MIT Technology Review, Chemistry World, and UCLA reported this week on research led by Prof. James Liao, that resulted in a highly efficient method for breaking down glucose for use in biofuels. Excerpt from UCLA Newsroom (by Matthew Chin): UCLA chemical engineering researchers have created a new synthetic metabolic pathway for breaking down glucose that […]

Tuesday’s ACS Nano featured an op-ed by Professor Paul S. Weiss, highlighting a meeting of leaders in nanotechnology in Beijing. Weiss was also quoted Monday in a Chemical and Engineering News article about the meeting. The editorial piece written by Professor Paul S. Weiss (ACS Nano Editor-in-Chief) and fellow associate editors reflected on their experiences […]

Dr. Eric Scerri has recently published, 30-Second Elements: The 50 Most Significant Elements, Each Explained in Half a Minute. In other news, A Tale of 7 Elements, was recently reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. 30-Second Elements: The 50 Most Significant Elements, Each Explained in Half a Minute, is a beautifully illustrated guide to the periodic table […]

UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry has been ranked number 8 in the world, according to the 2013-2014 QS World University Rankings in the field of Chemistry. QS Intelligence Unit’s World University Rankings currently considers over 2,000 institutions and evaluates over 700 universities in the world, ranking the top 400. Committed to the key values of rigorous integrity, […]

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 […]