Professor Xiangfeng Duan has been awarded the 2013 Beilby Medal and Prize, administered by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.   The Beilby Medal and Prize is awarded annually to a scientist or engineer to recogise substantial work of exceptional practical significance in applied materials science, chemical engineering, energy efficiency or a related field. […]

Professor Neil K. Garg has been selected for the 2013 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, presented by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences.  Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an […]

Professor Carla M. Koehler was profiled in the latest issue of the Journal of Cell Biology, published on April 29, 2013. Continued from Journal of Cell Biology: Koehler is investigating the mechanisms of mitochondrial protein and RNA import. Mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouse organelles, must import most of their component proteins from the cytoplasm. The multiprotein […]

Two more international translations of books by Dr. Eric Scerri have been published.  They include a Chinese translation of his 2007 book on the period table and a Spanish translation of the book, “Very Short Introduction to the Periodic Table” (originally published in 2011). 

The UCLA Student Chapter of ACS participated in E3 (Ecology, Economy, Equity) and UCLA Sustainability’s Annual Earth Day Fair at UCLA’s Intramural Field. On April 22, 2013, students from the UCLA Student Chapter of ACS hosted a table promoting Green Chemistry at the UCLA Earth Day Fair.  The group provided fellow Bruins and community members with […]

The UCLA Student Chapter of ACS hosted a tour of Chemistry & Biochemistry facilities for members of the ACS Student Chapter from Santa Monica College on April 15, 2013. The visiting students from Santa Monica College toured Professor Richard Kaner’s lab facilities in Molecular Sciences Building and the California NanoSystems Institute.  The tours were led […]

Professor James K. Gimzewski was highlighted in Nature Magazine’s feature about scientists who are merging together their love of science and art. Nature.com: Hybrid art–science efforts have gained support in recent years. Some institutions see them as a means of enhancing creativity and innovation, and a growing number are creating cross-disciplinary centres. Examples include the Media […]

Adam Goetz (Graduate Student, Neil Garg lab) has been awarded the 2013-14 Charles E. and Sue K. Young Graduate Student Award. This special tradition, begun in 1981, recognizes graduate students for their distinguished academic performance and service to the University and community. As part of the award, Adam Goetz will receive a prize of $10,000.  Adam […]