2022 Taylor M. Brown Award

3 years ago

  • Awards, Grants, & Recognition
  • Graduate
  • Student

Biochemistry, Molecular and Structural Biology (BMSB) graduate student Troy Lowe (S. Clarke group) has been awarded the 2022 Taylor M. Brown Award. The Taylor M. Brown Award recognizes exceptional Ph.D. […]

2022 Taylor M. Brown Award
January 6

Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer

3 years ago

  • Faculty
  • General
  • Recent Research

Professor Louis Bouchard is part of an interdisciplinary UCLA research team that has designed a tiny implantable device they call a SymphNode, which is designed to keep regulatory T cells […]

Tiny implantable device designed by UCLA scientists helps kill cancer
January 6

UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research

3 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Recent Research
  • Research

A team of UCLA scientists, engineers, and alumni has developed a soft brain probe, whose sensors can detect fluctuations in neurotransmitters continuously and that promises extended monitoring with reduced brain […]

UCLA-developed soft brain probe could be a boon for depression research
January 6

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop advance photonics for applications such as AI and image capture.

4 years ago

  • Faculty
  • Recent Research
  • Research

Professor Xiangfeng Duan is co-leader of a team that is working to advance photonics — energy-efficient technologies that use particles of light in place of the electrons used in electronics […]

CNSI Noble Fund researchers work to develop advance photonics for applications such as AI and image capture.
December 12

Professor Prineha Narang named 2023 U.S. Science Envoy

4 years ago

  • Faculty

UCLA quantum matter pioneer Prineha Narang has been appointed a 2023 US Science Envoy by the State Department. Narang will help initiate new partnerships with countries that are building their […]

Professor Prineha Narang named 2023 U.S. Science Envoy
December 6

Distinguished Professor Philippe Sautet Appointed Levi James Knight, Jr. Chair for Excellence

4 years ago

  • Faculty

The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has appointed Philippe Sautet, a distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, as the Levi James Knight, Jr. Term Chair for Excellence, effective retroactively […]

Distinguished Professor Philippe Sautet Appointed Levi James Knight, Jr. Chair for Excellence
December 6

Faculty Spotlight: Roy Wollman

4 years ago

  • Faculty

The department congratulates Professor Roy Wollman on his promotion to the rank of full professor. The rank of Full Professor is the highest rank that a professor can achieve (other […]

December 5

Alumni News

4 years ago

  • Alumni & Friends

Dr. Chuanzhen Zhao (M.S. ’17 chemistry, Ph.D. ’20 materials chemistry P. Weiss and A. Andrews groups), currently a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford, has been named to Forbes magazine’s 30 Under […]

Chuangzhen Zhao
December 1