Physics & Astronomy
Aug 31, 2021
On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Negin Farsad explore the universe of exoplanets, science communication, and acting with UCI astronomer and speaker Dr. Aomawa Shields.
Aug 10, 2021
The theoretical physicist is helping lead the UCI team hunting for extremely high-energy neutrinos and signs of dark matter — the most abundant material in the Universe.
Aug 2, 2021
Professors Zuzanna Siwy and Jenny Yang are now a Chancellor’s Professor and a Chancellor’s Fellow.
Jul 16, 2021
Dzyaloshinskii's name lives on in the contributions he made to condensed matter physics.
Jul 9, 2021
The designation recognizes the role the Department of Physics & Astronomy plays in guiding students from underrepresented groups into academic careers.
Jul 1, 2021
Particle physicist was part of UCI neutrino physics group.
Jun 17, 2021
The fellowship aims to bolster diversity in universities, and will support Long’s research on galaxies.
May 31, 2021
The Physics & Astronomy grad student will use the support to study lithium-ion batteries.
May 26, 2021
The fellowship provides an annual stipend of $34,000 as well as tuition support.
May 19, 2021
LePort once built a particle detector from scratch. Now he’s developing gene therapies for age-related diseases.
May 18, 2021
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration launched a new era in cosmology today with a five-year endeavor to construct the largest three-dimensional map of the universe.
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.