The UCLA Academic Senate selected Professor Richard Kaner as the recipient of the 115th Faculty Research Lectureship for his outstanding record of accomplishment, placing him among the university’s most distinguished […]

We are pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Janette Kropat as the new Building and Facility Manager. Janette is joining the department from Professor Merchant’s lab, where she served as Associate Specialist […]

Professor Richard Kaner’s research on graphene-based “supercapacitors” has received tremendous attention on various web news outlets. The video titled “The Super Supercapacitor” (highlighting Kaner’s research), has amassed more than 1.6 […]

Professor Paul Weiss was one of the three faculty featured in UCLA Today’s coverage of the university’s role in the national brain-mapping initiative. ——“Today, our scientists are mapping the human […]

UCLA’s reputation continues to rise, according to new international rankings released today. UCLA placed eighth — up one spot from last year and up four places from 2011 — in […]

Professor Jorge Torres was named one of thirteen 2013 Cottrell Scholars by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA), recognizing his scientific contributions to research and his commitment to undergraduate […]

Professor Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady (Kaner Lab), have developed a cost-effective and scalable method for producing micro-supercapacitors, which may have potential applications in roll-up displays, TVs, e-paper, and even […]

Professor Heather Maynard, graduate students Thi Nguyen and Caitlin Decker, former postdocs Sung-Hye Kim and Darice Wong, and Professor Joseph Loo have developed new bio-mimicking therapeutics that can be used […]