Xiangfeng Duan and colleagues have set the stage for a watershed in mobile energy storage by using a special graphene material to significantly boost the energy density of electrochemical capacitors. The material, called a holey graphene framework, has a three-dimensional, perforated structure characterized by tiny holes; it not only increases energy density (the amount of […]

Professor Louis Bouchard and colleagues have developed nanodiamonds (ND) which can be used to perform fully correlated optical and electron microscopy. Invention: Universal Bio Diagnostic, Drug Delivery Device & Marker for Correlated Optical & Electron Microscopy Innovation:  Researchers in UCLA’s Department of Chemistry have developed nanodiamonds (ND) which can be used to perform fully correlated […]

A photo collage from the 2014 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Ceremony is now available for viewing online. The 2014 UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Ceremony produced many memorable images as new graduates celebrated the special day with their family, friends, and members of the department. Select photos from the event are […]

Prof. Jim Gimzewski was recently featured on the radio program Pulse of the Planet (presented by the National Science Foundation), where he described the use of atomic force microscopes to listen to the sounds made by a single cell. About the show: Each weekday, Pulse of the Planet provides its listeners with a two-minute sound portrait of […]

Video recording of the commencement address from the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduation Ceremony (held on June 14, 2014) is available for viewing online. Dr. Annette Salmeen (2014 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Award winner) presented the commencement address at the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduation Ceremony, held on June 14, 2014. The […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus Garrett Lim (B.S., 2002) was honored at the 2014 MLB All-Star game when he was selected as one of thirty best educators in North America for the Target presents People All-Star Teachers Campaign. The Target presents People All-Star Teachers Campaign celebrates remarkable current and retired teachers who make an impact […]

Dr. Arlene Russell is one of 99 distinguished members of the American Chemical Society (ACS) who have been named as 2014 ACS Fellows. C&EN: The American Chemical Society has named 99 members as ACS Fellows. The new fellows will be feted at the society’s national meeting in San Francisco this August at a ceremony hosted […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus Courtney C. Aldrich (Ph.D., 2001 – Merlic Lab) has been named as the inaugural editor-in-chief for the American Chemical Society’s new journal, ACS Infectious Diseases. C&EN (By Sophie L. Rovner): The American Chemical Society plans to begin publishing a new journal, ACS Infectious Diseases, with the first full issue scheduled for […]