Physical Science

Siddharth Parameswaran wins NSF CAREER Award

• University of California, Irvine
• July 6, 2015, 4:10 p.m.

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.

Physical Science

UCI’s Donald Blake wins state’s top air quality award

• University of California, Irvine
• June 25, 2015, 2:35 p.m.

UCI atmospheric chemist Donald Blake has won California’s elite Haagen-Smit Clean Air Award for his seminal pollution research.

Physical Science

Frugal phytoplankton play role in global carbon cycle

• University of California, Irvine
• June 19, 2015, 3:26 p.m.

Adam Martiny, UCI associate professor of Earth system science, and study co-author Eric D. Galbraith of McGill University show that frugal phytoplankton may obtain more CO2 in warm, nutrient-depleted parts of the ocean than previously thought. By doing so, they can have a significant impact on marine ecosystems and the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Physical Science

A third of the world’s biggest groundwater basins are in distress

• University of California, Irvine
• June 16, 2015, 10:23 a.m.

Physical Science

6 undergrads win scholarships to study overseas

• University of California, Irvine
• June 12, 2015, 2:06 p.m.

The Institute of International Education has granted scholarships to six UC Irvine students who will study abroad this summer and fall.

Physical Science

Physicist Jonathan Feng named Simons Investigator

• University of California, Irvine
• June 4, 2015, 4:27 p.m.

The Simons Foundation has named Jonathan Feng, UCI professor of physics & astronomy, a Simons Investigator in recognition of his exceptional and promising work. The appointment is for five to 10 years and includes up to $1 million in research funding to be used at the investigator’s discretion.

Physical Science

UC Irvine announces 2015 commencement schedule

• University of California, Irvine
• June 1, 2015, 4:33 p.m.

This year’s commencement for UCI’s 50th graduating class will stretch over four days in the Bren Events Center, and 7,057 Anteaters will participate. Ten school-based events will be held, featuring addresses by renowned leaders in business, technology, athletics and law.

Physical Science

11 physical sciences students earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

• University of California, Irvine
• May 22, 2015, 12:04 p.m.

Nine students from the Department of Chemistry and two from the Department of Earth System Science have earned graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. An equal number received honorable mentions.

Physical Science

NIH funding will support graduate students in ‘gateway’ year of systems biology Ph.D. program

• University of California, Irvine
• May 21, 2015, 5:17 p.m.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded UCI $1.2 million to fund graduate students in the mathematical & computational biology “gateway” year into the Ph.D. program.

Physical Science

Chemist Jennifer Prescher receives prestigious $75,000 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award

• University of California, Irvine
• May 21, 2015, 1:23 p.m.

Jennifer Prescher, assistant professor of chemistry at UCI, is one of 13 researchers to win a 2015 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, which supports young faculty who’ve demonstrated outstanding commitment to research and education in the chemical sciences.