UCI Physics and Astronomy

CUWiP: APS Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics

UCI hosted the Conference for Undergraduate

Women in Physics [CUWiP], January 18-19, 2020.

It was attended by more than 300 students.
American Academy Membership

Professor Clare Yu is

named a member by the

American Academy of Arts & Sciences
FASER Collaboration

UCI-initiated hunt for

new particles at the

Large Hadron Collider

gets underway
Peer Mentoring

Success Through

Peer Mentoring:

The Physics & Astronomy

department has introduced

peer mentoring for

all students!

News & Events

Wed, 09/23/2020

Extragalactic pioneer

Tue, 09/15/2020

UCI physicist aids in study of oxide material that could make lithium-ion batteries safer

Thu, 08/27/2020

UCI-led study rules out dark matter destruction as origin of extra radiation in galaxy center

Mon, 08/10/2020

UCI physicists play a leading role in an international quest to find sterile neutrinos

Wed, 07/15/2020

Roger McWilliams - His Life and Work at UCI

Thu, 07/02/2020

Virtual Talk: Lessons Learned From Bacteria as we Fight COVID-19

Seminars, Colloquia & Faculty Meetings

Astrophysics Seminar

Tue, 09/29/2020

2:00 pm

Jessie Runnoe

Vanderbilt University

The ongoing hunt for supermassive black hole binaries

Plasma Physics Seminar

Tue, 09/29/2020

4:00 pm

Gregory Huxtable

Astrophysical Evidence of Wakefield Acceleration in Galactic and Extragalactic Jets via Gamma Rays and UHECRs

Physics Department Colloquium

Thu, 10/01/2020

3:30 pm

Ibrahima Bah

Johns Hopkins University

Classifying Quantum Field Theories

Plasma Physics Seminar

Tue, 10/06/2020

4:00 pm

Arianna Gleason

Stanford / SLAC

SoCal Plasma Zoom Seminar - Title TBN:

Astrophysics Seminar

Tue, 10/06/2020

2:00 pm

Benne Holwerda

University of Louisville

Title: TBN

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Scientists in the Department of Physics & Astronomy are working to expand our knowledge of the Universe, the laws of physics, and the behavior of matter and energy by examining everything from the smallest particles to the vast expanses of the cosmos. Your support will help continue impactful research and education. For more information on supporting the department's research programs contact Marijana Lekousis at marijana@uci.edu.