Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students represented UCLA at STEAM Nation 2014, one of the largest events in LA County celebrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math education (STEAM). STEAM Nation is an organization aiming to promote science, technology, engineering, arts, and math subjects to elementary and middle school students in the Los Angeles area. STEAM […]

Research by Professor Xiangfeng Duan and colleagues have led to the fabrication of field effect transistors made from molybdenum sulfide, which could lead to more powerful wearable electronics and other devices in the near future. UCLA Newsroom (by Shaun Mason): With their special electronic and optical properties, nanomaterials such as graphene and molybdenum sulfide have […]

Professor John D. Simon, a former postdoctoral scholar in Professor Mostafa El-Sayed’s Group (1983-1985) has been named as the 14th president of Lehigh University. John D. Simon, executive vice president and provost at the University of Virginia, will become Lehigh University’s 14th president on July 1, 2015, the school announced in a news release. Simon […]

The Graduate Division and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry recently hosted a UCLA Field Trip for undergraduate students attending the 2014 Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference. Undergraduate students from across the nation visited our department and learned more about our graduate programs. SACNAS’s primary goals are to motivate […]

Susan Baumgarten (BS’ 73, MS’ 76, MBA ’79) was recently appointed to the board of directors for the UCLA Foundation. Susan Baumgarten holds several degrees from UCLA: a bachelor’s in biochemistry and in mathematics, a master’s in electrical engineering, and a master’s in business administration. She is an executive in residence at the UCLA Anderson […]

Professor Sriram Kosuri has received the prestigious National Institute of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award.  He was one of only 50 scientists nationwide selected and was awarded $2.3 million for his project. The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award initiative supports a small number of early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and […]

Professor Paul Weiss and colleagues have developed a new self-assembly method for fabricating graphene nanoribbons, bringing scientists a step closer to revolutionizing electronics. UCLA Newsroom (by Shaun Mason): First characterized in 2004, graphene is a two-dimensional material with extraordinary properties. The thickness of just one carbon atom, and hundreds of times faster at conducting heat […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate student Jeffrey Vinokur (Bowie Lab) appeared on The Rachael Ray Show and NBC’s Today Show with his performance as the “Dancing Scientist.” Jeffrey Vinokur, also known as the “Dancing Scientist“, recently appeared on The Rachael Ray Show, performing an 8 minute science segment with host Rachael Ray and co-host Nick […]