On December 5, 2019, Dr Laurence Lavelle’s Chemistry Community hit 10 million page views and 200,000 posts. In 2010 Laurence Lavelle conceptualized an online forum, developed it for three years, and launched Chemistry Community October 2013 for his large diverse undergraduate chemistry courses. Lavelle’s focus was to develop an educational tool that encouraged and facilitated a […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, postdocs, grad students, and undergrads helped make this year’s Exploring Your Universe (EYU) a huge success. Exploring Your Universe (EYU) is one of UCLA’s biggest annual events, drawing in thousands of children, parents, and friends from the Los Angeles community to our campus on the first Sunday of November. Organized by […]

A video celebrating Professor Jorge Torres’ 2019 ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity was premiered at the opening ceremonies of the ASCB|EMBO meeting. Torres’ award was announced and the video was shown in front of thousands on December 7, 2019, right before the keynote address at the international ASCB/EMBO (American Society for Cell Biology/European Molecular […]

Professor Paul Weiss discusses the early days of nanotechnology and some key technical advances with science journalist Robyn Williams on “The Science Show”. The Australian Broadcasting Corp’s award winning “The Science Show” is considered by many to be the world’s best science broadcast program. In the interview, Williams refers to Weiss as “Mr. Nano in […]

For the first time at UCLA, three members of one department receive Academic Senate Teaching awards.  In 2019, teaching awards were garnered by Professor Anastassia Alexandrova, instructor Dr. Jennifer Casey, and graduate student K.J. Winchell, all members of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Among the highest honors given by the Academic Senate, the […]

Postdoctoral associate Daniel Bím (Alexandrova group) is the recipient of the prestigious Česká Hlava – Doctorandus for Natural Sciences’ Award. The Česká Hlava (“Czech Brains”) Award is announced in cooperation with the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, and is the most prestigious award for science and research that scientists can achieve in […]

We are sad to report that long-time supporter and alumnus Robert “Bob” Carter ’42 passed away at the age of 100 on October 7, 2019. “Bob Carter was a tremendous advocate for women in Chemistry,” said Professor Catherine Clarke, the first female chair of the department from July 2016 to June 2019. “Through our letters […]

Undergraduate researcher Luke Elissiry (Liu group) receives presentation award at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). A third-year chemistry major conducting research in Professor Chong Liu’s group, Elissiry’s award winning poster in the chemistry category, was titled “Silica Sol-gel Microbead Encapsulation of Symbiotic Microbe Inoculant”.   A UC LEADS Scholar, Elissiry’s attendance at the conference […]