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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]