Professors Paula Diaconescu and Chong Liu are part of the Center for Integrated Catalysis with the goal to mimic biological systems in the development of synthetic chemical catalytic processes. The […]

Professor Heather Maynard will serve as Co-director of BioPACIFIC MIP, which will seek to advance fundamental science toward sustainable material development. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named UCLA and […]

Several members of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry are featured in a special centennial issue of the UCLA College Magazine.   The issue “celebrates the College’s defining moments over […]

An article by instructors Roshini Ramachandran and Marlius Castillo provides student perspectives and insight on remote learning in a large chemistry class.  Their article titled “Student Perspectives on Remote Learning […]

Postdoctoral alum Professor William Dichtel (Northwestern)  receives the prestigious 2020 Blavatnik National Award in Chemistry . An expert in organic and polymer chemistry, Dichtel is the Robert L. Letsinger Professor […]

The July edition of UCLA’s TDG Innovation Magazine features articles about three Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty members.                The magazine is published by the UCLA […]

Professor Paul Weiss has been elected as Honorary Fellow of the Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) for the year 2020-21.  This fellowship is given to eminent chemists in recognition […]

The construction of the  Mani L Bhaumik Centennial Collaboratory  has continued while campus has been closed and the results are exciting!   Expected to be completed by the end of 2020/early […]