2025 Winter Distinguished Lecture by Professor Karen Wooley

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Professor Karen Wooley (Texas A&M University) visited UCLA on February 21 to give the 2025 Chemistry & Biochemistry Distinguished Lecture.  A pioneer in the field of polymer science and nanotechnology, […]

2025 Winter Distinguished Lecture by Professor Karen Wooley
March 3

Mass spectrometry at UCLA’s MIC helps detect harmful chemicals in air and soil after Los Angeles fires

1 year ago

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The recent Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles left nearby residents worried about lingering volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their air and soil. To address these concerns, researchers at […]

Mass spectrometry at UCLA’s MIC helps detect harmful chemicals in air and soil after Los Angeles fires
February 27

Anastassia Alexandrova delivers the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Lecture in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania

1 year ago

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Professor Anastassia Alexandrova recently delivered the 2025 Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Lecture in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Known for her groundbreaking work in theory and computation, Alexandrova […]

Anastassia Alexandrova delivers the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Lecture in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania
February 26

Prineha Narang delivers 40th Annual Yunker Lecture at Oregon State University

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  • Faculty

Professor Prineha Narang recently delivered the 40th annual Yunker Lecture at Oregon State University. This prestigious public lecture has been presented by several Nobel Laureates in the past. Known for […]

Prineha Narang delivers 40th Annual Yunker Lecture at Oregon State University
February 21

Houk group collaborates with David Baker’s group on a breakthrough in enzyme design – The design of effective serine hydrolases from scratch

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2024 Nobel Laureate Professor David Baker (University of Washington), along with 20 of his coworkers, and Professor Ken Houk and his former UCLA graduate student, Dr. Cooper Jamieson (Ph.D. ’21, […]

Houk group collaborates with David Baker’s group on a breakthrough in enzyme design – The design of effective serine hydrolases from scratch
February 20

New short film features Maher El-Kady’s groundbreaking work on safer, sustainable batteries

1 year ago

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  • General

Kaner group researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady (Ph.D. ’13) is featured in a new short film from the Chemistry Shorts series titled Energy to Spare: Building Better Batteries. The seven-minute film […]

New short film features Maher El-Kady’s groundbreaking work on safer, sustainable batteries
February 19

2024- 2025 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)

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  • Graduate
  • Student

Fourth-year chemistry Ph.D. candidate Jason Q.L. Williams (P. Weiss group) is one of six outstanding scholars joining the UCLA chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS) […]

2024- 2025 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)
February 14

2025 Glenn T. Seaborg Medalist

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In the Fall of 2024, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry named Nobel Laureate Sir Fraser Stoddart as the 2025 Seaborg Medalist—the highest honor the department bestows annually on […]

2025 Glenn T. Seaborg Medalist
February 12