Occidental College’s magazine features UCLA alumnus Professor Phoebe Dea (BS Chemistry ’67) as she prepares to retire from the college after 22 years.  In 1964, Prof. Dea was the first […]

Professor Emeritus Mostafa El-Sayed has been named recipient of the 2016 Priestley Medal, the highest honor conferred by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Prof. El-Sayed is being recognized by ACS […]

Professor Xiangfeng Duan & graduate students Zhaoyang Lin & Mufan Li part of UCLA team whose nanostructure research was published in Science.   The researchers reported on the development of […]

An in-depth article about graduate student Jeffrey Vinokur’s passion for science and dance was recently published in his alma mater’s alumni magazine. A third-year doctoral candidate in Professor Jim Bowie’s group, […]

Newly minted PhD Crystal Valdez was chosen to be one of two student processional marshals for the doctoral hooding ceremony on Thursday, June 11.  The processional marshals accompany the provosts, […]

Professor & Vice Chair, Neil Garg, has been awarded the 2015 Gold Shield Faculty Prize.  The prize is awarded each year to recognize exceptional mid-career full professors who have demonstrated […]

Professor and Chair Miguel Garcia-Garibay has been selected to receive the 2015 Faculty-Staff Partnership Award. The award selection committee wrote the following to Prof. Garcia-Garibay: “As a Professor and Chair […]