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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]