry staff members in recognition of the wide-ranging positive impact they have on the many areas of the department.  “Our […]

Professor Ellen Sletten has been chosen for the prestigious 2020-2021 McCoy Award, which recognizes the researcher in the department who has made the greatest contribution of the year to the science of chemistry and biochemistry. Sletten and coworkers developed bright fluorophores for shortwave infrared emission, the region of the electromagnetic spectrum beyond where the eye […]

14 talented chemistry & biochemistry graduate students have been awarded the 2021 Ralph & Charlene Bauer Awards in recognition of their excellence in research, teaching, and service. These awards were made possible by a generous endowment established in 1988 by Dr. Ralph Bauer (B.S. ’52, Ph.D. ’58), recipient of our 2020 Alumni Legacy Award, and […]

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 Jason Chari, Francesca Ippoliti and Melissa Ramirez with their advisor, Distinguished Professor and Department Chair Neil Garg, created the innovative educational tool to make organic […]

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, Caroline married Professor Donald J. Cram, a Nobel Prize-winning chemist who taught and conducted research at UCLA for more than 50 years. They were together […]