UCLA Student Members of the American Chemical Society (SMACS) will kick off the 2013-2014 school year with the launch of their new website and the first general meeting on Sept. 30, 2013.   You can visit SMACS’ new website here.  The first general meeting will take place at WG Young Hall Room 2033 at PM.  […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Students Carly Ferguson, Alex Jacobitz, and Alexander Patananan have been selected as the 2013 Audree Fowler Fellows in Protein Science. About Audree Fowler Fellows in Protein Science: Dr. Audree Fowler (pictured on top left) received her B.S. in chemistry from UCLA in 1956 and went on to earn a Ph.D. in […]

As part of the Chemical & Engineering News’ Nine for Ninety cover story, Professors Ken Houk and Anastassia Alexandrova were two of the eminent scientists asked to tell C&EN, “What do you think a chemical bond is in reality?” The story featured on the special 90th anniversary issue of Chemical & Engineering News can be […]

Professor Neil Garg has been awarded the 2013 Bristol-Myers Squibb Unrestricted Grant in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. The award for synthetic organic chemistry is bestowed annually by researchers at BMS, in consultation with leading organic chemists in academia. The award recognizes faculty in the early stages of their careers who have made a fundamental contribution to […]

Professor Paul Weiss was recently quoted in the Chemical & Engineering News’ cover story on the future of nanotechnology.  The article is part of the Nine for Ninety feature, which marks the 90th anniversary of C&EN. The story featured on the special 90th anniversary issue of Chemical & Engineering News can be read here.  The […]

Dr. Eric Scerri’s article in response to the recent confirmation of element 115 has been published on the Huffington Post. In the article titled, “Why All the Fuss Over a New Element?“, published on August 28, 2013, Eric Scerri provides his insight on the impact of the new discovery and its role in the “advancement […]

UCLA Organic Chemistry was highlighted in Paramount Pictures’ The Guilt Trip, a comedy-drama film starring Barbara Streisand and Seth Rogan. In the movie, Andy Brewster (Seth Rogan) is a down on luck inventor attempting to get his organic cleaning product in a major retail store. The plan for a quick stop at Mom’s (before a […]

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry invites applications for full-time Academic Coordinator position to lead and coordinate educational programs and initiatives for the department. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA seeks applications for an Academic Coordinator to lead and coordinate educational programs and initiatives. The position is full time and would begin the […]