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UCI physicists exploring use of Blu-ray disc lasers to kill COVID-19, other viruses
Low-cost technology could be employed in hand-held devices and ventilation systems
UCI receives $1.5 million from philanthropist Roy Eddleman
Gift will fund research institute devoted to quantum science
Milky Way could be catapulting stars into its outer halo, UCI astronomers say
Findings may change fundamental thinking about star system formation, dynamics
UCI astronomer and colleagues confirm existence of exoplanet orbiting nearby star
Using the Habitable Zone Planet Finder instrument, a team of scientists – including UCI astronomer Paul Robertson – has confirmed that an object previously detected by the Kepler space telescope is an exoplanet, a planet orbiting a star outside our solar system. The team’s findings were published recently in The Astronomical Journal. Called G 9-40b, […]
Astronomers discover once-productive galaxy that fizzled out in early universe
An international team of astronomers, including a researcher from UCI’s Department of Physics & Astronomy, has found an ultramassive galaxy as it existed more than 12 billion years ago. Galaxy XMM-2599 was extremely productive early on – hatching more than 300 billion suns by the time the universe had its 1 billionth birthday (it’s now […]
Exoplanet hunting instrument created in part by UCI astronomer makes first observations
UCI astronomer Paul Robertson recently celebrated “first light” for NEID, a new exoplanet hunting instrument he helped develop. Installed at the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, NEID is an extremely precise radial velocity spectrometer. Its initial observations were of 51 Pegasi, a sunlike star that, in 1995, was […]
Nine UCI researchers named AAAS fellows
Honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields
UCI astronomers help implement new sky surveying tool to shed light on dark energy
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic eyes at the night sky for the first time recently to capture images showing its unique view of galaxy light. Mounted on a telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, DESI was designed to explore the mystery of dark energy, which […]
The UCI Podcast: A conversation with Dean James Bullock, School of Physical Sciences
UCI has posted a new podcast episode featuring an interview with the recently appointed dean of the School of Physical Sciences, James Bullock. Arriving at UCI in 2004, Bullock established a reputation as a leading researcher in astronomy and cosmology. He served as chair of the Department of Physics & Astronomy prior to being named […]