Nanoscience pioneer Professor Paul Alivisatos (UC Berkeley) was awarded the 2019 Seaborg Medal in recognition of his seminal contributions to the field. A symposium titled “The Nanotechnology Revolution”, a poster session, […]

Professor Anne Andrews discusses her trajectory, conceptualizing neurochemistry, and identifying “moon-shots” in interview with “extremophile” Nik Hawks. In this hour-long podcast, which aired on October 24, 2019, Andrews and Hawks talk […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]