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The official account of the UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences.

Driving research and discovering breakthroughs in #Chemistry, #Physics, #Astronomy, #Math and #Earth System Science.

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What if your smartphone could help solve a cosmic mystery? Prof. Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social is searching for new #particles that could reshape our understanding of the #universe. Learn how billions of phones could make that possible on Nov 6. Limited spots!
The Evans Family Beyond Lecture: Observing the Universe With Your Phone
What if your smartphone could help solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries?
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UC Irvine undergraduate Taylor Hart, majoring in Earth System Science with a minor in Biology, follows her curiosity.

Read more at: ps.uci.edu/news/3407

#UCIEarthSystemScience #ClimateResearch #WomenInSTEM #UCIProud
Taylor Hart
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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UC Irvine researchers have uncovered alarming ice loss from Berry Glacier in West Antarctica, one of the fastest retreats observed on the continent.

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#UCIEarthScience #ClimateResearch #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise #UCIProud #EarthSystemScience
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Professor Eric Potma just received a $1.3M NIH grant to develop next-gen biosensors that can detect single molecules a million times per second.

The project could transform how we study enzymes, develop drugs, and even sequence DNA. Read more at: ps.uci.edu/news/3402

#UCIrvine #NIH
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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UC Irvine scientists, led by Prof Claudia Czimczik & Cindy Yañez, have developed a cost-effective method for cities to measure greenhouse gas emissions using turfgrass.

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#UCIrvine #ClimateResearch #Sustainability #Innovation #EarthSystemScience #ResearchExcellence
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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The UCI–LANL–SoCal Hub Graduate Fellowship Program announces its 2024–2025 fellows, marking the program's third year of linking UC Irvine graduate students with Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists.

Learn more about their work: ps.uci.edu/news/3400 #UCIRvine #LANL #GraduateResearch #STEM
The new cohort of UCI-LANL-SoCal Hub fellows.
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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UC Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory are enhancing their partnership through joint appointments with Professors Luis Jauregui (UCI) and Michael Pettes (LANL).

Learn more about their groundbreaking efforts: ps.uci.edu/news/3401
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October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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UC Irvine delves into the science of neutrinos, the "ghost particles" co-discovered by Nobel laureate Frederick Reines. Professor Mu-Chun Chen investigates how neutrinos could help reveal where all the universe's antimatter went.

Read more at: ps.uci.edu/news/3391

#NobelPrize #UCIResearch
October 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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UC Irvine chemistry Ph.D. student Audrey Miles visited Washington, D.C. with the Nuclear Engineering Student Delegation to promote science-backed legislation and the future of clean #nuclear #energy. Read the full Q&A on how this UCI researcher advances science advocacy. ps.uci.edu/news/3397
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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UC Irvine astronomers have identified a nearby exoplanet, GJ 251 c, located in its star’s habitable zone where liquid water could exist on the surface. The planet may be rocky like Earth and several times more massive, making it a “super-Earth.”

Learn more at ps.uci.edu/news/3396

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October 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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What if your smartphone could help solve a cosmic mystery? Prof. Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social is searching for new #particles that could reshape our understanding of the #universe. Learn how billions of phones could make that possible on Nov 6. Limited spots!
The Evans Family Beyond Lecture: Observing the Universe With Your Phone
What if your smartphone could help solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries?
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October 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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🌍 Zack Labe ’20 (Ph.D., Earth System Science, UC Irvine) excels in climate science outreach, captivating the public with intricate data. 📊 At Climate Central, he transforms data into visuals for instant climate change understanding. Check our bio link for more. #ClimateScience #ArcticResearch
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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As the 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physics & Chemistry are announced, UC Irvine celebrates 30 years since Frederick Reines & F. Sherwood Rowland won for neutrino detection & ozone protection. Their legacy lives on. ps.uci.edu/news/3383
#UCIrvine #NobelPrize #Neutrino #Physics #Chemistry #Atmosphere
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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At UC Irvine, undergraduate student Katherine Frields has found the perfect intersection of her childhood love for nature and her passion for data science. Read more about Katherine's research: buff.ly/43rtsIT #UCIPride #ZotZot #ClimateScience #DataScience #UCIResearch #Artificial Intelligence
October 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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🚨 Research Spotlight 🚨
Electrons flowing like liquid? 🌊⚡️
A UC Irvine-led team has developed the first universal theory of electron hydrodynamics in metals — opening the door to low-resistance, heat-efficient microchips and next-gen tech.

