2025 Senior Foote Fellows

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Third-year organic chemistry graduate students Flora Fan (Doyle lab), Zach Walters (Garg lab), and Qingyang Zhou (Houk lab) have been named the 2025 Senior Foote Fellows. The Senior Foote Fellowships […]

2025 Senior Foote Fellows
April 30

Heather Maynard elected to the National Academy of Sciences

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Heather Maynard, UCLA’s Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to the […]

Heather Maynard elected to the National Academy of Sciences
April 29

2025 UCLA Reception and Research Showcase at ACS National Meeting

1 year ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Events
  • Faculty

Over 300 scientists from around the world attended the UCLA Reception and Research Showcase at the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting in San Diego on March 22, 2025.   The […]

2025 UCLA Reception and Research Showcase at ACS National Meeting
April 29

Researcher in the news – Maher El-Kady

1 year ago

  • Alumni & Friends
  • Research

In honor of Arab American Heritage Month, researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13), a native of Egypt, is featured in a UCLA Newsroom article and a short UCLA College video […]

Researcher in the news – Maher El-Kady
April 29

Chemistry graduate student reaches 2025 UCLA Grad Slam Finals

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Fifth-year chemistry graduate student Caitlyn Fick (Srivastava group) was one of ten finalists in the recent 2025 UCLA Grad Slam competition. Fick’s 3-minute presentation was titled “Combs: For More Than […]

Chemistry graduate student reaches 2025 UCLA Grad Slam Finals
April 24

Professor Danielle Schmitt Named 2024 ACS Rising Star in Biological Chemistry

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Danielle Schmitt has been named a 2024 Rising Star by the American Chemical Society’s Biological, Medicinal, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Bio & Med Chem Au) journal. The annual award highlights […]

Professor Danielle Schmitt Named 2024 ACS Rising Star in Biological Chemistry
April 24

2025 Goldwater Scholar

1 year ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Student
  • Undergraduate

Second-year biochemistry undergraduate Abhiram Singh is one of four UCLA students to be named Goldwater Scholars in 2025. The prestigious national scholarship supports students who show promise of being part of the next […]

2025 Goldwater Scholar
April 22

New aerogel tech helps keep windows cool by releasing heat

1 year ago

  • Faculty
  • Recent Research
  • Research

Professor Sarah Tolbert is part of a UCLA research team developing innovative technology aimed at reducing energy consumption in buildings. Their work is featured in a new video from the […]

New aerogel tech helps keep windows cool by releasing heat
April 21