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Honoring The Chief: A Tribute To Professor Thomas C. Bruice On The Centennial of His Birth

Prof. Thomas C. Bruice with his surfboard at Goleta Point, CA

August 25, 2025 | By former lab members: Örn Almarsson, Helgi Adalsteinsson, Kenneth A. Browne, Felice C. Lightstone, Sun Hur, Edmond Y.

UC Santa Barbara, UCLA’s BioPACIFIC MIP Earns Renewed NSF Support To Accelerate AI-Driven Biobased Materials Innovation

August 20, 2025 | MLPS

Congratulations to Prof. Dorit Hanein

Award Recipient: Dorit Hanein

Award Date: August 18, 2025

2025 American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) Elected Fellow

Congratulations to Professor Dorit Hanein for being elected as a 2025 American Society for Cell Biology Fellow! Read more here.

Research Highlights: 2025

New Method To Synthesize Carbohydrates Could Pave the Way To Biomedical Advances

Research Highlights: 2025

Curved Molecule Bottles Sunlight and Releases It As Heat

Liquid anthracene morphs into high-energy isonomer to store heat for use on demand hours later

Research Highlights: 2025

A Simple Filter For Rare Earth Elements Will Ensure A Clean Domestic Supply of These Crucial Metals

Welcome To Our New Associate Professor, Grace Han!

News Date: July 1, 2025

New Associate Professor!

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at UC Santa Barbara cordially and enthusiastically welcomes Associate Professor Grace Han, who joined our department Summer 2025 on July 1st, 2025.