3rd year biochemistry undergraduate researcher Abby Thurm (Gelbart/Knobler group) is one of three UCLA students to be named Goldwater Scholars in 2019.  496 undergraduate students nationwide were chosen for the award from a pool of more than 5,000 applicants and 1,200 nominees from 443 academic institutions. The prestigious award, established by Congress to honor the […]

Alumnus Dr Shyr-Jin “Jim” Tsay (PhD ’77) was honored with the 2019 Alumni Legacy Award at the Departmental Awards Ceremony on April 22nd. The award honors distinguished UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry alumni who have received a graduate-level degree from UCLA, in recognition of their achievements in life, and generous support and service to […]

Professor Zhenan Bao (Stanford) visited UCLA on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, to give the Spring 2019 Distinguished Lecture. Over 400 faculty, students, and researchers attended Bao’s lecture titled “Skin-Inspired Materials and Devices” in the UCLA California NanoSystems Institute auditorium.  A photo gallery from the event can be viewed here and select photos can be viewed […]

We celebrated the many accomplishments of our faculty, postdocs, students, staff, and alumni at our annual departmental awards ceremony on April 22, 2019. Each year at this event we recognize our faculty, postdocs, and students for their accomplishments in research and teaching, two of the primary missions of our university. We also recognize staff members […]

Professor Heather Maynard has been chosen as the recipient of the American Chemical Society (ACS) 2019 Bioconjugate Chemistry Lectureship Award.  Maynard is being recognized for her “extensive contributions at the interface between chemistry, materials and biology that have moved forward our understanding and capabilities at the bio-nano interface”.  View the official ACS announcement here. The […]

Popular instructor Laurence Lavelle has been elected by UCLA’s Mortar Board Agathai chapter as the 2019 UCLA Mortar Board Honorary Member. Lavelle was selected from nominated UCLA faculty members to receive the honor in recognition of his “distinguished contributions towards the goals of scholarship, leadership and service over the years teaching at UCLA”. He was […]

Graduate student Hannah Bailey (Quinlan group) has been awarded a Pauley Fellowship by the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences, Division of Physical Sciences.  The Edwin W. Pauley Fellowship is a two-year fellowship program designed to provide fellowship support to beginning graduate students with outstanding records and promise of scholarly achievement. Recipients receive a $15,000 […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 35 undergraduate students will conduct research in our faculty labs this year as summer research fellows. The summer research experience can be one of the most meaningful parts of an undergraduate education. It enables students to pursue science research rather than having to accept a summer job in an unrelated […]