On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry launched its Shared Instrumentation Lab Campaign. Our mission is to raise at least $50,000 in 30 days to […]

Pioneering biophysicist and genomic scientist Professor Carlos Bustamante (University of California, Berkeley) gave the 10th annual Carolyn and Charles Knobler Lecture on May 4. His lecture, entitled “FACT Promotes Efficient […]

Undergraduate senior biochemistry student Lillian Ott (Mohanty group) has been awarded the 2026 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate […]

Professor Richard Kaner and researcher Maher El-Kady are part of a research team whose study demonstrates how graphene oxide, a carbon-based nanomaterial, can be incorporated into cementitious mixtures to create […]

Distinguished Kenneth N. Trueblood Professor Neil Garg has been named one of three UCLA faculty members to receive the 2026 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring from the […]

Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) includes Professor Soumitra Athavale in its annual Talented 12 feature, highlighting young investigators who are doing groundbreaking work in the field. The Talented Twelve list, created […]

Professor Erick M. Carreira (ETH Zürich), known for developing innovative methods in catalysis and for the total synthesis of complex, biologically important molecules, visited UCLA on April 29 to give […]

by Professors Al Courey, Cathy Clarke, and Steve Clarke Our beloved colleague Emeritus Professor Charles A. West passed away on May 5 in Houston, Texas, at the age of 98.  […]