On May 31, 2023, we celebrated the many accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, postdocs, students, and staff at our annual departmental awards ceremony. A photo gallery from the event can be viewed here and select photos can be viewed below. Each year at this event we recognize our faculty, postdocs, and students for their accomplishments […]

Congratulations to Professor Chong Liu on his promotion to associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2023. Professor Chong Liu joined the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty in 2017 as an assistant professor and he holds the Jeffrey and Helo Zink Endowed Professional Development Term Chair in Chemistry. Liu received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry […]

Earlier this year, the department was saddened to announce the passing of Samantha T. Mensah. Sammy was an amazing person and did many remarkable things during her time at UCLA. We are pleased to share that Sammy will receive her Ph.D. degree posthumously. The diploma will be presented to Sammy’s brother, sister and nephew at […]

First-year chemistry graduate student AJ Addae (P. Weiss group) has been selected to receive a prestigious 2023-24 UCLA Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship (GCDF). The purpose of the Graduate Council Diversity Fellowship is to support UCLA graduate students who exemplify values of diversity in their academic, professional, and service activities. Addae’s fellowship will be for the […]

Professor Justin Caram was presented with the 2023 UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T Seaborg Award at the annual AXΣ Seaborg Banquet on May 6. The event, held at the Mayfair Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, was attended by members of Alpha Chi Sigma, a professional chemistry co-ed fraternity for undergraduate students, UCLA chemistry […]

The seven-year research collaboration with researchers at Columbia University marks an important step in a long-awaited aptamer revolution. UCLA Division of Physical Sciences (by Ben Paul): The Seven-Year Collaboration That Won’t Quit The research marks an important step in a long-awaited aptamer revolution One cold day in October 2016, Anne Andrews, UCLA professor of chemistry & biochemistry […]

Graduate student Joshua Engler (Tolbert group) has been awarded the 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate students in the fields of Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM. Engler is among 165 students from across the country, and one of four from UCLA, […]

Professor Alexander Spokoyny has been named the next Chair of the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry.  “I am delighted to announce that Professor Alexander Spokoyny has agreed to serve as chair of the department from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026,” said Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Senior Dean of the […]