Alumni in the News – Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
3 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
True Bruin UC Santa Barbara chemistry professor Thuc-Quyen Nguyen (B.S. ’97, M.S. ’98, Ph.D., ’01 chemistry, Schwartz group) is profiled in a recent Chemistry World article. In addition to receiving […]
22nd Sigman Symposium honoring Professor Rachel Green
3 months ago
- Events
Geneticist and biochemist Professor Rachel Green, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presented the 22nd annual Sigman Symposium on February […]
Winter 2026 Distinguished Lecture by Professor Ron Naaman
4 months ago
- Events
Professor Ron Naaman (Weizmann Institute of Science), known for discovering and developing the concept of chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS), visited UCLA on February 19 to give the Winter 2026 Chemistry & […]
UCLA researchers uncover new “metal-like” reactivity with phosphines under light to forge useful carbon-nitrogen bonds
4 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Research
- Student
A research team led by Professor Abigail Doyle and graduate student Flora Fan, with graduate student Alexander Maertens and Doyle Princeton group alumna Kassandra Sedillo, has uncovered new “metal-like” reactivity […]
Anne Andrews selected for 2026 ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry
4 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Anne Andrews has been selected to receive the 2026 American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry in recognition of her accomplishments and service. As a Professor of […]
Eric Scerri organizes ISPC annual meeting at UCLA in July, publishes two new articles on the foundations of chemistry
4 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Events
- Faculty
- Research
UCLA chemistry lecturer and author Dr. Eric Scerri is organizing the 29th annual meeting of the International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry (ISPC), to be held at UCLA this July. […]
The Schwartz group’s research on hydrated electrons is featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
4 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
- Graduate
- Research
- Student
Research by a UCLA team led by Professor Benjamin Schwartz and graduate student William Borrelli is featured on the front cover of this week’s Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a […]
Faculty in the News – Prineha Narang
4 months ago
- Education
In a recent editorial in Science, Professor Prineha Narang and co-author Ian Banks, outline a proposal to rethink doctoral education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Titled “Reimagining STEM […]