The new Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Student Association (CBGSA) will be hosting a demonstration booth at this year’s Exploring Your Universe (EYU) event here at UCLA this Sunday, Nov. 17th, 12-5pm! Various campus organizations will be participating (including UCLA Student Members of the American Chemical Society [SMACS] and Alpha Chi Sigma [AXE]) and holding a variety of […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate student Kathy Nguyen (Maynard Group) has been selected for the 2014 Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium. The event is organized by the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division and selection to this symposium is a distinct honor and recognition among the polymer community. The event will be held at the 247th […]

The UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry Department will begin offering some beginning laboratory classes on the weekend next quarter in response to growing student demand. UCLA Daily Bruin (by Kenneth Surajat): The department will offer Saturday classes for the Chemistry 14 lab series – CHEM 14BL and CHEM 14CL – as part of a pilot program […]

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova has been appointed to serve on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Physical Chemistry. The Journal of Physical Chemistry (Isolated Molecules, Clusters, Radicals, and Ions; Environmental Chemistry, Geochemistry, and Astrochemistry; Theory) publishes studies on kinetics and dynamics; spectroscopy, photochemistry, and excited states; environmental and atmospheric chemistry, aerosol processes, geochemistry, and […]

Photos from the 2013 Seaborg Symposium & Medal Award Dinner (honoring Prof. Ken Houk) are now available online for viewing. The 2013 Seaborg Symposium & Medal Award Dinner was one of the largest ever attended. Over 260 people attended the Symposium, a record of 63 entries were made for the Seaborg Poster Session, and 220 […]

Research by Prof. Louis Bouchard and colleagues (published in the October 24, 2013 issue of Nature) was highlighted in the issue’s editorial article, titled, “Magnetic Map.” Nature.com: Most chemical products start their lives as oil. And most of the conversion processes used to turn the black stuff into plastics, fuels and the rest rely on […]

Dr. Eric Scerri was interviewed on the The Business of Wisdom with Dr. Alvin, “where world leaders and thinkers come to chat”, heard on CBS Radio Washington and online. You can listen to the interview by visiting here.  For more information about Dr. Alvin Jones, please visit the CBS Radio DC website here.   In […]

San Jose Mercury News has profiled the Oakland Raiders Defensive Coordinator and UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumnus, Jason Tarver (M.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). San Jose Mercury News: “Raiders’ mad scientist of defense: Tarver has Oakland on upswing” Jason Tarver recalls meeting with 49ers general manager Bill Walsh, coach Steve Mariucci and front office executive […]