The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry hosted the 18th Boron in the Americas Conference, also known as BORAM, from December 15 – December 19, 2024. BORAM-18 brought together academics and researchers from all over the world to discuss the latest advancements in boron related chemistry. With 69 speakers and 57 poster presenters, this highly […]

The Yi Tang group has discovered a new type of metal-containing enzyme from a natural fungus that can perform surprising halogenation reactions on organic molecules. The study, published in Nature, represents a four-year effort by graduate student Chen-Yu (Yorick) Chiang and research scientist Masao Ohashi, both in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Tang is […]

It is with deep regret and sadness that we report that Nobel Laureate and UCLA Professor Emeritus Sir Fraser Stoddart passed away at the age of 82 on December 30, 2024.  The funeral will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 3. In honor of Sir Fraser’s legacy, the family requests that donations in lieu […]

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova is part of a team of UCLA physicists who have developed a new film that requires much less of the rare thorium-229 and is significantly less radioactive. From UCLA Newsroom (by Holly Ober): Thorium film could replace crystals in atomic clocks of the near future UCLA physicists have developed a new film […]

Professor Osvaldo Gutierrez was recently awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), by President Biden. The award is highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers. Gutierrez, an alumnus of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, rejoined the department as a faculty […]

We are sad to report that Santa Monica College chemistry professor and UCLA alumnus, Dr. Sehat Nauli ‘98, passed away on January 14, 2025, from injuries sustained after being struck by a car. Sehat received his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from UCLA in 1998. A native of Medan, Indonesia, he was featured in a Daily […]

Distinguished Professor Michael E. Jung, the Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in Medicinal Drug Discovery,  has been named the recipient of the prestigious 2025 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Award for Chemistry in Service to Society. According to the NAS press release, Jung is being recognized for his groundbreaking work, which has advanced synthetic organic […]

Professor Richard Kaner, professional researcher Dr. Maher El-Kady, and Materials Science and Engineering alumnus Dr. Musibau Francis Jimoh lead a team of UCLA chemists who have developed a novel, textured, fur-like PEDOT film with increased surface area for charge storage. Using this advanced material, they built a supercapacitor that stores nearly ten times more charge […]