Highlighted News
SLAC and Stanford scientists home in on pairs of atoms that boost a catalyst’s activity
June, 2020They discovered the messy environment of a chemical reaction can actually change the shape of a catalytic nanoparticle in a way that makes it more active. The research is highlighted in the SLAC news!
Science Scout Dr. Josh Speros – on the hunt for the next big thing
June, 2020The full introduction of Dr. Josh Speros can be found on the BASF website!
Prof. David Mitzi Speaks at BASF Lectureship in Chemical Sciences
February, 2020
Prof. Hung-Wen Liu from University of Texas at Austin Speaks at BASF Lectureship in Chemical Sciences
November, 2019
CARA 2019 Fall Review
November, 2019
CARA co-director Omar Yaghi elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May, 2019 Omar Yaghi, Neeltje Tretter Chair Professor of Chemistry, co-director of CARA, was announced today as one of a 100 new members, and 25 foreign members, of the National Academy of Sciences. The election is in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was established by an []
CARA 2019 Spring Review at UCSD
April, 2019
CARA 2018 Fall Program Review
November, 2018
Prof. Hao Yan from Arizona State University Speaks at BASF Lectureship
November, 2018Prof. Hao Yan from Arizona State University speaks at BASF Lectureship, titled Designer DNA Architectures for Programmable Self-assembly.
Prof. Frances Arnold is awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October, 2018Frances H. Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry and also one of the PIs in CARA, has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the directed evolution of enzymes. Congratulations!
A new model for industry-sponsored research on university campuses
August, 2018CEN reported stories about CARA as a new model for industry-sponsored research. Credit: CEN/Shutterstock
BASF-UC Davis CARA project kick-off ceremony
July, 2018
CARA Science Symposium
July, 2018
BASF donates $7 million toward construction of new UC Berkeley science and engineering hub
July, 2018Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer, BASF, has announced a donation of $7 million to UC Berkeley at the CARA 2018 Summer Symposium. BASFs donation of $7 million will go toward the construction of a new state-of-the-art, interdisciplinary research science facility at UC Berkeley. Fund raising is ongoing for the building []
2018 Spring CARA Review
May, 20182018 Spring CARA Review Group Photo Student Development Session and Poster Session @ Spring CARA Review
CARA Fall Review 2017
November, 2017
Recent paper published in the Journal of American Chemical Society
May, 2017Our Paper Ultrathin Epitaxial Cu@Au Core–Shell Nanowires for Stable Transparent Conductors by Zhiqiang Niu, Fan Cui, et al, just published in the Journal of American Chemical Society.
BASF Corporation BASF and UC Berkeley extend alliance for five years
April, 2017Anniversary Symposium marks progress of industry, university research collaboration Many scientific discoveries and patent applications have resulted from more than 25 research projects underway since West Coast universities and BASF established the California Research Alliance (CARA) by BASF in 2014. This multidisciplinary collaboration headed by the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley []
Program Schedule: Cara Anniversary Symposium
April, 2017California Research Alliance (CARA) by BASF will hold a symposium during April 24-25th to celebrate its three-year anniversary. Exciting talks are open to public. Please click the picture for detailed information.
CARA Anniversary Symposium: The California Research Alliance by BASF celebrates 3 years
March, 2017CARA anniversary symposium will be held during April 24-25th. Talks are open to public in Banatao conference room, Sutardja Dai Hall. Keynote speakers: Professor Joseph M. DeSimone Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Professor Josef Michl Department of Chemistry University of Colorado Boulder Professor Mark Coopersmith Haas School of []
Recent paper published on Journal of the American Chemical Society: Benzoin Radicals as Reducing Agent for Synthesizing Ultrathin Copper Nanowires
February, 2017Our paper Benzoin Radicals as Reducing Agent for Synthesizing Ultrathin Copper Nanowires by Fan Cui, Letian Dou et. al. has been published on Journal of the American Chemical Society.
BASF Announces Collaboration with UC Davis on the Development of Microencapsulation Technology
November, 2016
BASF Visits CARA at UC Berkeley
November, 2016
Prof. Ted Sargent Speaks at BASF Lectureship
September, 2016Professor Ted Sargent from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at University of Toronto gives the first BASF Chemical Sciences Lectureship talk of the season, titled Materials and Devices for the Renewable Synthesis of Fuels and Feedstocks.
CARA Hosts 4th Workshop on Enzyme Technology
April, 2016
Atlantik-Brücke Visits CARA
October, 2014German non-profit organization Atlantik-Brücke visits the CARA site at UC Berkeley.
BASF Inaugurates California Research Alliance
April, 2014Teaming together with major universities on the West Coast, BASF Corporation has set up a multidisciplinary research institute with an emphasis on new inorganic material s and their applications, biosciences, and related technologies. The California Research Alliance by BASF (CARA) will bring together BASF experts with researchers from widely varied science and engineering disciplines at []