93 years ago today, Chemistry 1A was the first class ever taught at UCLA’s Westwood campus. On March 18, 1929, the first chemistry class met at UCLA’s Westwood campus, six months before the official opening of the campus. The 125 students enrolled in Professor Hosmer W. Stone’s Chemistry 1A were the first to receive instruction. […]

Students from Dr Laurence Lavelle’s Chem 14B classes thoroughly enjoyed a fun “Karaoke Night w/ DJ Lavelle” virtual event and contest on March 11th.  Students from Dr. Laurence Lavelle’s Winter 2022 Chem 14B classes attended the free online event, which was organized by three students in his class. Gift cards were awarded to the top contestants […]

Students from Dr Laurence Lavelle’s Chem 14B classes thoroughly enjoyed a fun “Karaoke Night w/ DJ Lavelle” virtual event and contest on March 11th. Students from Dr. Laurence Lavelle’s Winter 2022 Chem 14B classes attended the free online event, which was organized by three students in his class. Gift cards were awarded to the top […]

We are sad to report that alumnus Dale Joseph Meier (PhD ’51) passed away at the age of 99 on March 12, 2022. A polymer scientist, Dr. Meier received his Ph.D. in chemistry from UCLA in 1951. Prior to his retirement in 2009, he was a Professor, Distinguished Research Fellow, and Program Manager at the Midland Molecular Institute, […]

Professor Anastassia Alexandrova will give the keynote address at the Sunday, March 20th ACS Spring 2022 Keynote Opening Session, which she also organized. The Opening Session, titled “Bonding Through Chemistry,” will take place on Sunday, March 20, 2022 from 12:00 to 2:00 pm at the San Diego Convention Center. The session will focus on how […]

Team led by Professor Phillipe Sautet discovers how rhodium undergoes structural changes during chemical reactions for production of chemicals and fuels. The study was published in Nature Catalysis and was led by Professor Philippe Sautet, who holds faculty appointments in both the UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and in the UCLA Samueli School of […]

ChemMatch, a new website created by a team led by Professor Neil Garg to inspire a love of chemistry, is featured in the Daily Bruin. The website, chemmatch.net, which was launched on Valentine’s Day, was developed by Professor Neil Garg and team members Laura Wonilowicz, Maya Rao, Jason Chari, Francesca Ippoliti, Arismel Tena-Meza, Dominick Witkowski, […]

Professor Luisa de Cola, University of Milano, Italy, was honored at the Hawthorne Lecture on March 2, 2022.  In her lecture titled “Releasing, or capturing, that is the question. Porous molecular materials” Professor Luisa de Cola presented the recent work conducted in her laboratory focused on the synthesis and properties of porous inorganic nanomaterials.  In […]