UCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

Join us at 4 pm today in YH4222 for Prof. Chad A. Mirkin's Distinguished Lecture! "Repurposing the Blueprint for Life through Spherical Nucleic Acids and Colloidal Crystal Engineering with DNA"

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Katerina Varsamis of the Tinoco Valencia group on receiving the MBI Outstanding Poster Presentation Award! Her research was selected from among 50 posters presented at the retreat!

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Aadhishre Kasat of the Shafaat group on receiving the MBI John-Eiserling-Lengyel Teaching Excellence Award! Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition and achievement in teaching excellence!

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Peter DePaola of the Schmitt group on receiving the MBI John-Eiserling-Lengyel Teaching Excellence Award! Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition and achievement in teaching excellence!

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Thalia Georgiou of the Bouchard group on receiving the MBI Jules Brenner Scholars Achievement Award! Congratulations on this outstanding achievement and well-deserved recognition!

10/08/2026

Congratulations to Professor David Eisenberg on receiving the MBIDP First-Year Curriculum Instructor Award! Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition! Link: https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/ucla-chemistry-biochemistry-faculty-and-students-receive-awards-at-the-mbi-annual-retreat/

10/06/2026

Don't miss out on this exciting event!

Join CNSI Education, along with UCLA graduate student volunteers, will be participating in a day of big-scale fun with nano-scale science for National Technology Day on Friday, October 9 (in honor of the nanometer scale of 10⁻⁹).

Our wonderful group of UCLA grad students will share their knowledge of all things small with the UCLA undergraduate student and staff community, setting up a booth in front of the CNSI and showing off all sorts of cool phenomena—from holographic chocolate and popping boba to magnetic liquids and self-cleaning surfaces!

Please refer to the flyer below for more information.

10/02/2026

Boyer/Cram/Libby Teacher-Scholar Program - The UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is seeking outstanding candidates for the Paul D. Boyer / Donald J. Cram / Willard F. Libby Teacher-Scholar program (Assistant Adjunct Professor position). This program provides both teaching and research opportunities for recent Ph.D. graduates (Ph.D. earned 2022-2027).
We will begin reviewing materials and applications on December 1, 2026. Scan QR code to apply.

10/02/2026

We had a blast at the Ice Cream Social on Friday, Sept. 8, in the Court of Sciences outside of Young Hall! The ice cream truck treats and great company made it a perfect day for the UCLA Chemistry & Biochemistry Department. Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun! Read about it here: https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/ucla-chemistry-biochemistry-state-of-the-department-address-and-ice-cream-social/