Craig Merlic contributes to new ACS discovery report on laboratory safety
7 months ago
- Faculty
- General
Professor Craig Merlic, a leader in laboratory safety education and practice, contributed to the newly released “ACS Discovery Report: Laboratory Safety,” which highlights ongoing efforts to improve laboratory safety and […]
Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae wins $100,000 Black Ambition Grand Prize
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups), founder of SULA LABS, was named a $100,000 co–grand prize winner of musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Prize Competition. […]
UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry recognized as a global leader in ScholarGPS rankings
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Rankings
The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry ranks among the world’s research leaders, according to the 2025 ScholarGPS global rankings, with UCLA placing No. 4 worldwide overall for lifetime scholarly […]
Garg, Houk, and Tang groups receive $2M state grant to advance cannabinoid therapeutics research
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professors Neil Garg, Ken Houk and Yi Tang have received a $2 million research grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to advance the study of cannabinoid-based therapeutics. […]
Kaner group battery research selected for Chemical Science Editor’s Choice Collection
7 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
A recent publication from Professor Richard Kaner’s group has been selected for the 2025 Chemical Science Editor’s Choice Collection, a curated set of notable research papers in batteries and energy […]
Researcher Maher El-Kady is elected to the National Academy of Inventors
8 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
Alumnus and Kaner group researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) is one of two UCLA innovators elected to the National Academy of Inventors. From UCLA Newsroom (By Todd Schindler): Innovating […]
Kalli Kappel decodes the hidden architecture inside cells
8 months ago
- Faculty
- Recent Research
- Research
New faculty member Professor Kalli Kappel uncovers molecular rules that govern how cells organize themselves. By Benjamin Paul (UCLA Division of Physical Sciences) A team of scientists at UCLA has […]
How quantum mechanics may have shaped life’s first molecules
8 months ago
- Faculty
- Recent Research
- Research
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 […]