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Physics and Astronomy

Jing Xia

Position: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Physics and Astronomy
Contact Information
Email Address: 
xia.jing@uci.edu
Office Location: 
210F Rowland Hall
Office Phone: 
(949) 824-5580

Simona Murgia

Position: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Physics and Astronomy
Contact Information
Email Address: 
smurgia@uci.edu
Office Location: 
3156 Frederick Reines Hall

Michael Cooper

Position: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Physics and Astronomy
Contact Information
Email Address: 
m.cooper@uci.edu
Office Location: 
2123 Frederick Reines Hall
Office Phone: 
(949) 824-6485

Kevork N. Abazajian

Position: 
Assistant Professor
Department: 
Physics and Astronomy
Contact Information
Email Address: 
kevork@uci.edu
Office Location: 
2158 Frederick Reines Hall
Office Phone: 
(949) 824-0368

John Rosendahl Memorial Celebration at the University of California, Irvine

Featured: 
regular
Event date: 
December 8, 2012 - 1:00pm
Location: 
Rowland Hall, Room 101
Sponsored / Hosted by: 
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Open to public: 
yes
Cost: 
Free

The Celebration of the Life of John Rosendahl will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at UC Irvine's Rowland Hall, room 101.

The event will showcase videos and pictures of Rosendahl's life including performances of physics demonstrations.  Family members, colleagues, and friends will have the opportunity to share memories.

Parking will be available in lot 12A, 12B, or 16. To view a map of campus please visit:  http://www.uci.edu/campusmap/.

Department: 
Physics and Astronomy

Transit of Venus at the UCI Observatory

Featured: 
regular
Event date: 
June 5, 2012 - 3:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
The Observatory at the University of California, Irvine
Sponsored / Hosted by: 
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Intended Audience: 
General Public
Open to public: 
yes
Cost: 
Free

Come to the UCI Observatory and see the transit of Venus when the planet Venus travels across the face of the Sun! Observing the transit of Venus allowed astronomers to measure the scale of our Solar System. It's a very rare astronomical event that won't occur again until 2117. The transit begins at 3:06 pm and lasts until the Sun sets at 8 pm.

Department: 
Physics and Astronomy

A Journey Through the Soul of Theoretical Physics

Featured: 
regular
Speaker: 
Giovanni Vignale
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
University of Missouri, Columbia
Event date: 
May 3, 2012 - 3:30pm
Location: 
Rowland Hall 101
Sponsored / Hosted by: 
Department of Physics & Astronomy
Intended Audience: 
General Public
Open to public: 
yes
Cost: 
Free

In this unorthodox journey through the austere landscapes of theoretical physics we encounter abstractions that are as exciting as any great work of poetry.  Poetry and physics are ways of experimenting with the truth, admittedly by different methods, both guided and sustained by a strong belief in the power of abstract form, and driven by a sense of urgency of the matter at hand.  Yet the greatest creativity arises when working within practical and formal constraints without being oppressed by them, and in physics this has led to the most astonishing imagery.

http://www.physics.uci.edu/seminar/title-tbn-17
Department: 
Physics and Astronomy

Visitor Night at the UCI Observatory

Featured: 
regular
Event date: 
December 13, 2011 - 7:00pm
Location: 
UCI Observatory
Sponsored / Hosted by: 
Physics and Astronomy
Intended Audience: 
All
Open to public: 
yes
Cost: 
Free

Come and see the Geminid Meteor Shower, see Jupiter, star clusters and nebulae with our telescopes, learn to locate your favorite constellation, tour the Observatory dome and see a slide show about the small bodies of our own Solar System.

Department: 
Physics and Astronomy

Visitor Night at the UCI Observatory

Featured: 
regular
Event date: 
November 5, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: 
The Observatory at the University of California, Irvine
Sponsored / Hosted by: 
Physics and Astronomy
Open to public: 
yes
Cost: 
Free

Come to the UCI Observatory and use our telescopes to explore crates on the Moon and see Jupiter, the globular cluster M15 and other star clusters. Learn how to use a night sky map to locate your favorite constellations. Listen to a lecture entitled "Large-Scale Surveys of the Universe: The Sloan Digital Sky Survey and Beyond" by Dr. Kevork Abazajian. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey was the largest optical survey of galaxies in our universe and it found 3-dimensional positions of approximately one million galaxies.

http://www.physics.uci.edu/%7Eobservat/#visnite
Department: 
Physics and Astronomy

Zhenyue Zhu

Department: 
Physics and Astronomy
Contact Information
Email Address: 
zhenyuez@uci.edu
Office Location: 
310N Rowland Hall
Office Phone: 
(949) 824-6360