3 UCI physical sciences professors earn Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grants

Assistant professors Matt Law, Jeffrey Streets and Jing Xia represent early-career researchers that show great promise.

Isabella Velicogna

Weighing the Earth’s fate

Using sophisticated satellite technology, Isabella Velicogna documents the ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica. The assistant professor of Earth system science has shown that glaciers are losing mass at an increasing rate — a trend with dire implications for the planet.

Isabella Velicogna

Weighing the Earth’s fate

Isabella Velicogna‘s office in UC Irvine’s Croul Hall looks like it belongs to an artist instead of a university scientist. Her paintings and drawings — including charming sketches of mice — adorn the walls, and colorful, handcrafted mobiles dangle from the ceiling. “In my next life, I will be a children’s book illustrator,” says Velicogna, […]

Making science come alive

UCI students educate, entertain children visiting Santa Ana museum.

Physical Sciences rates well in NRC graduate programs rating

Highly regarded ranking is the first by the science group since 1995.

Cahalan, Duncan, Trumbore elected to National Academy of Sciences

Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist.

Blog explains science behind the weather

UCI Earth science graduate students created a blog that predicts and explains the science behind Orange County weather.

Yellowthroat warbler

Preserving wetlands for science

San Joaquin wetlands manager William Bretz helps preserve the fragile ecosystem for UCI researchers and students, as well as the creatures that depend on the marsh for survival.

Earth system scientist receives NSF grant to study ocean bacteria

UCI Earth system scientist Adam Martiny (pictured) will receive about $658,000 of a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant over…

Pai Chou with water pipe monitoring system

Watching over the water system

UC Irvine engineers plan to outfit the local water system with sensors that will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair – thanks to nearly $5.7 million over three years from the National Institute of Standards & Technology and several local water groups.