Division of Physical Sciences

Asking Productive Questions

Lessons on research and philosophy from one of UCLA’s most accomplished scientists

Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni Named a 2025 Guggeheim Fellow

The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation’s 100th Class of Fellows taps 198 Trailblazing Artists and Scholars Across 53 Fields.

Jerry Xuan Named 51 Pegasi b Fellow to Study Giant Planet Formation

Since its launch in 2017, the fellowship has supported 66 fellows and grown to include 24 institutions throughout the United States.

Criado en el Rancho, Hecho en UCLA

Osvaldo Gutiérrez comparte su trayectoria, de estudiante indocumentado en UCLA a profesor de química, y ofrece consejos a una nueva generación de Bruins.

Rancho Raised, UCLA Made

Osvaldo Gutierrez shares his journey from undocumented student at UCLA to professor of chemistry and gives advice to a new generation of Bruins.

UCLA Division of Physical Sciences Listening Exercise

Attendees at the chancellor’s Listening Exercise session for Physical Sciences on March 17, 2025 raised several key issues affecting the division.

Breakthrough Research Sheds Light on the Formation and Role of Congestus Clouds

The new insights into these little-understood clouds can help scientists form more accurate climate models.

Elements of Education

How the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department has grown into a teaching powerhouse at UCLA

Tina Treude Honored as Corresponding Member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences

Treude is a leading researcher studying how microorganisms in the ocean impact our planet and environment.