Alumna Dr. Kathleen Chen (Ph.D. ’23 Rowat group) has been named a 2024 CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellow, serving on the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee. Chen received her […]

Fourth-year inorganic chemistry graduate student Yessica Nelson (Spokoyny group) is one of five outstanding scholars joining the UCLA chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (BGHS) this […]

Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Steven Clarke, was recently interviewed by UCLA biochemistry undergraduate student Jasmine Winter ‘26 for episode 41 of the ChemTalk podcast series “Let’s Talk Chemistry”.  […]

Graduate student Yongjie He’s (Caram group) video focuses on the science related to the color purple, tying in with the release of the movie “The Color Purple”.  After receiving her […]

In 1949, in Haines Hall, the Chemistry building before the move to Young Hall in 1952, Professor Saul Winstein and his graduate student Daniel Trifan carried out experiments that led […]

We are proud to share with you the highlights of the many achievements of members of the UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry community in our new 20-page color departmental magazine. Click […]

Ph.D. student Aamir Hassan Shah (Duan group) is one of 15 students nationwide selected for a prestigious Materials Research Society (MRS) 2023 Fall Meeting Graduate Student Silver Award. Selection for […]

On December 8, 2023, the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry honored Professor Christopher “Kit” C. Cummins (MIT), recipient of the ACS 2023 M. Frederick Hawthorne Award in Main Group Inorganic […]