Catalyst Magazine

Q&A: Kay Xia: Inaugural College of Chemistry Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholar

June 19, 2023

Kay XiaFifth year graduate student Kay Xia (lab of Dean Toste) is the first recipient of the College of Chemistry Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Scholar Program. This scholarship covers a year of tuition and includes a stipend for a graduate student to work on a project that's related to DEI in the Department of Chemistry. We were delighted to...

From the dean’s desk, then and now — part two

June 16, 2025

This article appeared in Catalyst Magazine, Spring 2025

Dean's Desk Douglas S. Clark

I wrote my first column as Dean of the College of Chemistry for the fall 2013 issue of Catalyst. Over the last nearly 12 years, it has been a great honor, to say the...

Aditi Krishnapriyan: A two-way street between physics and machine learning

May 2, 2024
Krishnapriyan uses physics knowledge to improve machine learning methods, and machine learning methods to tackle challenges in physics and chemistry.

A legacy of excellence

May 2, 2024
As Clark enters his twelfth year as dean, he remains inspired and humbled to be a part of the legacy of the historic network of preeminent scholars and students that comprise the College of Chemistry.

CBE student Luisa Dell awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

May 2, 2024
This fall, Dell will attend Cambridge University in the UK to study antibiotic resistant urinary tract infections.

Ritankar Das: Chemistry as an economic powerhouse

May 2, 2024
At just 18 years old, he was the youngest person in over a hundred years to win the University Medal, and the first student from the College of Chemistry in 58 years to win the award.

John Arnold: a journey from the lab to leadership

May 2, 2024
In addition to his adventures in teaching and research, John faithfully served as Undergraduate Dean from 2017-2024.

New Berkeley electrochemistry program to tackle green energy challenges and more

May 2, 2024
Nationally recognized electrochemist Shannon Boettcher will lead the new Center for Electrochemical Science, Engineering, and Technology (CESET).

Bobby Sheng envisions a future of collaboration at the College of Chemistry

May 2, 2024
Bora Pharmaceuticals CEO Bobby Sheng ’94, along with his wife Charlotte Kuo, recently made a significant gift to support Heathcock Hall, the new state-of-the art facility that will house UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry.

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