Andrea Liu is the fifth female faculty member associated with the UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry to be elected to the Academy. The former UCLA physical chemistry professor, now the Hepburn Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) […]

Biochemistry senior Nguyen Pham (Catherine Clarke group) is a winner in ASBMB’s 21st annual Undergraduate Poster Competition.  Nguyen’s poster, titled “A conserved putative kinase is required for coenzyme Q biosynthesis: Functional insights from yeast genetics”, was the winner in the “Metabolism, bioenergetics, lipids and signal transduction” category at the competition held on April 22, 2017 […]

Mary Waddington (Spokoyny group) was selected for the AFRL 2017 Space Scholars Program to work on ionic liquid tailoring for thin conductive film electrolysis.  Such films hold promise in tunable thermal coatings for spacecraft.  The 1st year Ph.D. student in Prof. Alex Spokoyny’s group will spend the summer conducting research with Dr. Lok-kun Tsui as […]

Professor Paul Weiss has been awarded the 2017 Jacques Beaulieu Excellence Research Chair by the National Institute of Scientific Research (INRS), Canada. According to the INRS announcement, the award is named in honor of physician Jacques Beaulieu, a researcher and pioneer of the carbon dioxide (CO2-TEA) laser who indelibly shaped the landscape of Quebec research, […]

Professor Kevan Shokat (University of California, San Francisco/HHMI) gave the 2017 Donald Cram Lecture on April 27th.  Prof. Kevan M. Shokat’s lecture, titled “Chemical Strategies for Drugging Undruggable Targets in Oncology”, was very well attended, drawing many organic chemistry and biochemistry faculty and students. Prior to the lecture, a poster session and reception was held […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes Justin Caram, who will join our department as an assistant professor of physical chemistry this July. Professor Caram will take up residency in the department in July 2017. His group’s research will leverage the detection, sorting, and timing of individual photons to unravel heterogeneity, complex chemical processes, […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes Chong Liu, who will join our department as an assistant professor of inorganic chemistry this July. Professor Liu will take up residency in the department in July 2017. His group will explore the power of inorganic electrochemical systems for energy, biology, and environmental applications. Some of the questions […]

Professor Michael Hagan (Brandeis University) gave the 3rd annual Carolyn & Charles Knobler Lecture on April 24th.  The lecture, titled “Dynamical Assembly Pathways of Viruses and Bacterial Microcompartments“, was well-attended by colleagues, students, and friends and was followed by a question-and-answer period and then by a reception in the Young Hall Cafe Commons. Select photos […]