Nine talented chemistry & biochemistry graduate students have been awarded the 2022 Ralph & Charlene Bauer Awards in recognition of their excellence in research, teaching, and service.  Congratulations to the following recipients who have advanced to candidacy by the successful completion of their written and oral qualifying examinations – Samuel DeMario (Chanfreau group), Morris Dweck […]

We celebrated the many accomplishments of our alumni, faculty, postdocs, students, and staff at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 13, 2022. Each year at this event we recognize our faculty, postdocs, and students for their accomplishments in research and teaching, two of the primary missions of our university. We also recognize staff members […]

11 talented chemistry & biochemistry graduate students have been awarded 2022 Excellence in Research awards. Congratulations to Lisa Boatner (Backus group), Samuel DeMario (Chanfreau group), Shijie Deng (Diaconescu group), Cesar Garcia (Sletten group), Zach Hern (Diaconescu group), Natalie Kashanchi (Tolbert group), Andrew Kelleghan (Garg group), Patricia Poths (Alexandrova group), Daniel Robertson (Tolbert group), Charlene Salamat […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is pleased to announce that Professor Carolyn Bertozzi (Stanford) has been chosen for the 2022 Seaborg Medal. The Seaborg Medal, established in 1987, is bestowed by the department for distinguished contributions to science, technological innovation, and/or public service in science. This is the highest honor awarded by our […]

The UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry would like to welcome Professors Prineha Narang, Matthew Nava, and Danielle Schmitt to our department!   All three faculty members formally started their appointments at UCLA on July 1, 2022.   Brief biographies of our new faculty are below. Read an in-depth article about Professor Prineha Narang here and please watch […]

24 talented Chemistry & Biochemistry graduate students have been awarded the 2022 Michael E Jung Excellence in Teaching Awards. These awards are given to students who have excelled as teaching assistants (TAs), as reflected in undergraduate student evaluations and faculty nomination letters. The award honors Professor Michael Jung, who is one of our department’s greatest […]

Seven talented third-year chemistry & biochemistry graduate students who have been awarded the 2022 Jim and Barbara Tsay Excellence in Second Year Research and Academics Awards. These awards were made possible by a generous endowment established in 2009 by Dr. Shyr-Jin “Jim” Tsay (Ph.D. ’77), recipient of our 2019 Alumni Legacy Award, and his wife […]

Thanks to our generous donors, 35 talented undergraduates received departmental awards this year in recognition of their accomplishments in academics and in research. The 2022 Chemistry & Biochemistry Undergraduate Departmental Awards were presented to our students at our annual departmental awards ceremony on May 13, 2022. Congratulations to all the recipients listed below! We are […]