Physics & Astronomy
May 18, 2021
In 2018, astronomers announced that they had discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star, our solar system’s second-closest stellar neighbor, but further analysis by an international group of researchers headed by a graduate student at the University of California, Irvine has cast doubt on the finding.
May 17, 2021
From desert to gold mine — Frederick Reines was a larger-than-life physicist who did larger-than-life experiments.
May 17, 2021
The award recognizes her work as an equity advisor and in organizing events that help faculty succeed.
Apr 7, 2021
A chat between three UCI quantum scientists about the future of their field.
Mar 25, 2021
Mercado’s award ceremony will also honor his slain friend and fellow astrophysicist, José Flores Velázquez.
Mar 19, 2021
Professor Sanchez-Yamagishi will use the award to explore materials at atomic scales — and to make room for surprises, too.
Mar 19, 2021
Dive into UCI quantum science, and into the realm of the weird
Mar 16, 2021
Bui will further mathematical research that reconstructs high-res pictures.
Mar 2, 2021
An interview with UCI’s Professor Huolin Xin, who envisions a future where airplanes are completely electric.
Feb 26, 2021
UCI astrophysicist and Ph.D. student Devontae Baxter fell in love with space in a library in Stockbridge, Georgia
Feb 1, 2021
Dzyaloshinskii, who joined UCI in 1991, is one of the most outstanding theoretical physicists of his generation.
Jan 19, 2021
What is dark matter? It’s a question as alluring as it is perplexing. Just ask Rebecca Riley — or any of the participants in this new Compelling Conversations episode — who recounts what it’s like to…