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J. Frank Valle-Riestra (1924-2021). Undated photo.

We are sad to report that J. Frank Valle-Riestra passed away in April of this year. Frank was a first generation American born on November 12, 1924 in Oakland, California. He was the son of Carlos and Milena (Pudil) Valle-...Read more about In Memoriam: J. Frank Valle-Riestra

The College is pleased to announce that Peidong Yang, the S.K. and Angela Chan Distinguished Professor of Energy and Professor of Chemistry, has been elected a Foreign Academician of the...Read more about Peidong Yang elected Foreign Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Cars powered by fossil fuels emit carbon dioxide (CO2), the most prevalent greenhouse gas. A team of scientists led by Berkeley Lab has developed a new technique that improves the conversion of CO2 emissions into useful chemicals and liquid fuels. (Credit: Adobe stock)

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The College is pleased to announce that postdoctoral researcher Lilia Xie (Bediako Lab) has been named a...Read more about Postdoctoral researcher Lilia Xie awarded L'Oreal Fellowship

Professor Geraldine Richmond (Ph.D. '80, Chem) during swearing in ceremony with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on November 9, 2021. (Photo via ZOOM)

In a short but exuberant ceremony today on ZOOM, alumna ...Read more about Geraldine Richmond sworn in as Under Secretary of Science and Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy

UC Berkeley's Ronald Cohen (standing, fourth from left) posed with one of the sensors he designed for realtime monitoring of greenhouse gases and pollution in cities. Seated and holding the sensor are California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and Scottish cabinet secretary Angus...Read more about Using Berkeley technology, Glasgow debuts new GHG monitoring network

Rolf Hugo Muller, long time lecturer in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley, was born August 6, 1929 in Aarau, Switzerland. Pursuing his interest in science, he obtained his degrees in chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. He emigrated to the United States in 1957,...Read more about In Memoriam Rolf Hugo Muller, 1929-2020

Microscopic particles of cerium carbonate are potent antioxidation catalysts. Illustration courtesy ACS Appl. Nano Mater.

Titanium dioxide and other metal oxides are widely used as bright white pigments and sunscreen agents, but they can cause damaging oxidation...Read more about Cerium carbonate catalyst protects against harmful oxidation

We are delighted to introduce Dr. Brooks Abel who joined the College of Chemistry as an assistant professor this summer with a focus in polymer chemistry. Brooks’s position was funded by a generous donation from...Read more about Brooks Abel joins the College faculty specializing in soft materials and organic chemistry

David MacMillan at his Princeton University office. (Photo: Denise Applewhite/Princeton University, Via Reuters.)

The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for the sciences in the world. Other notable international awards include the National Medal of Science (United...Read more about The scientist's journey to the Nobel Prize