Research on graphene supercapacitors conducted by Professor Richard Kaner’s group was recently highlighted in a widely used chemistry textbook.   Editors Raymond Chang and Kenneth Goldsby recognized the Kaner lab’s […]

UCLA lecturer and author Eric Scerri quoted in British newspaper about the possibility that elements may need to be reordered. Dr. Scerri is the author of the book 30-Second Elements: The […]

Professor Sriram “Sri” Kosuri has been named 2015 Searle Scholar.                                         […]

Professor Paula Diaconescu has been awarded the 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship.              Prof. Diaconescu, whose research involves the design and synthesis of complexes with specific geometric […]

In a field of 16,000+ applicants, seven current & former Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate & undergraduate students receive 2015 NSF GRFP Fellowships & two graduate students receive NSF Honorable Mention.  […]

The UCLA Meteorite Gallery, California’s largest collection of meteorites, has added two large iron meteorites – and both may be touched by the public. From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): […]

Yuxi Zhao (PhD ’15 Chemistry – Weiss group) awarded 2015 Chinese-American Engineers & Scientists Association of Southern California (CESASC) scholarship.  Dr. Zhao will accept the award at the 53rd CESASC […]

Professor Shimon Weiss research team awarded $1.35 million grant by Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to develop nanosensors. From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): An international team led by biophysicist […]