Water Planet Engineering, co-founded by Prof. Ric Kaner, has entered into a joint development agreement with 3M to explore commercial production of a new polymer material with widespread industrial application. D&WR: Water Planet Engineering (WPE) is developing a new class of “polymeric­ceramic” membrane materials, originally developed at UCLA, under the trade name PolyCeraTM. As part […]

Select photos from the 2014 Daniel Kivelson Lecture are now available for viewing. Professor H. Daniel Ou-Yang (Department of Physics, Lehigh University) was the speaker for the 2014 Daniel Kivelson Lecture held on February 24, 2014. Professor Ou-Yang presented a talk titled, “Generalized Sedimentation Equilibrium of Colloidal Suspensions: Einstein’s 1905 Paper on Brownian Motion Revisited.” […]

Dr. Eric Scerri’s A Tale of 7 Elements, received an Honorable Mention in the General Non-Fiction category at the 2014 Los Angeles Book Festival Awards. The private ceremony was held on March 22, 2014 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.  A Tale of 7 Elements was among 18 books to receive an honorable mention in the General […]

U.S. News rankings show UCLA’s graduate programs are among best in the country. UCLA Newsroom (By Rebecca Kendall): More than two dozen UCLA professional schools and graduate programs have been ranked among the best in the nation in U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey. UCLA’s impressive showing in the rankings, released online March 11, […]

Michael Veshkini was presented with the Book Award for Excellence in Chemistry for Chemistry 14A and 14B courses taught by Dr. Laurence Lavelle. The Chem 14A/B Book Award for Excellence in Chemistry was started in 2004 by Dr. Laurence Lavelle.  The award gives recognition to the student with the highest combined Chem 14A and Chem […]

Dr. Eric Scerri recently performed with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters (American blues band) for a special event titled, “Elements of the Blues,” held in Salisbury, Massachusetts. The unusual pairing of Eric Scerri (Author, chemist, UCLA Lecturer, and philosopher of science specializing in the history and philosophy of the periodic table) and W.C. Handy Blues Award […]

Select photos from the 2014 Christopher S. Foote Lecture are now available for viewing. Professor Joan S. Valentine (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles) was the speaker for the 2014 Christopher S. Foote Lecture held on February 20, 2014. Professor Valentine presented a talk titled, “Oxygen, Manganese, and Early […]

Professors Xiangfeng Duan, Ric Kaner, and Jeff Zink were part of a team of researchers who have developed a material that could help prevent blood clots associated with implanted devices. UCLA Newsroom (By Matthew Chin): A team of researchers from UCLA and the University of Michigan has developed a material that could help prevent blood […]