Physics & Astronomy

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.

How a free pizza played a pivotal role in the life of a Native American physicist.

The program, which just accepted its first two students, provides research support for three academic quarters.

Cal-Bridge offers funding and mentors to promising undergrads seeking Ph.Ds in science.

The honor recognizes Abazajian’s research into the nature of dark matter.

Dollar works to further research into high-intensity laser physics, as well as to make his field more inclusive, diverse and equitable.

Professor Scaffidi studies the quantum behavior that emerges in materials at different scales.

In a new Nature paper, Scaffidi and others describe a new way of driving an electric current through a device.

The conference exposed high school students to STEM fields at the School of Physical Sciences.

The award honors the graduate student’s work to help others shine.

On Wednesday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced the inaugural recipients of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication, given by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures

Three questions with UCI astrophysicist James Bullock, recent chair of the James Webb Space Telescope Users Committee