Faculty in the News – William Gelbart

2 years ago

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Professor William Gelbart is featured in a UCLA Daily Bruin article about his role as the instructor of the UCLA Prison Education Program course, Chemistry 19.1: “Viruses, Vaccines, and Pandemics,” […]

Faculty in the News – William Gelbart
August 13

2024-25 UCLA Hellman Fellow

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

Professor Danielle Schmitt, an assistant professor of biochemistry, is one of 22 UCLA junior faculty members selected to receive the prestigious UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows award. The UCLA Hellman […]

2024-25 UCLA Hellman Fellow
August 13

UCLA chemists and physicists collaborate to study atomic physics in a beaker

2 years ago

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A team led by Professors Justin Caram, Anastassia Alexandrova, and Paula Diaconescu, with Wes Campbell from UCLA Physics and Astronomy, have developed a new platform for magnetic sensing technology, they […]

UCLA chemists and physicists collaborate to study atomic physics in a beaker
August 9

Professor Soumitra Athavale appointed as the inaugural John D. and Edith M. Roberts Term Chair in Organic Chemistry

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Faculty

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has appointed Soumitra Athavale, an assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, as the John D. and Edith M. Roberts Term Chair in Organic […]

Professor Soumitra Athavale appointed as the inaugural John D. and Edith M. Roberts Term Chair in Organic Chemistry
August 8

ASCB 2024 E.E. Just Lecture Award

2 years ago

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  • Faculty

Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education, Professor Jorge Torres has been awarded the prestigious 2024 E.E. Just Lecture Award from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB). The E.E. Just Lecture […]

ASCB 2024 E.E. Just Lecture Award
August 7

Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites

2 years ago

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  • Research

Professor Philippe Sautet co-leads a team of UCLA researchers whose study, published in Nature Catalysis, unveils atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites, enhancing the efficiency of chemical reactions. From California […]

Researchers reveal atomic-scale details of catalysts’ active sites
August 2

UCLA researchers develop superconductor with potential for quantum computing

2 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Research

Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a team of UCLA researchers who have developed a unique material that retains superconducting properties under high magnetic fields, showing potential for advancing quantum […]

UCLA researchers develop superconductor with potential for quantum computing
July 30

Graduate student Nikki Cheung wins $25K 2024 SOAR grant

2 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Biochemistry graduate student Nikki Cheung (Clubb group) is one of only two students nationwide to be chosen as winner of the 2024 Science Olympiad Alumni Research (SOAR) Grant for Medical […]

Graduate student Nikki Cheung wins $25K 2024 SOAR grant
July 30