Physics & Astronomy

Dec 6, 2022
A team of three UCI students — Physics Ph.D. candidate Dylan Green, physics and math major Tasneem Nora Khokhar and applied physics major Naol Tulu — placed first in the Observable Data Jam held on Oct. 11. 
Dec 5, 2022
The "SpaceQ" mission proposes sending spacecraft loaded with quantum clocks to explore what strange things are bound to our Sun.
Dec 1, 2022
Dec 1, 2022
Meet the Physical Sciences staff member in charge of designing and building laboratories and much, much else around the school. 
Nov 29, 2022
Researchers at UCI have conducted the most detailed observations to date on Galaxy NGC 7469 with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Nov 29, 2022
The series hosted a UCI alumnus whose career centers on researching lasers and quantum science.
Nov 21, 2022
Schiff wants to shift the narrative of her field through visual storytelling on social media.
Nov 17, 2022
Thirteen UCI faculty members are part of the Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022. Both quantitative and qualitative analyses are used to identify individuals from across the globe who have…
Nov 14, 2022
Advanced instruments aid in development of coherent picture of extragalactic nucleus.
Nov 1, 2022
Svetlana Jitomirskaya was born in Ukraine, but left the Soviet Union to escape sexism and antisemitism. Even though her work in mathematical physics has now been honored with one of the field’s top prizes, she finds herself still fighting old battles.
Oct 26, 2022
How a free pizza played a pivotal role in the life of a Native American physicist.
Oct 24, 2022
The program, which just accepted its first two students, provides research support for three academic quarters.