Dr. Judith Burstyn (Ph.D. ’86, Valentine group), a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UCLA alumna, has been appointed to lead the Division of Chemistry (CHE) of the U.S. […]

Professor David Leigh (University of Manchester) visited UCLA on October 24, 2024, to give the 2024 Cram Distinguished Lecture. A pioneer in the field of molecular machines, Leigh has developed […]

A new study by UCLA organic chemists shows how to create several types of molecules that violate Bredt’s rule, known as anti-Bredt olefins (ABOs). Many modern textbooks and online resources […]

Graduate student Robert Lavroff (Alexandrova group) has been awarded the 2024 Chemical Computing Group Excellence Award for outstanding research in computational chemistry. Lavroff is one of the five awardees who […]

Professor Matthew Nava is one of the recipients of the inaugural Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials awards, and he has also received an American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research […]

Four graduate students have been selected as Fellows for the long-running Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) Training Grant at UCLA, while two have been chosen as Associate trainees. The Fellows are Izaiah […]

Many members of the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry community will be hosting interactive booths and giving engaging talks at this year’s Exploring Your Universe (EYU) at UCLA on Sunday, Nov. […]

Adjunct professor of chemistry, longtime fire fighter, and UCLA alumnus Derek Urwin (B.S. ’03 Math, M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’22 Chemistry, Alexandrova group) is featured in a UC Newsroom article about […]