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physical sciences

Two natural resource specialists walk through an area of Redwood Mountain Grove burned in the KNP Complex Fire in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains to evaluate fire effects.

UC Irvine scientists discover what drives California's worst fire years

Clusters of fires started by lightning led to the most devastating blazes

Croul Hall (left) and Rowland Hall, buildings on the UC Irvine campus.

UC Irvine launches master's program in applied artificial intelligence for science

Timely degree equips scientists with industry-relevant AI skills

Professor Luis Jauregui

UC Irvine scientists discover new state of quantum matter

Breakthrough material may power future space-ready, low-power computers

Monica Daley, UC Irvine professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

UC Irvine receives record $668 million in research funding for fiscal 2023-24

Increase reflects strong support for campus mission

Phoebe Roach

#IamUCI - Phoebe Roach

B.S., Earth system science and minor in public health | School of Physical Sciences

UCI’s highly cited researchers, as determined by Clarivate, are (from left, top row) Amir AghaKouchak, James S. Bullock, Steven J. Davis and Candice Odgers; (middle row) Greg J. Duncan, Susan M. O’Brien, James T. Randerson, Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou and Nosratola D. Vaziri; (bottom row) Xiaoqing Pan, Vojislav Stamenkovic, Julian F. Thayer and Huolin Xin.

13 UCI faculty members make prestigious list of highly cited researchers

Clarivate designation includes those who have ‘demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field’

UCI researchers (from left) Alejandro Camacho, Isabella Velicogna and Steven Allison.

3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects

UC awards total of more than $80 million for progress toward California’s climate goals

Paul Hurst

#IamUCI - Paul Hurst

Q&A with Class of 2023 graduate Paul Hurst, Ph.D., chemistry

UC Irvine physicists discover first transformable nano-scale electronic devices

The finding has potential to fundamentally change the nature of these items

Kimberly Edwards

Generating the next generation of O.C. scientists

UCI hosts first in-person Science Olympiad since onset of COVID-19 pandemic