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, created by the weekly magazine of the American Chemical Society, recognized Spokoyny as one of the “path-paving young researchers and entrepreneurs who are using chemistry […]

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 young investigators with the award which is sponsored by the Pfizer Endowment Fund.  Garg will be honored at the awards ceremony during the ACS national […]

We recently caught up with alumna Darcy Wanger Grinolds (’08 chemistry), currently working at X (formerly Google[x]) as a Hardware Reliability Engineer. Grinolds received a MS/BS via the Departmental Scholar program in Physical Chemistry/Materials Science with an Organic Emphasis in 2008. While at UCLA she worked in Prof. Ben Schwartz’s group where she designed experiments […]

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry welcomes Jose Rodriguez who has joined the department as an Assistant Professor in the Biochemistry Division. Jose joined the department in July 2016 and he holds the Howard Reiss Development Chair. His office and laboratory are currently located on the 5th floor of Boyer Hall. Jose came to the […]

Volleyball legend alumnus Karch Kiraly (’83) is the head coach of the United States women’s indoor volleyball team competing in the 2016 Olympics. Charles Frederick “Karch” Kiraly was an assistant coach for the women’s volleyball team at the 2012 London Olympics, but Rio will be his first Games as a head coach and he enters […]

UCLA alumnus & accomplished scientist James Ellis LuValle (BA chemistry ’36, MA chemistry & physics ’37) won a bronze medal in the 1936 Olympic Games. A Phi Beta Kappa in chemistry, LuValle paid his way through school with a Regents’ scholarship and a job in a chemistry lab. He made friends with future Nobel Laureate […]

The student researchers who participated in the SPUR eight week programs presented their research at the poster session. The Summer Programs for Undergraduate and Graduate Research Program (SPUR/GR) poster session took place at Hersey Hall on Thursday, August 12, 2016. Several students conducted research in UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry laboratories for eight weeks this summer. Students […]

The five-day October 2016 workshop in Mexico will honor of Professor William Gelbart’s 70th birthday. The “Self-assembly from atoms to life” workshop will bring together both young and senior scientists from around the world and it covers research areas that match UCLA organic chemistry professor Gelbart’s broad range of interests that he has pursued over […]