Monday, October 27, 2025
BE A MUSIC MAJOR FOR A DAY!
The Washington State University School of Music would like to invite prospective students and their parents/guardians to its Fall 2025 MUSIC MAJOR FOR A DAY open house. Join us in experiencing a day in the life of a WSU music student. This event…
Dining Services invites you to celebrate Halloweek at Northside Café.
All week long, enjoy frightfully delicious meals served during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The menu features spooky favorites like Pumpkin Spice Waffles, Skull Deviled Eggs, Pasta Brains, Bat Chicken Wings, and more.
In addition to themed dishes, guests can participate…
This seminar is being hosted by both the Department of Chemistry and the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering
SPEAKER: Dr. Anastassia Alexandrova, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles
BIOGRAPHY:
Anastassia Alexandrova is a Charles W. Clifford Jr. Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry, and…
Anastassia Alexandrova is a Charles W. Clifford Jr. Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in UCLA. She obtained a B.S./M.S. Diploma with highest honors, from Saratov University, Russia, her Ph.D. in theoretical physical chemistry from Utah State University, and was then a Postdoctoral Associate and an American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellow at Yale University. Anastassia joined the faculty of UCLA and CNSI in 2010. The focus of her laboratory is theory and computation for design and multi-scale modeling of functional materials: dynamic catalytic interfaces, artificial metalloenzymes, molecular qubits and their assemblies, and quantum materials. Anastassia serves as a Senior Editor of the Journal of physical Chemistry (ACS), and a reviewing editor of the Science magazine (AAAS).
She is a recipient of numerous awards, such as NSF CAREER Award, Sloan Fellowship 2013, DARPA Young Faculty Award 2011, Fulbright Fellowship 2016, and ACS WCC Rising Star Award 2016, 2020 ACS Phys Early Career Award in Theoretical Chemistry, 2021 Max Planck-Humboldt medal, 2023 Gold Shield Faculty Prize, as well as UCLA’s Hanson-Dow award for excellence in teaching 2016, Herbert Newby McCoy award for excellence in faculty research 2016, undergraduate research mentorship award 2018, and 2019 distinguished teaching award (the highest honor for teaching given in UCLA).
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Welcome back, Cougs! Now that we’ve explored the basics of Coug Day and the role of legislators, it’s time to shift gears and focus on you—your story, your voice, and your impact.
In this session, we’ll…