Alum Professor Patrick Y-S Lam (Postdoc, ’80-84 Jung/Cram) leads symposium celebrating the 20th anniversary of the discovery of the Chan-Lam Reaction. A Distinguished Professor at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute and a drug discovery consultant, Lam is internationally known as the co-discoverer of the powerful copper-promoted Chan-Lam Coupling Reaction, a complementary reaction to the Nobel-prize […]

Photos from the 2019 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Ceremony and a video of Dr Michael Varney’s commencement address are now available. A video of Dr. Varney’s commencement address as well as Prof. Clarke’s welcoming remarks and the presentation of the Alumni Award by Dean of Physical Sciences Professor Miguel García-Garibay can be viewed here. […]

Department Chair Professor Neil Garg has been selected for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Organic Chemistry’s 2019 Leete Award. Since 1995, the Edward Leete Award has honored ACS members who have made outstanding contributions to both teaching and research in organic chemistry. The biennial award will be formally presented at the ACS National Meeting in San Diego, […]

Albert Liu, former Houk group high school student researcher, wins silver medal at the 51st International Chemistry Olympiad in Paris. The four high school chemistry whiz kids representing the U.S. at the annual International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) earned three gold medals and one silver! Liu received a silver medal and placed 59th. Read more on […]

On August 27, at the UCLA Research Showcase and Reception in San Diego, we will toast faculty and alumni who are being honored by the ACS.  The 2019 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Research Showcase and Reception will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the San Diego Marriott Marquis. The event is part of […]

Professor Ellen Sletten has been named a 2019 ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Young Investigator. The distinction, bestowed by the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), recognizes young investigators in academia, industry and national laboratories who have made significant contributions to their respective fields within polymer […]

Alumna Professor JoAnne Stubbe (Postdoc, ‘71-72 Rebek) has been awarded the American Chemical Society’s highest honor, the 2020 Priestley Medal. The Novartis Professor of Chemistry and Biology, emerita, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Stubbe, is being honored for her work in understanding enzyme mechanisms. Before joining the faculty at Willliams College, Stubbe was […]

Physical Sciences Dean Miguel García-Garibay has been elected a 2019 Fellow of the American Chemical Society. From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): Miguel García-Garibay, dean of the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, has been elected a 2019 fellow of the American Chemical Society. García-Garibay has earned worldwide recognition in the […]