News & Events

Congratulations to the 2014 Recipients of National Graduate Research Fellowships

Award Date: May 3, 2014

Maia Kinnebrew and Emre Discekici were awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, while Allegra Latimer won the NDSEG Graduate Fellowship. Congratulations Maia, Emre, and Allegra!

Maia Kinnebrew and Allegra Kinnebrew are undergraduate researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Both will start graduate school at Stanford this coming Fall.

Chemistry professors to help create Sustainable Chemical Network

Award Date: April 10, 2014

Professors Susannah Scott and Ram Seshadri will help create a network to track the health and environmental impacts of new chemicals and materials.  Click here for more information.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Named a 2014 Searle Scholar

Award Date: April 7, 2014

Irene Chen, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been selected as a 2014 Searle Scholar.  Congratulations Irene!

More information here: http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2014/014017/assistant-professor-chemistry-named-2014-searle-scholar

Chemistry Staff Member Selected for the 2014 Staff Citation for Excellence Award

Award Date: April 2, 2014

Mallarie Stevens, the former Department of Chemistry Student Affairs Manager, was selected for the 2014 Staff Citation for Excellence Award.  Congratulations Mallarie for this incredible honor!

Welcome New Chem Grads!

Award Date: August 31, 2013

Dear Incoming Fall 2013 Graduate Students,

The faculty, staff, and current graduate students of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCSB are excited to welcome you to our community of scholars. We know that you will find UCSB and Santa Barbara as a whole to be a warm, friendly, and comfortable place to work, play, and live throughout your graduate career!

Congratulations to our Fall 2013 new graduate student fellowship recipients!

Award Date: July 24, 2013

Congratulations to Anna Melker for her selection as a recipient of the 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship.  Anna will be joining the DCB PhD program in fall 2013.  She completed her Bachelor's degree at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. 

Congratulations 2013 Graduates and Award Recipients!

Award Date: June 14, 2013

Department Undergraduate Award Recipients

Roche Bioscience Undergraduate Excellence Award: Carina Jette

American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry: Anna May Armitage

American Chemical Society Division of Organic Chemistry: John Zobac

American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry:Homaira Tasneem Zaman

Phi Lambda Upsilon:

UC Santa Barbara Awards Lucas Ransom Scholarships in Honor of 2010 Shark Victim

Award Date: June 13, 2013