*Jan Anderson (Ph.D. 1959 Chemistry) - investigation of photosynthesis
*Frances Arnold (Ph.D. 1985 Chemical Engineering) - Nobel laureate (2018)
*Thomas Cech (Ph.D. 1975 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate (1989)
*Robert F. Curl, Jr. (Ph.D. 1957 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate (1996)
*Henry Eyring - (Ph.D. 1927 Chemistry) - National Medal of Science (1966)
*Andrew Grove (Ph.D. 1963 Chemical Engineering) - cofounder of Intel
*Richard A. Houghten (Ph.D. 1975 Chemistry) - Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (2018)
*Willis Lamb (B.S. 1934 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate in Physics (1955)
*Gordon Moore (B.S. 1950 Chemistry) - cofounder of Intel
*Mario Molina (Ph.D. 1972 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate (1995)
*Kary Mullis (Ph.D. 1972 Biochemistry) - Nobel laureate (1993)
*Geraldine Richmond (Ph.D. 1980 Chemistry) - Priestley Medal (2018)
*Susan Solomon (Ph.D. 1981 Atmospheric Chemistry) - Nobel Peace Prize (2007), National Medal of Science (1999)
*Henry Taube (Ph.D. 1940 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate (1983)
*Harold C. Urey (Ph.D. 1923 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate (1934)
*A.R. Frank Wazzan (B.S. 1959 Chemical Engineering) - Dean, UCLA School of Engineering and Applied Sciences 1986 - 2001.
*Ahmed Zewail (Postdoc. 1974 Chemistry) - Nobel laureate (1999)