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Eric Potma
Professor of Chemistry
Chemistry
epotma@uci.edu
(949) 824-9942
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Potma studies optics and imaging, and some of his research research involved developing a camera that can "see" cancer when aimed at a patient.
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UCI, Tsinghua University: California’s 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages

Study shows health and socio-economic costs extended far beyond burned areas

Dec 7, 2020
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Can something the size of a few washing machines find the biggest thing in the Universe?

UCI physicists have designed and built a new particle detector called FASER that could lift the veil on one of the Universe’s most enduring mysteries.

Dec 7, 2020
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Isabella Velicogna wins medal from American Geophysical Union

Velicogna, a glaciologist, has spent her career unraveling the dynamics of glaciers.

Nov 25, 2020
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Press Releases

UCI scientists decrypt key HIV transmission pathways
Understanding how HIV propagates in the body could help with the development of new treatments for the disease it causes — AIDS.
Apr 8, 2021
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New U.S. Carbon Monitor website compares emissions among the 50 states
Tool helps to track abrupt yet temporary emissions declines during pandemic.
Apr 7, 2021
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Lightning strikes will more than double in Arctic as climate warms
UCI-led team reports that an increase in lightning will drive both wildfires and warming above Arctic Circle.
Apr 5, 2021
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