The Future of Fundamental Science

Sep 14, 2022
Professor Steph Sallum wins $2.4 million NSF grant to study giant exoplanets
The grant will help Sallum and her team build a next-generation instrument for one of Hawaii’s Keck Telescopes.
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Sep 7, 2022
UCI chemists receive $25 million in Department of Energy funding
Researchers will explore new technologies for energy conversion, carbon capture and nuclear power.
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Sep 2, 2022
Professor Sarah Finkeldei wins $4.3 million DOE grant to push nuclear energy research into the future
The grant will help the UCI-lead team study the properties of materials in next-gen reactors.
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Aug 25, 2022
Eddleman Quantum Institute hosts summer program for underrepresented students
The program introduced undergrads to STEM fields, including quantum science.
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Jun 8, 2022
UCI scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution
Research will benefit design of future electronic and thermoelectric technologies
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May 17, 2021
The singing neutrino Nobel laureate who nearly bombed Nevada
From desert to gold mine — Frederick Reines was a larger-than-life physicist who did larger-than-life experiments.
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Dec 7, 2020
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.
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A portrait photograph of Arianna Long, an astrophysicist.
Nov 20, 2020
Arianna’s long path to the stars
UCI astrophysicist faces the universe’s darkness with help from those around her and from the stars above her.
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Aug 10, 2020
The 10 new Physical Sciences faculty
From measuring atmospheric circulation, to using living cells to create artificial materials, our new faculty cover a broad spectrum.
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