Group Updates
Professor Chavez featured on the Cover of Scientific American!
June 16, 2026
Professor Chavez featured on the Cover of Scientific American for his work on next-generation catalytic systems and processes.
The 8th International Congress on Operando Spectroscopy
May 13, 2026
Professor Chavez delivers a talk about structural trajectories in bimetallic catalysts at the 8th International Congress on Operando Spectroscopy
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2026 Solar Fuels Gordon Research Conference
May 8, 2026
Professor Chavez delivers an invited talk about thermal and nonthermal effects in plasmonic catalysis at the 2026 Solar Fuels Gordon Research Conference
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Paving the Future of Light-Driven Chemical Production
May 3, 2026
Professor Chavez serves as Discussion Leader for the Fundamental Understanding of Solar Fuel Production session at the 2026 Solar Fuels Gordon Research Seminar
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UCLA Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring
April 15, 2026
Professor Chavez highlighted by UCLA Undergraduate Research Center for outstanding undergraduate mentoring
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Imrie Recieves GRF
April 13, 2026
Ms. Imrie Ross has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Kinetics and Mechanistic Insights to Catalysis Symposium
March 26, 2026
Professor Chavez organizes and hosts the Kinetics and Mechanistic Insights to Catalysis Symposium at ACS Spring 2026
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Clifton and Alec Join
September 1, 2025
Alec and Clifton join the Chavez lab
ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award
July 9, 2025
Professor Chavez wins ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award
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Imrie and Jarod Join
June 1, 2025
Imrie and Jarod join the Chavez lab
Catalysis Symposium at ACS Spring 2025
March 23, 2025
Professor Chavez co-organizes and hosts the Kinetics and Mechanistic Insights to Catalysis Symposium at ACS Spring 2025
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UC LEADS Keynote Address
March 1, 2025
Professor Chavez delivers the Keynote address at the UC Leadership Excellence through Advanced Degrees Annual Symposium
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NAE Early Career Convocation
February 14, 2025
Professor Chavez attends the Inaugural Invitation-only NAE Early Career Convocation
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Delegate for UC Chicano/Latino Leadership Summit
December 2, 2024
Professor Chavez serves as the UCLA Delegate for the UC-wide Chicano/Latino Leadership Summit
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Zhila Joins
September 1, 2024
Zhila joins the Chavez lab
Chavez Group Established
July 1, 2024
The Chavez group is established at UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering