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Chemistry Faculty Among Highly Cited Researchers in 2018
February 15, 2019
Three faculty members from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Professors Chen, Li, and Zhang, are in this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list, published by Clarivate Analytics and Web of Science.
Novel electrocatalyst outperforms platinum in alkaline hydrogen production
February 7, 2019
A ruthenium-based catalyst developed at UC Santa Cruz has potential applications in sustainable hydrogen production for clean energy and in industrial processes.
Biochemist Glenn Millhauser receives Outstanding Faculty Award
December 7, 2018
The annual award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences is the division's highest honor for faculty achievement, recognizing combined excellence in research, teaching, and service.
UCSC chemists develop safe alternatives to phthalates used in plastics
November 1, 2018
Growing concern over the health effects of phthalates has spurred a search for alternatives that can add flexibility to plastics without leaching out.
3D-printed supercapacitor electrode breaks records in lab tests
October 18, 2018
Advances in supercapacitor technology could lead to wider use of fast-charging energy storage devices and novel designs for electronic gadgets.
Quantum information science on the verge of a technological revolution
September 13, 2018
Theorist Yuan Ping is developing computational methods to guide the design of new materials for quantum computing and other quantum information technologies.
Jevgenij Raskatov Receives Young Investigator Award from Boulder Peptide Society
August 10, 2018
The Boulder Peptide Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Jevgenij Raskatov, of the University of California Santa Cruz, has received the 2018 Young Investigator Award. The Young Investigator Award was established to support promising peptide scientists during the pre-tenure period.
Two UCSC graduate students win HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study
July 30, 2018
The Gilliam Fellowships support exceptional graduate students who are committed to increasing diversity among scientific leaders.
Interview with Rebecca Braslau on Developing Alternative Plastics
June 8, 2018
Rebecca Braslau is a chemistry professor at UC Santa Cruz and has been developing an alternative plastic without the harmful phthalates that are found in most plastic materials. Sarah Marshall has the story.
Chemistry Graduate Student Jocelyn Macho Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
June 8, 2018
Jocelyn Macho, a first-year graduate student in the MacMillan laboratory, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
NIH funds $2.4M/3 year grant to develop technology to understand the function of natural products, botanicals and dietary supplements
June 8, 2018
Supported by a nearly $2.4M/3 year grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health, the Center for High Content Functional Annotation (HiFAN) will be established in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC Santa Cruz (along with collaborators at Simon Fraser University and UT Southwestern Medical Center).
Biochemist Carrie Partch honored for research on biological clocks
June 1, 2018
The latest findings from Partch's lab have resolved a longstanding question about how the timing of our biological clocks is regulated.
NIH grant supports development of a novel drug for stroke treatment
May 1, 2018
A drug discovery grant is funding the quest by UCSC chemistry professor Ted Holman to bring a new drug treatment for stroke to clinical trials.
UC Santa Cruz honors alumni Thomas Webb and Susanne Hering
April 19, 2018
The Physical and Biological Sciences Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.
UC Santa Cruz graduate programs rank among best in nation in U.S. News survey
March 20, 2018
The U.S. News and World Report's 2019 Best Graduate Schools guide evaluates graduate schools in business, education, engineering, law, medicine, nursing, social work, criminology, public affairs, and the sciences.
NIH grant funds high-end instrument for shared biomedical research facility
March 15, 2018
UC Santa Cruz establishes a Bay Area facility in electron paramagnetic resonance with a $1.5-million grant from NIH's High-End Instrumentation program.
Chemistry Undergrads Recipients of Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships
January 2, 2018
Seven Chemistry and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology majors are recipients of Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships.
Congratulations to the Chemistry project leads of the Fall 2017 Launchpad grant
October 15, 2017
Professor Jin Zhang and Assistant Professor Jevgenij Raskatov receive Launchpad awards from the UCSC Industry Alliances & Technology Commercialization office (IATC). Launchpad assists promising UCSC technologies in becoming commercially viable.
Sgourakis Lab receives $1.9M/5 year NIH Outstanding Investigator Award
September 6, 2017
Sgourakis Lab receives $1.9M/5 year NIH Outstanding Investigator Award to study Tcell signaling for immunotherapy
UC Santa Cruz’s Seth Rubin gets cancer research grant
July 18, 2017
UC Santa Cruz professor Seth Rubin has a $250,000 grant to explore an out-of-the-box idea for fighting children’s cancers such as leukemia and retinoblastoma.
Chemistry Club students attend annual ACS Conference due to the generous support of our donors
April 20, 2017
Through the generous support of donations to our general gift funds, the Department was able to sponsor three undergraduates to attend the annual American Chemical Society held in San Francisco.
Chemistry Undergrads Recipients of Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships
January 10, 2017
Nine Chemistry and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology majors are recipients of the first Koret Undergraduate Research Scholarships.
Two Chemistry faculty members honored with Excellence in Teaching Awards
June 9, 2016
The Excellence in Teaching Awards given each year by the UC Santa Cruz Academic Senate Committee on Teaching are among the highest honors faculty members can receive. Lecturer Caitlin Binder is the recipient of the Ron Ruby Award for Teaching Excellence from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. Distinguished Professor Glenn Millhauser is the recipient of the campus Excellence in Teach Award.
Assistant Professors Ayzner and Raskatov honored as Hellman Fellows
April 5, 2016
Established at UCSC in 2011, the purpose of the Hellman Fellows Program is to support substantially the research of promising assistant professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research.
Chemistry Undergrad Major Recognized for Outstanding Research at National Conference
November 18, 2014
Rene Mercado, a chemistry major at UCSC, won in the Chemistry category for his presentation on "The Effect on Various Capping Ligands on Rhodium-Gold Alloy Nanoparticles for use in Electrochemical Reduction." His adviser is Shaowei Chen, professor of chemistry.
In Memoriam: Geoffrey 'Craig' Hunt
October 09, 2014
