Division of Physical Sciences

In Memoriam: Keith Terasaki

A dear friend and pillar of the UCLA community, Keith Terasaki died Dec. 22, 2024, leaving a remarkable legacy of countless lives touched, Bruin and otherwise. Following in the footsteps of his father, the legendary Paul Terasaki, Keith Terasaki dedicated himself to scientific and philanthropic leadership.

Michael Jung named recipient of the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society

Jung is being recognized for his groundbreaking work, which has advanced synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry and been instrumental to the treatment of prostate cancer.

Osvaldo Gutierrez Receives Prestigious PECASE Award

The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers early in their careers.

Campus Resources for Those Affected by Fires

The spreadsheet includes tabs with information for evacuees about housing and hotel options, food distributions sites, transportation and financial assistance. And for people who are seeking to donate to help victims of the fires, the document also includes links to campus centers and off-campus nonprofits and community organizations accepting donations. (To toggle between pages of…

UCLA and the James Webb Space Telescope Revolution

This new technology, combined with some of UCLA’s most creative and imaginative researchers, is leading to a new understanding of the universe and everything in it.

Sorting through the data avalanche

Multi-institute group including a UCLA mathematics professor held its inaugural meeting about using AI to make sense of an overabundance of scientific data.

Interstellar curiosity led Pradip Gatkine to UCLA

Gatkine’s research focuses on astrophotonics, a cutting-edge field that applies photonic technologies to enhance astronomical instrumentation and observations.

UCLA Physical Sciences-developed AI System to Support Humanities Course

Kudu, developed by professor Alexander Kusenko, can help generate resources that allows teachers to focus on the most important aspects of teaching.

Pri Narang and the Emergence of a New World

A $2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation supports the researcher’s development of the very first quantum entanglement probe

Space Waves Team Up to Heat Solar Wind Particles

The improved understanding of how waves work in space could help scientists better predict space weather and advance the development of fusion energy.