This June we will honor our graduating students through virtual celebrations and then hold an in-person ceremony later during the 2020-21 academic year.   After surveying our majors and graduate students, it is clear that having an in-person commencement ceremony is important to our students. As a result, the department plans to hold an in-person graduation […]

36 Chemistry & Biochemistry undergraduate students presented their research at the UCLA Undergraduate Research Showcase, five were awarded the prestigious Science Dean’s Prize.  At the event, which is part of the annual UCLA Undergraduate Research Week (URW), faculty judges award the Science Dean’s Prize to senior presenters for “excellence in presentation of their faculty-mentored research”. […]

In honor of National Women’s Health Week, BMSB PhD student Nicole Lynn (Torres lab) writes article about women’s health for ASBMB Today magazine.   Lynn’s article was featured in the May 10, 2020, issue of ASBMB Today, the member magazine of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). A second-year graduate student in the Biochemistry, Molecular […]

We are sad to report that alumnus Professor Hans J Reich (PhD ’68 Cram) died on May 1 at the age of 76 from an injury sustained in a bicycle accident. A Professor Emeritus of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Reich led an internationally recognized research program in physical-organic chemistry for over 50 years.   […]

Educational innovator Laurence Lavelle receives 2019-20 UCLA NSF Professional Development Award for successful student resources. In addition to teaching large diverse undergraduate chemistry courses, Lavelle conceptualized and developed Chemistry Community, a popular online forum and database for chemistry students, as well as a successful peer-learning program at UCLA which his undergraduate assistants thoroughly enjoy. Students […]

Research by Professor Richard Kaner’s group, published in Advanced Materials, is one of the top downloaded papers in journal’s recent publication history. Their paper titled “A Simple Route to Porous Graphene from Carbon Nanodots for Supercapacitor Applications” is among the top 10% most downloaded papers published in Advanced Materials, one of the top materials journals […]

Professor Neil Garg and former postdoc Evan Darzi report the key chemical discovery necessary for the creation of a small, electronic marijuana breathalyzer.  Professor Neil Garg is UCLA’s Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and department Chair. Lead author Dr. Evan Darzi, a former postdoctoral scholar in Garg’s laboratory, is currently a medicinal chemist at […]

Jim Gimzewski and alum Adam Stieg are part of team whose paper is #3 on Nature’s Scientific Reports top 100 downloaded physics papers published in 2019.  In the paper “Emergent dynamics of neuromorphic nanowire networks”, published on October 17, 2019, the international research team reported on their significant progress towards the goal of creating thinking […]