Facts & Figures
UCI is ranked #8 among public universities nationwide by U.S. News & World Report
MONEY magazine ranked UCI #9 best college in the nation
#2 in Sierra magazine’s ranking of the most environmentally sustainable schools
#3 on Forbes magazine's list of America's Best Value Colleges
The New York Times ranks UCI #1 in the nation doing the most for the American dream.
F. Sherwood Rowland (1927 - 2012), Donald Bren Research Professor of Chemistry and Earth System Science, 1995 Nobel Prize
Mario Molina (Postdoctoral Scholar) - 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Frederick Reines (1918 - 1998), Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 1995 Nobel Prize
Irwin Rose - 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Ellen Druffel
Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Professor of Chemistry
Zachary Fisk, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Wilson Ho, Donald Bren Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Chemistry
Shaul Mukamel, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Larry E. Overman, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
James Randerson, Chancellor's Professor of Earth System Science
Peter M. Rentzepis, Professor of Chemistry and UC Presidential Chair
Eric Rignot, Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science
Donald Saari, Professor of Mathematics
Susan Trumbore, Professor of Earth System Science
Stephen White, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Professor of Mathematics
Igor Dzyaloshinskii, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Professor of Chemistry
Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Professor of Mathematics
Shaul Mukamel, Professor of Chemistry
Larry E. Overman, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Donald Saari, Professor of Mathematics
Peter Wai-Kwong Li, Professor of Mathematics
Stephen White, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Clare C. Yu, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Virginia Trimble, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
2020:
Steven Allison
James Bullock, Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Steve Davis
Jeremie Mouginot
Xiaoqing Pan
James Randerson, Chancellor's Professor of Earth System Science
Eric Rignot, Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science
Isabella Velicogna, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Earth System Science
Susan Trumbore
Amir AghKouchak
2019:
Steven Allison
James Bullock, Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Steve Davis
James Randerson, Chancellor's Professor of Earth System Science
Eric Rignot, Donald Bren Professor of Earth System Science
Isabella Velicogna, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion, Professor of Earth System Science
Jasper Vrugt
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