The Molecular Strainers Team at UCLA, led by Professor Neil Garg and Professor Ken Houk, receives the RSC 2024 Organic Chemistry Horizon Prize: Perkin Prize in Physical Organic Chemistry for the creative advancement of strained intermediates involving cumulated cyclic dienes and trienes.  Horizon Prizes are given by the Royal Society of Chemistry for achievements “at […]

The University of Bristol recently hosted Professor Richard Kaner for the prestigious Timms Lecture as part of the Peter Timms Symposium 2024.  Known for his groundbreaking work in materials science, Kaner’s lecture drew an enthusiastic crowd of students, faculty, and researchers. The Timms Lecture and Symposium was established in 2013 to recognize the pioneering work […]

Each year at commencement, we recognize our undergraduate students for their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2024 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Commencement Awards were presented to our students at the department’s annual commencement ceremony. Congratulations to all the recipients! We are incredibly grateful to our donors whose generous gifts make these awards possible! […]

Each year at commencement, we recognize our graduate students for their accomplishments in academics and research. The 2024 Chemistry & Biochemistry Graduate Commencement Awards were presented to our students at the department’s annual commencement ceremony. Congratulations to all the recipients! We are incredibly grateful to our donors whose generous gifts make these awards possible! Charles J. […]

On June 15, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry hosted this year’s commencement ceremony to celebrate the graduating class of 2024. The ceremony, held in Drake Stadium, began with the welcome address by Department Chair, Professor Alex Spokoyny.  Dean Miguel García-Garibay then presented the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry 2024 Alumni Award to Julia L. […]

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova and postdoctoral associate Dr. Harry Morgan, along with their collaborators from UCLA Physics, are developing 229Th-based solid-state nuclear clocks, which promise to outperform the current state-of-the-art atomic clocks. Physical chemist Alexandrova is known for her research in theoretical and computational chemistry, particularly focusing on the electronic structure and dynamics of complex systems. […]

Starting Friday, July 12, the 2024 Summer Seminar Series, organized by the Graduate Biochemistry Student Association (gBSA), features talks by professionals working in academia and industry, including UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry alumni. Join us for the seminars every Friday afternoon from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Dongwon Yoo Seminar & Conference Hall – Young […]

Professor Paul S. Weiss and collaborators from Drexel University have performed the first scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy studies of MXenes, a recently discovered class of two-dimensional materials, mapping their atomic-scale surface structure and revealing new insights into their versatile properties and potential applications. From Drexel University (by Britt Faulstick): Mapping the Surfaces of MXenes […]