Thanks to our generous donors, 38 undergraduate students will conduct research in our faculty labs this year as summer research fellows. The 2023 Chemistry & Biochemistry Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships were presented to our students at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 31, 2023. Congratulations to all the recipients listed below! One of the […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 33 talented undergraduates received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2023 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Departmental Awards were presented to our students at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 31, 2023. Congratulations to all the recipients listed below! We are […]

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 Graduate Student Departmental Awards were presented to our students at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 31, 2023. Congratulations to all the recipients listed […]

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 […]