2025 Winter Distinguished Lecture by Professor Karen Wooley
1 year ago
- Events
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, […]
Mass spectrometry at UCLA’s MIC helps detect harmful chemicals in air and soil after Los Angeles fires
1 year ago
- Outreach
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 […]
Anastassia Alexandrova delivers the Trustees’ Council of Penn Women Lecture in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
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 […]
Prineha Narang delivers 40th Annual Yunker Lecture at Oregon State University
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- 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 […]
Houk group collaborates with David Baker’s group on a breakthrough in enzyme design – The design of effective serine hydrolases from scratch
1 year ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Faculty
- Recent Research
- Research
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, […]
New short film features Maher El-Kady’s groundbreaking work on safer, sustainable batteries
1 year ago
- Alumni & Friends
- 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 […]
2024- 2025 UCLA Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS)
1 year ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- 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) […]
2025 Glenn T. Seaborg Medalist
1 year ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Events
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 […]