Chemistry

Oct 6, 2022
Nobel laureate David MacMillan, Ph.D. ’96, (right) visits UCI in May, enabling a reunion with his Ph.D. advisor Larry Overman, UCI Distinguished Professor emeritus, and Vy Dong, UCI professor of chemistry, who was advised by MacMillan at UC Berkeley and the California Institute of Technology.
Oct 5, 2022
Carolyn Bertozzi of Stanford University, Morten Meldal of the University of Copenhagen, and K. Barry Sharpless of Scripps Research won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry,” methods that have been applied in drug development and studying disease.
Sep 27, 2022
The event saw anteaters from all four departments gathered for a celebration of the cutting-edge research happening at the school.
Sep 7, 2022
Researchers will explore new technologies for energy conversion, carbon capture and nuclear power.
Sep 2, 2022
The grant will help the UCI-lead team study the properties of materials in next-gen reactors.
Sep 1, 2022
People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them.
Aug 25, 2022
The program introduced undergrads to STEM fields, including quantum science.
Aug 5, 2022
A UC Irvine professor considers if the IRA’s proposed incentives could be a breakout moment for the nascent industry of sucking carbon out of the air.
Jul 25, 2022
The awards recognize contributions made to research, teaching, mentoring and service.
Jul 22, 2022
The grant will help the School of Physical Sciences address gender inequities in STEM.
Jul 22, 2022
Christ received her Ph.D. in Chemistry from UCI in 1994. But that was just the start.
Jul 21, 2022
The Nowick Research Group in the UCI Department of Chemistry is working on new antibiotics that will help combat the growing antibiotic resistance crisis.