Faculty Bulletin Board

The assistant professor was recognized for her research into improving the performance and security of the internet — both on Earth and in space.

UCLA’s vice chancellor for research and creative activities joins the board of directors of the world’s largest scientific society.

Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park’s honors include the 2025 Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award.

The professor was awarded the 2025 Monica H. Green Prize for “Facing Images: Medieval Japanese Art and the Problem of Modernity.”

The UCLA Samueli associate professor is among 162 emerging inventors from 64 institutions named to the academy’s 2025 senior member class.

She has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Pradel Reseach Award for her contributions to understanding of the nervous system.

The award recognizes leadership, compassionate care and dedication to improving the human experience in health care.

The distinguished professor of chemistry’s research has advanced synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry, particularly for the treatment of prostate cancer.

The professors’ awards from the Office of Naval Research will support their work on next-generation batteries and computer vision.

Fred Kass is the region’s medical association’s physician of the year, and recipient of an inaugural compassion award.

The funding will help the professor’s team discover molecules that regulate cell membrane shape stability and mechanical resilience.

The professor of medicine and cardiology will offer expertise on improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations.

This marks the professor’s second award for his debut book, “Radical Democracy in Modern Indian Political Thought.”

Her research focuses on health disparities, such as improving access to surgical care in low- and middle-income countries.

The professor is among 20 early career scientists who will each receive $875,000 over five years to pursue their research interests.

‘Theatricality of the Closet’ examines fashion’s capacity for generating controversy and constructing identities.

The professor is being recognized for his contributions to Field-programmable gate array design automation technology.

The professor is a condensed matter physicist who studies the overlap between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics,

The assistant professor of computer science received $550,000 from the National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation.

The professor was awarded the grant for a four-year project to create new probes using entanglement and quantum photonic states.

The professor was recognized by UC Berkeley with the 2024 Hong Yung Lee Book Award.

The internet studies scholar holds the David O. Sears Presidential Chair in Social Sciences.

The composition was performed at the “Prelude to Juneteenth Day Celebration” event held earlier this year at Royce Hall.

The award honors those who have made significant contributions to African American history, studies and culture.

Bobo will be inaugural executive director and Rowat will be inaugural faculty director of the institute, which launched in 2022.