Maher El-Kady hurried to the RadioShack in Westwood on a summer afternoon to buy an LED lamp. Read more...

Photo: Maher El-Kady, a graduate student in biochemistry and chemistry, has been working with chemistry professor Richard Kaner to develop a large-scale method for the production of graphene-based supercapacitors, which he said could replace contemporary batteries.

Mathematical equations and diagrams scribbled on the board behind him, a physics teaching assistant pulled out his harp, affectionately named Drusilla, during class. He plucked a thin string on the instrument. Read more...

Photo: Julio Rodriquez likes to teach students by playing a variety of different instruments for them.

As a child, Christina Agapakis would visit science museums with her parents and participate in science competitions. Read more...

Photo: Christina Agapakis, a UCLA researcher who studies synthetic biology and the intersection of science and other fields like art and design, was recently named one of Forbes “30 under 30” for science and health care.