We are sad to report alumnus Thomas Douglas Hoffman (PhD ’68, Cram group) passed away on February 23, 2022 at the age of 80. Dr. Hoffman received his Ph.D. at […]

UCLA Newsroom interviews Professor Hung Pham about his recent experience competing on the popular quiz television show Jeopardy!. Dr. Hung V. Pham, an Assistant Adjunct Professor of organic chemistry in the […]

Professor Xiangfeng Duan’s group and collaborators have developed an ultrathin electronic membrane that is mechanically robust, highly flexible and stretchable, permeable and breathable, while retaining excellent electronic properties. A UCLA […]

In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, UCLA Newsroom features in-depth spotlight on materials chemistry PhD student Samantha Mensah, co-founder of the #BlackInChem movement.  Fifth-year graduate student Samantha T. Mensah is working in the […]

Our latest Alumni Spotlight features HN Cheng ‘69, 2021 President of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Dr. H.N. Cheng graduated summa cum laude and with departmental highest honors from the […]

Five outstanding organic chemistry graduate students have been named Senior Foote Fellows – two for 2021 and three for 2022. Andrew Kelleghan and Anthony Spearman were named 2021 Senior Foote […]

A two-day conference in honor of Professor Kendall Houk will take place August 11-12, 2022, at UCLA’s Chemistry & Biochemistry Department. Professor Kendall N. Houk’s former graduate students and postdoctoral […]

Professor Chong Liu is one of eight UCLA assistant professors selected to receive the prestigious 2022 Sloan Research Fellowship.   Awarded annually since 1955, the Sloan Fellowships honor scholars in the […]