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The UCSB Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is thrilled to announce next issue of our department newsletter, The #DCB Today, has just launched. Scan the QR code below or visit the weblink to read the Fall 2026 Issue at chem.ucsb.edu/news/out-now-d… ⚗️📰
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Application open for UCSB Assistant Professor in Experimental Quantum Physical Chemistry at the Department Chemistry and Biochemistry. A reasonable estimate for this position is $100,000-160,000. UCSB is an equal opportunity employer. Link: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03152
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Additional Links:
UCSB Quantum: quantum.ucsb.edu
Faculty Opportunities: science.ucsb.edu/quantum/fac…
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Professor Shirley Meng from the University of Chicago will be this year's honorary speaker for the 3rd Annual Heeger Lecture at UCSB ⚗️ See flyer below for details on how to join for the presentation ⬇️
The 2026 UCSB Chemical Sciences and Engineering Career Symposium taking place this Thursday, hosted by ChemPD & @UCSBChE 🧬 Highlights include:
📋 The Heeger Lecture
📊 Presentations by senior UCSB grad students
💼 Dedicated company booths
🤝 Professional mixers and networking
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UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
Two research teams led by #UCSB faculty have been selected for support through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (@energy) historic Genesis Mission, a new national initiative designed to accelerate scientific discovery with A.I.
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@ScienceUnderSec
Application open for UCSB Academic Coordinator - Undergrad Lab in Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. A reasonable estimate for this position is $64,228-73,248. UCSB is an equal opportunity employer
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03126
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UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
Growing up without electricity, @QuyenUCSB dreamed of capturing sunlight so she could study at night.
Now @ucsantabarbara's next Faculty Research Lecturer, the @ucsbchemistry professor advances organic electronics and opens doors for future scientists.
science.ucsb.edu/news/pursui…
ALT Thuc-Quyen Nguyen smiles while holding a large flexible sheet of organic solar-cell material.
UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
#UCSB's Dorit Hanein was elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows for advancing cryo-imaging techniques.
Her work allows scientists to see cells in 3D, close to how they exist in real life.
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The UCSB Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is currently seeking applicants for an open Lecturer position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $70,977-$95,388. UCSB is an equal opportunity employer.
💼 To apply, click the link below: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF03013
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UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
Learn about Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Thuc-Quyen Nguyen's (@QuyenUCSB, @UCSB) journey from a "child who dreamt of capturing the sun" to a"world-leading expert" on the development of organic electronics via @ChemistryWorld: chemistryworld.com/careers/h…
Today is #UCSBGiveDay! 🥼🩵 Help support the UCSB Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry by making your gift today using the QR code or link below: giveday.ucsb.edu/giving-day/…
#DCB #ChemistryandBiochemistry #UCSB #GiveDay
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UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
The University of California leads all universities in one of science’s highest honors: UC has the most newly elected fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas, the world’s largest general scientific society. bit.ly/3Okq0Iz
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Day 2 at #ACSSpringMeeting:
Catch @HawkerNation and Parker Morris presenting advances in polymer synthesis + next-gen materials design 🧪
From precision chemistry to scalable platforms—this is materials innovation in action.
📍 Atlanta
#Polymers #MaterialsScience
UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
From 5 → 6 membered rings = breakthrough 🚀
Now possible: efficient copolymerization with non-activated monomers like vinyl acetate
→ scalable
→ degradable
→ tougher materials
@HawkerNation @ReadAlanizteam, Bates group
Read: doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c20808
#MaterialsScience #Polymers
UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
Meet MAPPER: a UC Santa Barbara-developed modular, protein-based system that turns MRI machines into molecular visualizers. 🔬
Federal support is enabling this breakthrough, allowing scientists to track disease progression from cancer to neurodegeneration in real time.
Congratulations to #DCB Graduate Students Komal and Daniele Vinella for winning 1st and 2nd place in last week's UCSB 2026 #GradSlam Preliminaries! 🏆 Wishing them both the best of luck as they move ahead in the competition 🤞
ALT Group photo of Komal and Daniele Vinella with MLPS Dean Shelly Gable.
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UCSB Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry retweeted
In a development that could transform how scientists study cancer and inflammation, #UCSB researchers have invented a modular, genetically encoded, protein-based sensor that enables MRI machines to visualize molecular activity inside cells: ow.ly/qMw050YqslB
UCSB scientists bottle the sun with liquid battery news.ucsb.edu/2026/022384/uc…
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Congratulations to @GraceGDHan and the Han Group at UCSB on this incredible research breakthrough ☀️👏
Scientists at U.C. Santa Barbara have developed a new kind of “liquid battery” that can capture sunlight and release it later as heat, a breakthrough researchers say could help solve one of renewable energy’s biggest challenges — storing solar energy after the sun goes down. Details: ktla.com/news/local-news/ucs…
