Ric gave a fun public lecture in Exploring Your Universe 2022!

On Nov. 6 2022, UCLA held its annual science fair event, Exploring Your Universe, with a record-breaking 12,000 attendees. Ric Kaner gave a talk titled “Fun with Plastics!” with polymers with a lot of fun experiments. And group member, Sophia Uemura, was on the organizing team for the event. Visit EYU 2022 website for more …

Our new bacterial-resistant coating for medical devices is featured in UCLA’s student-run newspaper the Daily Bruin.

Professor Richard Kaner’s new bacterial resistant coating for medical devices is featured in UCLA’s student-run newspaper, the Daily Bruin. Kaner group alumni Brian McVerry (Ph.D. ’16) and Ethan Rao (B.S. Biochemistry ’16) helped to develop the coating that is transforming the lives of patients who are required to use implantable medical devices on a long-time basis. …

Mackenzie and Shanlin graduate!

Congratulations to Mackenzie and Shanlin! Mackenzie will be the William F. Libby Teacher-Scholar at UCLA, and Shanlin will work at Applied Materials. Former graduate students, Wai and Lisa, also attended the commencement ceremony because they couldn’t due to COVID!