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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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The Arctic’s greening, but it won’t save us

The Arctic is getting greener as the climate warms — but it’s not greening fast enough to absorb very much carbon dioxide, Boston University and UC Irvine scientists find.

Apr 29, 2021
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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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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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Press Releases

UCI, NASA JPL scientists uncover additional threat to Antarctica’s floating ice shelves
Thinning of rift-healing slush is identified as a major cause of iceberg calving events
Sep 27, 2021
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AirUCI institute awarded nearly $2 million to study non-tailpipe vehicle emissions
Interdisciplinary researchers will examine impacts on overburdened communities
Sep 23, 2021
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UCI researchers analyzed Antarctic air samples to learn of a 70-percent increase in atmospheric hydrogen over the past 150 years
Earth system scientists at UCI studied air trapped in compacted layers of Antarctic ice and snow to come up with some answers and a few new questions about the amount of molecular hydrogen in our…
Sep 9, 2021
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