Faculty News

Eliminating potential false positives in the search for dark matter

UCLA Assistant Professor of Physics Alvine Kamaha wins DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program award for her proposal to eliminate potential false positives in dark matter detectors.

How to Study Water on the Moon

UCLA Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Professor Hao Cao wins grant from NASA to develop new technology for extended use on the lunar surface.

Welcome our 2021 new faculty to the Division of Physical Sciences

Abigail DoyleChemistry & BiochemistrySaul Winstein Chair of Organic Chemistry Prof. Doyle joined the department as a Full Professor effective July 1, 2021. Her office and laboratory are located in the Molecular Science Building. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Prof. Doyle received her A.B. and A.M. summa cum laude in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard…

Welcome 2019 New Physical Sciences Faculty

This fall, four new Physical Sciences faculty members will be joining the team of curious pioneers that is the Physical Sciences Division. This includes faculty from physics, statistics, astronomy, and mathematics. The division is excited to welcome these four and had a chance to learn more about a few of them. Anshul Kogar Kogar will…