Professor Ellen Sletten and her former PhD student Rachael Day are featured in article about the “Photonbooth” they created as an outreach for local schools. A UCLA faculty member since […]

Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty, postdocs, grad students, undergrads, and alums helped make Exploring Your Universe on November 7, 2021, a huge success. For the second year, the festival was offered […]

Professor Michael Jung has been awarded the 2022 IUPAC-Richter Prize in recognition of his research, which has afforded new drugs for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer. The IUPAC-Richter prize […]

We are sad to report that alumnus Dale Steichen  (PhD ’80, Foote group) passed away on December 22, 2021, at the age of 67. A longtime researcher and scientist within […]

Professor Sri Kosuri and Octant, the startup biotechnology company he co-founded, are featured on the California NanoSystems Institute website. Kosuri is Chief Executive Officer of the UCLA-founded startup company Octant, […]

Professor Richard Kaner has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. As part of the Technical and Environmental Sciences class, Kaner will contribute his research and expertise on conducting […]

Professor Heather Maynard has been awarded the Macrogroup UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement in recognition of her accomplishments in the field of polymer science.   This medal is awarded biennially to […]

Exciting collaborative effort from the Duan and Caram labs unlocked the secrets approaching the fundamental performance limit of 2D semiconductor diodes for the first time, providing critical design principles for […]