Obituaries
Dec 17, 2025
The UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences mourns the passing of Kenneth W. Ford, the founding chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Physics and a distinguished theoretical physicist, educator, executive…
Dec 5, 2025
Dr. James J. Yeh, esteemed UC Irvine mathematics professor, passed away peacefully on October 16, 2025, at the age of 98.
Oct 4, 2022
Astrophysics graduate student José Flores-Velázquez had a brilliant future ahead of him.
Aug 2, 2021
Professor Emeritus William “Bill” S. Reeburgh, a founding professor of UCI’s Department of Earth System Science, died on July 9, 2021.
Jul 16, 2021
Dzyaloshinskii's name lives on in the contributions he made to condensed matter physics.
Jul 1, 2021
The mathematician guided careers at UCI and his research changed the parlance of his field.
Jul 1, 2021
Particle physicist was part of UCI neutrino physics group.
Jun 18, 2021
The UCI community mourns the loss of beloved alumnus, friend and supporter Vincent Steckler ‘80. The former CEO of Avast Antivirus Software passed away in a tragic car accident on Tuesday, June 15,…
May 6, 2021
I am saddened to announce the passing of Jorg Meyer, UCI’s glassblower, and much-loved member of the UCI Physical Sciences family. Through his work fabricating glassware and stainless-steel solvent purification systems for research laboratories, Jorg made enormous contributions to the safety of chemical laboratories at UCI and around the world. He was an expert in the design and construction of highly complex, one-of-a-kind technical apparatus. Aside from being an iconic glassblower…