Read more at ps.uci.edu/news/3374 .
UC Irvine physicists create new framework to explain how electrons in a solid can flow like water
The team’s theory could inform the development of next-generation technologies.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Research Spotlight: The global land surface may absorb less carbon dioxide than previously thought. UC Irvine researchers led by @jimranderson.bsky.social develop a new carbon budget with a weaker land sink.
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The global land surface may absorb less carbon dioxide than previously thought
UC Irvine researchers develop a new carbon budget with a weaker land sink.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Researchers from UC Irvine Mathematics Department are leveraging #artificialintelligence in their study on glioblastoma, a common and aggressive brain tumor. Their research highlights how AI can improve treatment plans and patient outcomes. 🔗 buff.ly/30iaxSi
June 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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ZEUS is now the most powerful laser in the US! UC Irvine Physics & Astronomy Prof. Franklin Dollar ran the first user experiment at the laser's mind-boggling power level - 2 petawatts (2 quadrillion watts). buff.ly/8U2SQsm #UCIPride #Physics #Lasers
May 22, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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New research from Professor Manabu Shiraiwa shows that lotions and perfumes can suppress the "human oxidation field"—a natural process that impacts indoor air quality. Using modeling, scientists reveal how these everyday products affect the air we breathe indoors. ps.uci.edu/news/3309 #Chemistry
May 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Two UC Irvine Physics & Astronomy Ph.D. students have been named DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Fellows! Congratulations to David Dang and Ethan Green! ps.uci.edu/news/3307

#UCIProud #DOE #PhysicsResearch #FusionEnergy #Nanotech #MachineLearning #GradStudentSpotlight #STEM
May 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Professor Adam Martiny received the National Oceanographic Program Partnership award for his work on the Bio-GO-SHIP program. The program, led by Martiny, has united U.S. and global partners to monitor #ocean #biodiversity and change. ps.uci.edu/news/3305
May 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Professors Kimberly Edwards and Renée Link won the AI FAST Challenge Award from the California Learning Lab. They will incorporate artificial intelligence-enhanced grading software into their teaching to better understand how AI can be leveraged to enhance chemistry education. ps.uci.edu/news/3303
May 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Professor Paata Ivanisvili was awarded the prestigious Simons Fellowship in Mathematics. The fellowship will support Ivanisvili’s research into harmonic analysis and probability theory. ps.uci.edu/news/3302 #Math #Research #STEM
May 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Q&A: Artificial intelligence is poised to transform #climate science by improving simulations of Earth's climate dynamics. In a recent study, Ph.D. candidate Jerry Lin and Professor Michael Pritchard address the unpredictable performance of machine learning in hybrid physics-ML ps.uci.edu/news/3300
Earth System Science graduate student helping define the future of climate change modeling
Ph.D. candidate Jerry Lin is discovering how artificial intelligence can help climate models.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Last week, UC Irvine #chemistry professor Sarah Finkeldei, supported by the Nicholas Endowment, hosted events to inspire next-gen scientists. Local students delved into chemistry labs and toured UCI's #nuclear reactor, while UCI students met with Lawrence Livermore Lab experts for career insights.
April 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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At UC Irvine, Professor Jenny Yang is revolutionizing carbon capture. Her research team is pioneering a system that integrates with HVAC units to effectively extract CO₂ from the atmosphere, thereby reducing emissions and lowering energy expenses. ps.uci.edu/news/3295 #Carbon #Climate #Chemistry
April 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM