Maynard group alumna Dr Natalie Boehnke (PhD ’17) is co-leader of an all-woman team from the Koch Institute at MIT to develop a new way to study nanoparticle delivery.   The findings from this collaborative effort were recently published in the prestigious journal Science. The journal also published a perspective on the paper. Soon to be an assistant professor in […]

Alumnus Dr Maher El-Kady (PhD ’13), currently an Assistant Researcher in the Kaner group, is named to the “Talented Twelve” by C&EN. Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) includes Dr. Maher El-Kady in its annual Talented 12 feature, highlighting young investigators who are doing groundbreaking work in the field. The Talented Twelve list, created by the weekly magazine of […]

UCLA Environment, Health, and Safety spearheads a pilot chemical inventory project, using radio-frequency identification technology to provide free chemical inventorying services for laboratories. UCLA Environment, Health, & Safety (EH&S) aims to innovate new methods that assist day-to-day activities of research faculty and students. With this goal in mind, UCLA EH&S has upgraded their ChemTag program to […]

Members of the department and family members gathered to celebrate the remarkable career of Dr Arlene Russell at the Botanical Garden’s La Kretz Garden Pavilion on June 29th. A true Bruin, Russell received her M.S. degree in organic chemistry from UCLA in 1968, and her Ph.D. degree in higher education from UCLA in 1984. She […]

We are sad to report that alumnus and 2020 Alumni Legacy Award recipient Dr Ralph Bauer passed away on July 12, 2022, at the age of 92 Dr. Bauer was recently honored at the 2022 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Departmental Awards ceremony on May 13, 2022. At the awards ceremony, the Bauer Legacy Award video, which provides insight […]

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2022 Staff Recognition Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions made to the department by our staff members. The awards were presented at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 13, 2022. Congratulations to the recipients listed below! CHEM HONOREE: The CHEM Honoree is awarded to one staff member who exemplifies service to the […]

Four talented UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry scientists have been selected for the department’s 2022 Postdoctoral Research Awards. Dr. Cheng-Wei Lin (Kaner group), Dr. Baocheng Liu (Feigon group), Dr. Huaying Ren (Duan group), and Dr. Aneta Turlik (Houk group) were chosen for the award from a highly competitive group of nominations. The 2022 Chemistry & Biochemistry Postdoctoral Awards were presented to the recipients […]

We are sad to report that devoted father and loving husband Professor Alex Levine died on July 8, 2022 in Santa Monica.  Los Angeles Times obituary: Alex J. Levine January 25, 1968 – July 8, 2022 Alex J. Levine, devoted father and loving husband, died on July 8, 2022 in Santa Monica. Alex was born […]