Department News

Dr. Derakhshan is among the principal investigators of the new LEAP program, funded by the NSF for $2.1M, aimed at training a new generation of highly skilled Hispanic scientists and engineers.

The Chemistry and Biochemistry Department would like to digitally celebrate with our students, their family and friends, and our faculty and staff. Please enjoy a video compiled from faculty and graduating student submissions.

As a member of the CSULB Sustainability Committee, Prof. Fangyuan Tian invites you to participate in this year's Earth Day virtual events & celebrations.

Prof. Vasanthy Narayanaswami has been named The Outstanding Professor at CSU Long Beach this year.

Dr. Fangyuan Tian is looking to nature in her research on new materials. One material could be used to create more safe and effective heart stents; another could filter greenhouse gases from landfills.

Prof. Vas Narayanaswami rceived the very prestigious Faculty Research Award at the 2020 CSUPERB annual symposium, which was held Jan 16-18 in Santa Clara, CA. 

A collaborative effort within the Nakayama, Schwans, and Sorin Labs centered on better understanding cholinesterase biochemistry and biophysics.

Five undergraduate researchers from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry received best poster presentation awards at the 2019 ABRCMS Meeting!

The 33rd Annual CSU Student Research Competition was held at CSU FUllerton on April 26-27.

The Bhandari Lab seeks to understand what makes cancerous cells survive.

CSULB students earn honors at the 2018 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Indianapolis, IN. 

Prof. Kasha Slowinska aims to contemporize methods of teaching analytical chemistry.