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Professors distinguished by the UCLA Academic Senate The UCLA Academic Senate has awarded two professors from the Physical Sciences Division
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Spotlight: 2018 Sloan Fellows
Spotlight: 2018 Sloan Fellows Five young UCLA professors were selected to receive 2018 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan
Spotlight on the UCLA SPINLab
Jon Aurnou’s Simulated Planetary Interiors Laboratory —SPINLab—studies how the rotation of planets shapes the flow of fluids in their atmospheres
The Making of a Scientist: The Nelson Group
The Making of a Scientist: The Nelson Group Under the guidance of a dynamic new faculty member, three Chemistry & Biochemistry
2017 Physical Sciences new student Welcome
How To Thrive in the Sciences at UCLA and Beyond
Andrea Ghez Black Hole Apocalypse event recap January 2018
On January 19, 2018, more than 600 UCLA alumni, supporters, and friends gathered at UCLA’s Luskin Center for a
Physical Sciences celebrates its emeriti
Celebrating the contributions of our faculty emeriti Our departments could not be among the best in the world without the
Heather Maynard, Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science
The Maynard Group creates new polymeric materials to address unmet needs in medicine, while simultaneously educating the next generation of
Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Polymer Science
Myung Ki “Mike” Hong donated $2 million toward the establishment of two endowed chairs in UCLA’s department of chemistry and
The problem with dust
The Problem with Dust: An Atmospheric & Oceanic Studies professor tackles big questions with tiny particles It’s in the air,
In the news, 2017
NEWS UCLA weather expert tests link between extreme events and hotter temperatures New research by Daniel Swain of UCLA’s Institute