Video and select photos from the 2015 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Ceremony are now available for viewing online. At the ceremony on June 13, 2015, the UCLA Chemistry […]

The three recipients of the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry – Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell, and William Moerner – were each invited to UCLA by Professor Shimon Weiss.   The […]

UCLA research team has developed a dramatically advanced tool for analyzing how chemicals called nanocatalysts convert chemical reactions into electricity. The research team, led by Professor Xianfeng Duan, recently reported […]

Professor Todd Yeates has been awarded the prestigious 2016 ASBMB DeLano Award for Computational Biosciences. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) award is given in the field […]

The PBS documentary “The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements” features on-camera interviews with lecturer Eric Scerri who served as historical consultant for the show. Airing on Wednesday, August […]

A team of UCLA researchers led by Professor Xiangfeng Duan have recently developed a novel material for use in flexible, printed electronics. High Performance Thin Films from Solution Processible Two-Dimensional […]

The department would like to congratulate Professor Paula Diaconescu on her promotion to the rank of full professor effective July 1, 2015. The rank of (Full) Professor is the highest […]

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranked UCLA #2 amongst the best public American universities. Published annually, the CWUR is the largest and most comprehensive academic ranking of world […]