Division of Physical Sciences

Pradip Gatkine receives inaugural Kavli Exploration Award

Pradip Gatkine, a UCLA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Kevin Bundy, a UC Santa Cruz associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics, received an inaugural $3.7 million, four-year Kavli Exploration Award.

DataFest Q&A: Annie Flippo

Annie Flippo is Chief Data Officer at Urgently where she manages data science/AI, Business Intelligence and Data Engineering teams to bring data and AI innovations to the company.

DataFest Q&A: James Wilson

James Wilson (UCLA Statistics, BS, 2019) is a Senior Data Scientist at HBO Max focusing on content and marketing strategy. He has been involved in DataFest since his freshman year at UCLA. Below, James answers some questions about the growing importance of DataFest to UCLA students.

DataFest Q&A: Alex Krebs

Alex Krebs graduated from UCLA with a B.S. Statistics 2016 and M.S. Statistics 2017. He works at Atlassian as a data scientist in the workforce planning group.

“UCLA Gave Us the Opportunity to Become a Family”

How a very special alumni newsletter has helped an Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences class stay friends for decades

New undergraduate meteorology certification is one of a kind

The program, run by the department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences is designed for students interested in gaining hands-on experience they can implement in the real world after graduation.

Marsquake! New Seismic Measurements Reveal Clues to Planet’s Formation

UCLA research helps uncover the layered history of the Martian crust — and what it may tell us about how planets like Earth evolve.

UCLA scientists unlock the role of ocean life in carbon sequestration

New research shows how fishing and warming oceans weaken one of Earth’s natural defenses against climate change.

Former UCLA faculty member Omar Yaghi wins 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry

The UC Berkeley professor, known as the inventor of reticular chemistry, was at UCLA from 2006 to 2011

UCLA’s Terence Tao: Losing support for research means losing our best and brightest

The “Mozart of Math” warns that federal funding cuts could irreparably damage the nation’s scientific ecosystem and drive our top young researchers abroad