This landmark research represents a major step in the growth of solid-state chemistry and, in turn, new applications of quantum science research. When people think of researchers who are pushing the frontiers of quantum science forward, they probably look for applications in quantum computing, quantum sensing, quantum cryptography and other aspect of information science.  But […]

Alumnus Dr. Amir Nasajpour (Ph.D. ’23 in chemistry from the Paul S. Weiss group) won the 2024 UCLA MedTECH Demo Track Entrepreneur competition for his startup, Entropic Biosciences, Inc., which he leads, based on his thesis work. The award, which includes a $10,000 prize, was presented to Nasajpour at the 12th Annual UCLA MedTech Partnering […]

Third-year chemistry undergraduate researcher and UC LEADS scholar Tim Duong (Neuhauser/Caram groups) is one of three UCLA students to be named Goldwater Scholars in 2024.  The prestigious national scholarship supports students who show promise of being part of the next generation of research leaders. The 438 Goldwater Scholars were chosen on the basis of academic merit from […]

On March 22, 2024, alumna Dr. Ashley Shin (Ph.D. ’23, Caram group), currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light at Erlangen, Germany, was presented with the 2024 Norma Stoddart Award for Exemplary Citizenship and Excellence at Graduate Research. Nobel Laureate and UCLA Emeritus Professor of Chemistry Sir Fraser Stoddart visited UCLA, accompanied […]

Biochemistry undergraduate student Emil Dominguez ’25 (Backus group) is one of seven UCLA students (four graduate/professional and three undergraduate) chosen for the 2023-24 UCLA EDI Student Leadership Award. This award, established in Fall 2022, recognizes exceptional leadership, innovation, and engagement, as well as the significant and positive contributions made by the recipient to the advancement […]

Professor Hannah Shafaat group’s article “Electronic isomerism in heterometallic nickel–iron–sulfur cluster models substrate binding and cyanide inhibition of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase” is highlighted by the publisher Royal Society of Chemistry as ChemSci pick of the week.  Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) enzymes found within bacteria contain nickel-iron-sulfur clusters that efficiently catalyze the reversible conversion of carbon […]

On January 19, 2024, the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry honored Professor Juli Feigon (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) with the 2024 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal in recognition of her seminal contributions to the field. A symposium entitled “Nucleic Acid Transactions and the Awesome Power of Structural Biology”, a poster session, and an […]

In a recent paper published in Nature Communications, a research team led by Professors Xiangfeng Duan and Aydogan Ozcan (UCLA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) reported a new strategy using an optoelectronic neuron array to achieve strong optical nonlinearity at low optical intensity for broadband incoherent light. From UCLA Samueli School of Engineering: 2D […]