Applications are now open for UCLA’s Master of Applied Chemical Science Program (MACS)!
For more information and to apply, please visit macsucla.com
Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
For questions, please email macs@chem.ucla.edu.
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A growing culture of entrepreneurship is reshaping how UCLA chemists and biochemists think about discovery, impact, and their role beyond the lab. Learn more: chemistry.ucla.edu/news/when-ch...
On March 31, the King of Sweden presented Prof. David Eisenberg with the 2026 Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography at a ceremony in Stockholm. Congrats, Prof. Eisenberg! Learn more: www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/david-e...
It's nice to see the spotlight on alumna Prof. Thuc-Quyen Nguyen (B.S. ’97, M.S. ’98, Ph.D., ’01 chemistry, Schwartz group)!
CNSI member Xiangfeng Duan (@uclacb.bsky.social) led a @ucla.edu study developing a new strategy to improve electrical contact in perovskite semiconductors via quantum tunneling, reducing resistance and enabling faster, lower-power devices ⚡️
Learn more:
cnsi.ucla.edu/march-19-202...
A new discovery from UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry researchers including Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Abigail Doyle "may one day put catalytic converter thieves out of business."
What is it? Find out here: https://ow.ly/rhZC50YzWp6
Congratulations to Department Chair Prof. Alexander Spokoyny
@organomimetic.bsky.social on being named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science! www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/2025-am...
We’re proud to spotlight UCLA alumna Melissa Ramirez (Ph.D. ’21, organic chemistry), now an assistant professor at @UMN. A former member of the Garg and Houk groups, she’s advancing research and mentorship in STEM.
newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/extr...
ICYMI: @nobelprize.org laureate and @ucla.edu alum Fred Ramsdell returned to campus for a special visit to the @cnsiatucla.bsky.social, sharing his research journey and Nobel Prize-winning discoveries with the Bruin community 🔬
Watch highlights from his visit here:
youtu.be/CSiw7pwE0Pg?...
97 years ago today, Chem 1A became the first class ever taught on UCLA’s Westwood campus! After a mysterious fire reduced the university’s chemistry labs to ashes in 1929, a group of students unknowingly inaugurated UCLA’s future home in Westwood. www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/ucla-hi...
UCLA researchers led by @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Steven Jonas (@uclastemcell.bsky.social) developed lipid nanoparticles that deliver a full CFTR gene into airway cells, restoring function in a cystic fibrosis model. CNSI’s EICN and ALMS supported this study:
cnsi.ucla.edu/project/febr...
#TBT to Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Neil Garg’s (UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) in-depth interview with David Zierler as part of the Caltech Heritage Project!
heritageproject.caltech.edu/interviews-updates/neil-...
🥳 Congratulations to Prof. Anne Andrews, who has been selected to receive the 2026 American Chemical Society Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry in recognition of her accomplishments and service! www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/anne-an...
Many thanks to Dr. Tim Shepodd, BS ’82, Senior Manager of Security & Reliability at @sandialabs.bsky.social, for returning to UCLA to speak to our Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry class! With course instructors Profs. Rob Clubb & Sarah Tolbert and Dept. Chair Alex Spokoyny.
This Black History Month, we honor the legacy of Dr. Samantha (“Sammy”) Mensah (Ph.D. ’23), a passionate leader, exceptional scientist, and tireless advocate for amplifying Black voices in chemistry. She was a deeply kind community member and unforgettable friend. She is missed!
From @popsci.com: Maher El-Kady & Ric Kaner (@cnsiatucla.bsky.social) explain how their nickel–iron design could find new life powering solar farms & data centers—showing how Edison's once-overlooked invention may help strengthen today’s energy infrastructure ⚡️
www.popsci.com/technology/e...
On the International Day of Women in Science, we celebrate our female faculty and instructors. All amazing scientists and educators! #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience #WomenInSTEM
UCLA researchers have revisited Edison’s nickel-iron battery using modern nanomaterials engineering ⚡️ Co-led by @cnsiatucla.bsky.social member Ric Kaner (@uclaengineering.bsky.social), the work highlights a fast-charging, long-life approach for renewable energy storage:
cnsi.ucla.edu/february-10-...
Many thanks to alum Mabel Song, BS ’24, now a medical student at @ucirvine.bsky.social Medical School, for returning to UCLA to speak to our Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry class! With course instructors Profs. Rob Clubb (her former undergraduate research advisor), Sarah Tolbert & Carla Koehler.
Ni-SACs are great at reactive carbon capture, too! For more on details of the electrochemical interface that drive selectivity, check out our new theory+experiment paper in @jacs.acspublications.org
👉 doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c11791
#compchem #chemsky #compchemsky
@uclacb.bsky.social
We developed a mineral (ZnO) #sunscreen that reduces white cast, described in bit.ly/ZnOTet25 ACS Materials Letters @pubs.acs.org & bit.ly/ZnOtetUCLA by @uclahealth.org & bit.ly/WH26sun by Women's Health Magazine.
Led by AJ Addae, collaborating with Profs. Justin Caram & Yogendra Kumar Mishra
For a quick summary @uclacb.bsky.social al for the nice writeup of our paper www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/innovat...
Many thanks to Dr. Rosemarie Pilpa (Ph.D. '08, Clubb lab), currently a Patent Manager at Johnson and Johnson, for returning to UCLA to speak to our Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry class! Pictured with former PhD advisor Prof. Rob Clubb and Prof. Sarah Tolbert.
UCLA researchers (@pswnano.bsky.social @cnsiatucla.bsky.social @uclacb.bsky.social) developed a mineral sunscreen that reduces the white cast of zinc oxide by reshaping it into microscopic tetrapods—maintaining strong UV protection + better matching natural skin tones ☀️
cnsi.ucla.edu/february-3-2...
💫 We invite you to read and reflect on our February Chair’s Message, spotlighting the accomplishments and continued engagement of our distinguished alumni, along with the latest department updates.
Read More ➨ bit.ly/4cacnVU
#pathology #path2path #PathSky #almuni
Our new “Chemistry and Biochemistry 1” course is helping first-year students build skills, find community, and get a strong start at UCLA. The inaugural class launched in fall 2025, with the next offering coming in fall 2026. Learn more here: bit.ly/4rjNM5e
The Dreyfus Foundation-supported Chemistry Shorts series shows the vital role the chemical sciences play in the biggest issues facing the world. Watch the films by visiting https://chemistryshorts.org/
Thanks to everyone @uclapathology.bsky.social who made Monday’s Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Information Seminar possible for our Careers in Chemistry & Biochemistry class! It was great to learn more CLS careers, and we appreciate the panelists sharing their insights & experiences.
Applications are now open for UCLA’s Master of Applied Chemical Science Program (MACS)!
For more information and to apply, please visit macsucla.com
Application Deadline: June 1, 2026
For questions, please email macs@chem.ucla.edu.
Follow us on 𝕏 @Ucla_MACS
🥳 Congratulations, Prof. Justin Caram! www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/justin-...