UCLA alumnus Dr. David L. Allara, a distinguished professor of emeritus of chemistry and materials science and engineering at the Pennsylvania State University, has been awarded the prestigious 2022 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1959 and his Ph.D. in chemistry at UCLA […]

Susan Baumgarten (B.A. ’73, M.S.’76, M.B.A. ’79) has been selected for the 2022 UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Alumni Award.   Baumgarten will accept the award and present the commencement address at the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 11, 2022.  “My UCLA degrees gave me the entrée to my career; the educational experience […]

Professor Chong Liu was presented with the 2022 UCLA Alpha Chi Sigma (AXΣ) Glenn T Seaborg Award at the annual AXΣ Seaborg Banquet on May 7.                      The event, held at Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, was attended by both members of Alpha Chi Sigma, […]

The NIH is funding UCLA’s innovative Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) Training Program for the next five years, bringing to campus $5.3 million to support PhD students in biomedical research.   “This will greatly benefit graduate education (and faculty research programs) in our department and across campus,” said Professor Jorge Torres, Director of the CMB Training […]

Professor Richard Kaner leads team of researchers to develop novel surface treatment that stops microbes from adhering to medical devices like catheters and stents.  From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart Wolpert):  Scientists devise method to prevent deadly hospital infections without antibiotics Novel surface treatment developed at UCLA stops microbes from adhering to medical devices like catheters […]

Professor Justin Caram is among 18 honorees nationwide to receive a 2022 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. Since joining the UCLA faculty in 2017, physical chemist Professor Justin Caram has developed a world-class research program focused on developing new spectroscopies and materials with a focus on addressing fundamental questions in chemical photophysics.  From UCLA Newsroom (by Stuart […]

We are sad to report that synthetic chemist Professor David Evans, co-creator of ChemDraw, former UCLA faculty member, and 2006 Seaborg Medalist, passed away at the age of 81 on April 29.    Harvard professor emeritus David A. Evans is remembered by his colleagues as an outstanding scientist and a great teacher and mentor.    “Dave Evans […]

UCLA team, led by Professor Irene Chen, develops nanoparticle-phage therapy, a promising alternative treatment for antibiotic-resistant infections.   Professor Irene Chen holds a joint appointment in the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. Her group studies life-like biochemical systems to understand their fundamental properties and address emerging challenges in biotechnology […]