Soumitra Athavale and UCLA alumna Melissa Ramirez receive 2025 ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable Ignition Grants
5 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Soumitra Athavale and alumna Dr. Melissa Ramirez (Ph.D. ’21, Garg and Houk groups), currently an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, are two of four recipients […]
UCLA alumnus Matthew J. Sánchez named to Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list
5 months ago
- Alumni & Friends
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
MATTEO PARFUMS founder Matthew J. Sánchez ‘17 has been named to the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” list in the Retail & eCommerce category. The honor highlights his rapid rise […]
Justin Caram receives an inaugural RCSA Bridge Award
5 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professor Justin Caram is one of 11 Cottrell Scholars selected by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) for an inaugural RCSA Bridge Award. The award will support his project […]
Craig Merlic contributes to new ACS discovery report on laboratory safety
5 months ago
- Faculty
- General
Professor Craig Merlic, a leader in laboratory safety education and practice, contributed to the newly released “ACS Discovery Report: Laboratory Safety,” which highlights ongoing efforts to improve laboratory safety and […]
Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae wins $100,000 Black Ambition Grand Prize
5 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Graduate
- Student
Chemical biology Ph.D. candidate AJ Addae (P. Weiss/Caram groups), founder of SULA LABS, was named a $100,000 co–grand prize winner of musician and entrepreneur Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition Prize Competition. […]
UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry recognized as a global leader in ScholarGPS rankings
5 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Rankings
The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry ranks among the world’s research leaders, according to the 2025 ScholarGPS global rankings, with UCLA placing No. 4 worldwide overall for lifetime scholarly […]
Garg, Houk, and Tang groups receive $2M state grant to advance cannabinoid therapeutics research
5 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
- Faculty
Professors Neil Garg, Ken Houk and Yi Tang have received a $2 million research grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) to advance the study of cannabinoid-based therapeutics. […]
Kaner group battery research selected for Chemical Science Editor’s Choice Collection
5 months ago
- Awards, Grants, & Recognition
A recent publication from Professor Richard Kaner’s group has been selected for the 2025 Chemical Science Editor’s Choice Collection, a curated set of notable research papers in batteries and energy […]