Department of Chemistry professor Kieron Burke was selected as a recipient of the 2026 ACS National Award Pariser Award in Theoretical Chemistry Program. This program of the American Chemical Society recognizes talented individuals in the chemical sciences who are being acknowledged for their outstanding achievements in chemistry across various fields in the discipline. 

Congratulations Kieron!

The UCI BMS Symposium in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, hosted by Department of Chemistry Professor Sergey Pronin, celebrates the science of organic synthesis and its role in both fundamental studies of chemistry and practical applications in the pharmaceutical industry. Through the long-standing generous support from Bristol Myers Squibb, the Symposium brings to campus leading scholars in the field of synthetic organic chemistry, including our 2026 BMS Lecturer, Professor Sarah Reisman from California Institute of Technology.

The UCI School of Physical Sciences YouTube channel recently featured Ciara Gillis, a Ph.D. student in Professor Jenny Yang's Lab in the Department of Chemistry. Ciara researches ways of capturing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

Watch the YouTube video: Capturing Carbon Dioxide | Ciara Gillis student research spotlight

Several Department of Chemistry professors, including Professors Chris Vanderwal, Bill Evans, and Rachel Martin, welcomed AP Chemistry high school students for lab tours as part of the LEAPS program. The UC Irvine Physical Sciences’ Laboratory Experiments and Activities in the Physical Sciences (LEAPS) brings K-12 students to UC Irvine so they can see science in action. Students also went on a tour of the UC Irvine Nuclear Reactor Facility with Department of Chemistry Reactor Facility Manager John Keffer.