Physical Sciences

Lauds & Laurels staff honoree helps address shortage in math, science educators.

UCI-led team makes key discovery about smog in their innovative lab.

Chemist Greg Weiss’ personal loss motivates major new scientific work by him and others.

UCI researchers can forecast wildfires using sea surface temperatures.

UC Irvine students, staff and faculty stepped up in the face of another year of budget challenges and fee increases with continued drive, talent and innovation. The results? More research breakthroughs, national honors and global outreach — even a second dodgeball world record. Here are snapshots of UCI 2011. As always, it was quite a […]

Global warming could cut into mental health benefits of beaches.

Sheryl Tsai serves both present and future as a groundbreaking scientist and as an award-winning professor.

Scientific and personal papers and artifacts show the evolution of F. Sherwood Rowland’s life as a scientist, communicator and Nobel laureate.

Safety staff do hands-on training with chemistry majors.

Chemist Larry Overman, who helped develop the acclaimed department, loves teaching as much as reassembling molecules.