UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty members, postdoctoral scholars, and students will be receiving awards, presenting their research, and participating in a variety of events at the American Chemical Society (ACS) […]

Six graduate students are sponsored by the Gilead Foundation to perform their research and STEM outreach. The Gilead STEM Scholars (pictured above, from left to right, top to bottom:) Noah […]

On June 13, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted its commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. At the ceremony, 66 students received Ph.D. degrees, 24 […]

Each year at commencement, we recognize our graduate, master’s, and undergraduate students for their academic and research accomplishments. The following 2026 Chemistry & Biochemistry Commencement Awards were presented to our […]

Professor Soumitra Athavale and graduate student Justin Manoff team up for a new Keck Foundation-funded project with powerful potential implications By Jonathan Riggs, UCLA College Almost all of the physical […]

Dr. Joyann Donaldson (Ph.D. ‘19) and Dr. Jesus Moreno (Ph.D. ‘17), chemistry alumni, have been named recipients of American Chemical Society (ACS) early career investigator awards. Donaldson was selected to […]

The fifth Houk Research Conference (HRC) brought together leading computational and experimental chemists from around the world to celebrate the remarkable scientific legacy of Distinguished Research Professor Kendall N. Houk. […]

Distinguished Professor Paul S. Weiss was recently featured in ACS Nano Medicine in a profile highlighting his pioneering contributions to nanoscience, his approach to scientific discovery, and his leadership in […]