Professor Craig Merlic’s work as the nation’s foremost academic laboratory safety expert was recently highlighted in UCLA Newsroom’s in depth article. From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert): UCLA chemistry professor […]

UCLA chemists & alumnus collaboration leads to discovery of how to get a solid material to act like a liquid without actually turning it into liquid. The research could potentially […]

Many exciting things are happening in the UCLA Molecular Instrumentation Center (MIC)!   In addition to sharing our news, we’d like to praise the current nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) graduate student […]

Washington Monthly ranked UCLA 8th among national universities & SJTU’s Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UCLA 2nd among US public institutions & 12th overall.   In May, London’s Times […]

The department hosted a reception for undergraduate scholars who have conducted research in faculty labs over the summer.  On August 19, 2016, the scholars gathered with their mentors, faculty and […]

The student researchers who participated in the SPUR ten week programs presented their research at the poster session. The Summer Programs for Undergraduate and Graduate Research Program (SPUR/GR) poster session […]

Chemical & Engineering News includes Professor Alex Spokoyny in its 2nd annual Talented 12 feature, highlighting young investigators who are doing groundbreaking work in the field. The Talented Twelve list, […]

Professor Neil Garg has been awarded the EJ Corey award by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for his outstanding original contribution in organic synthesis. Since 2004, the society has honored […]