UCLA Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor Christopher Gutiérrez wins a DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program award for his proposal to image how charge density waves move through quantum materials.
New breakthrough in understanding how electric fields form in space — with implications for planetary science and space weather forecasting
Alice Shapley was honored for landmark observational campaigns and creative techniques that redefined the forefront of the field of galaxy formation and evolution.
New faculty member Kalli Kappel uncovers molecular rules that govern how cells organize themselves
New Chemistry and Biochemistry professor Thomas Fay examines how electron spin could influence molecular handedness on early Earth
A team led by UCLA scientists discovers an exoplanet that upends our understanding of “planetary siblings”
More than half of the “city killer” asteroids that might threaten Earth remain undiscovered. With an infrared eye, NASA’s NEO Surveyor aims to find them
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector
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.
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.
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.
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.