Brenna Biggs has been selected as a Carbon Neutrality Initiative (CNI) Fellow for the 2019-20 academic year

Congratulations to Brenna Biggs on being named a Carbon Neutrality Initiative (CNI) Fellow for the 2019-20 academic year! The UC President’s Carbon Neutrality Initiative Student Fellowship Program funds student-generated projects that support the UC system’s goal to produce zero-net greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. All 10 UC campuses plus the UC Office of the President, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are participating in the program.

Manabu Shiraiwa featured in Chemistry World Magazine

Professor Shiraiwa's experience of "Make Our Planet Great Again" has been introduced in Chemistry World, a magazine by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Find the article by clicking here.

Dong research group published in JACS for exciting discovery

Students Faben Cruz, Ryan Davison, and Tristan McGinnis from Vy Dong's synthesis laboratory discover a new way to couple dienes and thiols. Read published article here.

Dong research group makes exciting new discovery

Shaozhen Nie and Ryan Davison, from Vy Dong’s Group, discover a new way to make chiral phosphines.

Shea Lab research in New York Times

Professor Shea's lab research on snakebites was discussed by The New York Times in an article talking about injectable nanoparitcles that neutralize venom. Read more here.

Annmarie Carlton is a rising star

Annmarie Carlton has been named a 2019 ACS WCC Rising Star. The WCC Rising Star Award recognizes outstanding women scientists approaching mid-level careers who have demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields.

Professor Prescher named Scialog Fellow by Research Corporation (RCSA)

Congratulations to Professor Prescher for being named a Scialog Fellow by Research Corporation (RCSA). Scialog supports early to mid-career scientists working on multidisciplinary projects. The program is supported by the Research Corporation for Scientific Advancement and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. More details about the program can be found at: http://rescorp.org/scialog

Mukamel Q&A with PNAS

Shaul Mukamel is featured in a question and answer session with the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

You can check out the article here.

Ardo wins DOE Early Career Award

Shane Ardo receives the 2018 DOE Early Career Award.

The program supports the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and stimulates research careers in the disciplines supported by the DOE Office of Science. Under the program, university-based researchers receive at least $150,000 per year to cover summer salary and research expenses:

For more information visit here.

Manabu makes planet great again

Prof Manabu Shiraiwa has been selected as one of the laureates for the “Make Our Planet Great Again” Short-Stay Program in France.

You might have heard about this initiative by the French President Macron.

He will stay at the University of Paris - Est for one month in this summer to collaborate with French scientists to work on aerosol effects on air quality and climate.

To learn more about the program click here.

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