Two giants in the science of electron cryo-microscopy were awarded the 2018 Glenn Seaborg Medal in recognition of their crucial contributions to the field. Professor Emeritus Robert Glaeser (University of […]

Professor Richard Kaner has been elected a fellow of the prestigious European Academy of Sciences. A UCLA distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and of materials science and engineering, Kaner […]

Alumna Nako Nakatsuka (PhD ’17 Andrews/P Weiss Groups), an ETH Zürich postdoctoral fellow, receives the 2018 Norma Stoddart Prize.  Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart presented the award at Nakatsuka’s Stoddart Lecture […]

Garg group members undergraduate student Melinda Nguyen and PhD student Bryan Simmons named 2019 Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Scholars. 2019 Medicinal and Bioorganic Chemistry Foundation Scholars (MBCF) Scholars is […]

The Houk group hosted the CCHF Virtual Symposium 12 sponsored by the Center for Selective C-H Functionalization (CHF) on December 4, 2018. The CCHF is an NSF-funded Centers for Chemical […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, postdocs, grad students, and undergrads helped make the 2018 Exploring Your Universe event a huge success. At the November 4, 2018, event on the UCLA campus, […]

Five UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty are among the most influential scientists in their fields for 2018, as determined by Clarivate Analytics. Those recognized are Professors Xiangfeng Duan, Richard Kaner, Kendall […]

Four UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty members have been selected as 2018 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Professors Heather Maynard, Carla Koehler, Xiangfeng Duan, and […]