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 […]

Professor Norman “Lou” Allinger (University of Georgia), pioneer of molecular mechanics, PhD with Donald Cram at UCLA, dies at age 92. Norman L. Allinger was born in 1928 in Alameda, […]

The annual CNSI Nanovation Competition at UCLA, directed by Professor Sarah Tolbert, sparks excitement about science and business in high schoolers. The competition is part of the CNSI Education Program […]

Four talented UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry scientists have been selected for the department’s 2020 Postdoctoral Research Awards. Dr. Qin Cao (Eisenberg group), Dr. Lucía Fernández del Río (C. Clarke group), […]

Professor Neil Garg discusses teaching and chemical “gadgets” to help solve societal problems with science journalist Robyn Williams on “The Science Show”. The Australian Broadcasting Corp’s award winning “The Science […]