Professors Richard Kaner and Yuzhang Li from UCLA’s Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have been awarded a $1M Climate Action Seed grant for their research project, which will create a breakthrough battery technology based on Zn chemistry. This technology aims to assist California in establishing a carbon-free electric grid, utilizing this new, safe, and long-lasting battery […]

Fourth-year chemistry undergraduate researcher and 2022 Goldwater scholar Laurie Tan (Caram group) is featured in UCLA Magazine. From UCLA Magazine (by Jonathan Riggs): COLLEGE VOICES HER CHEMICAL ROMANCE She loves science … and elephant toothpaste Laurie Tan’s love affair with chemistry began with Betty Crocker boxed cake mix. “Growing up, I would bake a lot […]

A new study by Professor Neil Garg and former Teacher-Scholar Dr. Daniel Nasrallah, now an assistant professor of chemistry at Roanoke College, is the first to explain how well HHCs, a naturally occurring compound in cannabis plants, bind to receptors in the human body; the scientists also devised a safer way to produce HHCs than […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Juli Feigon (UCLA) has been chosen as the 2023-24 Seaborg Medalist. The Seaborg Medal, established in 1987, is the highest honor our department bestows for distinguished contributions to science, technological innovation, and/or public service in science. We will honor Professor Juli Feigon […]

Professor Anne Andrews discusses her brain biosensor research with science journalist Robyn Williams on “The Science Show”. The Australian Broadcasting Corp’s Science Show is considered by many people to be the world’s best science broadcast program. Andrews’ nine-minute interview was a segment of Williams’ one-hour radio show titled “Trying to read people’s minds with biosensors” […]

Join us for the annual one-day SoCal TheoChem 6 Conference, focusing on theoretical and computational chemistry, to be held at UCLA on Saturday, October 14, 2023.  Organized by UCLA physical chemists, Professors Anastassia Alexandrova and Benjamin Schwartz, the conference is an annual meeting of theoretical chemists of Southern California. The event will feature several respected […]

This summer, we bid farewell to former Teacher-Scholars Kristopher Barr and Daniel Nasrallah, and we welcome our newest Teacher-Scholars Chau Ngo and Rajat Maji. Our Teacher-Scholar program allows postdoctoral scholars to experience research and teaching at the same time as a way to prepare them for future faculty or research positions. Dr. Kristopher Barr (2020-23 […]

Department Chair Prof. Alexander Spokoyny has announced the 2023-24 academic year’s Vice Chairs (VC), while also expressing gratitude to the previous department leadership team. After his term as Department Chair ended on June 31, 2023, Prof. Neil Garg agreed to stay on as Vice Chair for Academic Personnel and Prof. Jorge Torres will continue as […]