physics

UCI new hire seeking life on other planets also has more down-to-Earth mission: boosting STEM diversity

Native American physicist blazes trail for others at UCI

Multidimensional support to increase retention, especially among low-income students

O.C. firm with UCI roots makes strides toward fusion energy production

UCI astronomer and physicist Virginia Trimble was a special guest at the National Science Foundation’s major announcement Feb. 12 of the long-sought detection of gravitational waves, a key part of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. Trimble was invited by agency director France Cordova to serve as an independent expert on the panel, reflecting their […]

Siddharth Parameswaran, a UCI assistant professor of physics & astronomy, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award that comes with more than $500,000 to support his research in condensed matter physics.

Planet Earth is surrounded. Thousands of tons of dangerous space debris circles in low orbit, threatening serious damage, even death, if any were to strike the International Space Station. A proposal by a research team that includes UC Irvine could be the answer. In a paper published Friday, April 24, the scientists describe a device […]

As revamped Large Hadron Collider fires up to record levels, UCI team prepares to pick through pieces of shattered particles

In new book, professor explores scientists’ role on Wall Street

UCI physicists have played a key role in the search for the elusive Higgs boson.