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.
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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.
UCLA Researchers Use JWST to Forecast Partially Cloudy Skies on Ultra-Hot Exoplanet
A team led by graduate student Louis-Philippe Coulombe used the James Webb Space Telescope to explore the exotic atmosphere of LTT 9779 b, a rare “ultra-hot Neptune."
Andrea M. Ghez, Renowned Astrophysicist, Receives Rumford Prize
The prize, from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is one of the oldest scientific awards in American History.
UCLA tops public universities in number of 2025 Sloan Research Fellows
Four of the six UCLA faculty members who won the prestigious award for early-career scholars are from the Division of Physical Sciences
A New Vision for Climate Science and Society
Alex Hall, new director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, explains how the response to LA’s recent fires are part of a larger push to change our world.
Chemistry and Materials for Space Science and Technology
UCLA Hosts Cutting-Edge Workshop on the role of chemistry in the future of space science and exploration.
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.