UCI Physics and Astronomy

News & Events

Mon, 04/07/2025

Virginia Trimble, UC Irvine professor of physics and astronomy and others write, “DESI researchers studied a feature in the distribution of galaxies …"

Thu, 03/27/2025

Kevork Abazajian and Aaron Barth Named AAAS 2025 Fellows

Fri, 03/21/2025

Professor Andre Frankenthal joins the UC Irvine Department of Physics & Astronomy

Thu, 03/13/2025

UC Irvine astronomers view launch of new NASA space telescope

Mon, 03/03/2025

FASER Collaboration paper selected for PRL Collection for 2024

Mon, 03/03/2025

Professor Zuzanna Siwy Receives 2025 UCI Applause Award

Seminars, Colloquia & Faculty Meetings

Condensed Matter Seminar

Tue, 04/29/2025

11:00 am

Dr. Aleksandr Noy

Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Nanofluidics in carbon nanotubes

Particle Physics Seminar

Wed, 04/30/2025

11:00 am

Andre Frankenthal

University of California, Irvine

Searching for X17: First Results from the PADME Experiment

Physics Department Colloquium

Thu, 05/01/2025

3:30 pm

Ying Zhao

MIT

From quantum information to black holes and cosmology

Physics Department Colloquium

Thu, 05/08/2025

3:30 pm

Diana Dragomir

University of New Mexico

Giant Planets Near and Far (to/from their Host Star)

PhD Thesis Defense

Thu, 05/08/2025

1:00 pm

Carmen Al Masri Said

UCI

PhD Thesis Defense

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Scientists in the Department of Physics & Astronomy are working to expand our knowledge of the Universe, the laws of physics, and the behavior of matter and energy by examining everything from the smallest particles to the vast expanses of the cosmos. Your support will help continue impactful research and education. For more information on supporting the department's research programs contact Marijana Lekousis at marijana@uci.edu.