Thanks to our generous donors, 56 talented graduate students received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in teaching, academics, research, and service. The 2023 Chemistry & Biochemistry […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]