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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

On August 17, 2022, the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry honored 2022 Nobel Laureate Professor Carolyn Bertozzi (Stanford) with the 2022 Glenn T. Seaborg Medal in recognition of her seminal […]

Graduate student Zisheng Zhang (Alexandrova group) receives competitive Chemical Computing Group, Inc. (CCG) Excellence Award in recognition of his outstanding graduate research, character and service within the community. In addition […]

Postdoctoral Scholars Xiangyang Chen (Houk group) and Yao He (Feigon group) receive the 2022 UCLA Chancellor’s $7,500 Awards for Postdoctoral Research in recognition of their research, its impact, and as […]