New faculty member Professor Thomas Fay examines how electron spin could influence molecular handedness on early Earth. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) Thomas Fay is a professor of […]

On Dec. 8, 2025, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry community gathered in the Hershey Hall Salon and Courtyard for the department’s annual Winter Holiday Celebration. The event featured […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]