Alumni News

10 years ago

Alumnus Cornelius “Corny” Steelink, PhD’56 (Geissman), emeritus professor of chemistry at the University of Arizona (UA), died on November 12, 2016. Steelink was an internationally recognized expert on soil humic […]

Alumni News
November 23

Professor Xiangfeng Duan & Ph.D. student Mufan Li lead research team whose findings are published in Science

10 years ago

Altering the form of platinum nanoscale wires could reduce the amount of precious metal used in fuel cells leading to lower the costs. In addition to Duan and Li, graduate […]

Professor Xiangfeng Duan & Ph.D. student Mufan Li lead research team whose findings are published in Science
November 18

Professor Patrick Harran & researcher Dr. Hui Ding’s work on ground-breaking chemical compound featured in UCLA Newsroom

10 years ago

A synthetic version of a rare natural toxin appears to hold promise for treating cancer while minimizing the harmful side effects of chemotherapy drugs. Harran’s chemistry efforts and close collaboration […]

Professor Patrick Harran & researcher Dr. Hui Ding’s work on ground-breaking chemical compound featured in UCLA Newsroom
November 18

Influential chemist & UCLA alumnus John D. (Jack) Roberts dies at 98

10 years ago

John (Jack) Roberts (BA ’41, PhD ’44, Seaborg medalist ‘91) died on October 29, 2016, of complications following a stroke. Roberts was one of the most influential chemists of the […]

Influential chemist & UCLA alumnus John D. (Jack) Roberts dies at 98
October 31

Professor Neil Garg’s popular BACON learning tool featured in UCLA Newsroom

10 years ago

The innovative organic online tutorials are now being used by students and teachers around the world. Garg, an award winning UCLA organic chemistry professor, developed the program with his recently […]

Professor Neil Garg’s popular BACON learning tool featured in UCLA Newsroom
October 21

Ph.D. student participates in highly competitive Dow BEST symposium

10 years ago

5th year graduate student Jesus Moreno was introduced to the industrial research career options for minority science students at the four-day event. “Jesus is a superb student, so it is […]

Ph.D. student participates in highly competitive Dow BEST symposium
October 20

2016 Robert Scott Lecture

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The noted polymer physicist, Professor Alexander (Shura) Grosberg, presented the 10th annual Robert Scott lecture on October 17, 2016.   Grosberg, a professor of physics and mathematics at New York […]

2016 Robert Scott Lecture
October 20

International team’s research has potential to greatly benefit the world’s population

10 years ago

Professors David Eisenberg and Jose Rodriguez are part of the international team whose research may help reduce mosquito-carried diseases. The team has used X-rays to reveal the structure of a […]

International team’s research has potential to greatly benefit the world’s population
October 19