Distinguished Professor Neil Garg has been named the recipient of the UCLA College, Division of Physical Sciences’ 2026 Science and Education Pioneer Award for his contributions to science and education.
The endowed chair is made possible by philanthropist Ken Griffin’s $5 million gift to UCLA to establish the chair and create a new master’s degree program in fusion science and engineering, with Buttery serving as its executive director.
Four early-career scientists begin their research at UCLA through a new fellowship program made possible by the generosity of physicist and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik.
The endowed term chair will provide meaningful support to an emerging mathematics faculty member, while the graduate fellowship will help students pursue their studies and research.
The planetary scientist will lead UCLA’s role in a new Simons Foundation research group bringing together climate scientists, planetary scientists and astrophysicists
Collaboration with Caltech and NVIDIA uses an AI model to design laser pulse sequences for a molecule up to 10 million times faster than conventional simulation