Key research by UCLA organic chemists Professor Soumitra Athavale and Distinguished Research Professor Kendall Houk on the mechanism of the Soai reaction was cited in the scientific background document for […]

Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group has made a major advance in the field of quantum materials. The research was published in Nature Chemistry and selected for the cover of the November […]

Professor Abigail Doyle has received UCLA’s Postdoctoral Association 2026–27 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award in recognition of her outstanding commitment to mentoring postdoctoral scholars. Doyle was nominated for the award […]

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has selected Professor Soumitra Athavale as one of 20 recipients of the 2026 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering.  Recognized as one of the […]

Graduate student Jason Williams (P. Weiss group) is combining his scientific training with entrepreneurship. My Block Skin, the skincare company he co-founded and serves as Chief Scientific Officer for, has […]

Distinguished Professor Juli Feigon has been selected by UCLA’s Postdoctoral Association as one of two recipients of the 2026–27 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award in recognition of her outstanding commitment […]

The UCLA chapter of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) has received two honors: the Outstanding ACS Student Communities Award, a rarity among Tier 1 research universities, […]

Professor Yu Huang, a faculty member in UCLA’s departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been selected by the Falling Walls Foundation as the recipient of […]