UCI Physics and Astronomy

News & Events

Fri, 01/29/2027

2nd Annual AI in Science Symposium 2027

Thu, 11/05/2026

Q&A: Alumni Career in Science Policy

Wed, 10/28/2026

The Evans Family Beyond Lecture

Tue, 10/20/2026

NSF advances plan to build world's most powerful laser

Mon, 07/13/2026

Heising-Simons Foundation Announces Astronova Fellow, Christina Vides

Thu, 06/04/2026

Physics & Astronomy Dept. Awards Ceremony

Seminars, Colloquia & Faculty Meetings

Astrophysics Seminar

Tue, 10/27/2026

4:00 pm

Jeff Khim

University of Arizona

SMUDGes below the surface: clusters confirm the diversity of low-surface-brightness galaxies

Particle Physics Seminar

Wed, 10/28/2026

11:00 am

Lillian Santos-Olmsted

Stanford University

New Strategies for Sub-GeV Dark Matter Searches with Neutrino Observatories and Xenon Experiments

Physics Department Colloquium

Thu, 10/29/2026

3:30 pm

Paul Robertson

University of California, Irvine

Earths Next Door: A First Look at the Nearest Habitable Exoplanets

Biophysics and Systems Biology

Thu, 10/29/2026

3:00 pm

Herbert Levine

Northeastern University

The Frederic & Julia Wan Distinguished Lecture Series

Physics Department Colloquium

Thu, 11/05/2026

3:30 pm

Albert Syriaporn

University of California, Irvine

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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.