News Archive - Michelle Franklin

UC San Diego Researchers Show Molecules Change Their Behaviors Under a Polariton Leader

UC San Diego Professors of Chemistry Wei Xiong and Joel Yuen Zhou show unambiguously that chemical reactions only occur with polaritons not dark modes.

Theoretical Physicist Olga Dudko Named American Physical Society Fellow

Olga Dudko, professor of Physics at the University of California San Diego, has been named an American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The fellowship is a distinct honor — each year, no more than 0.5% of APS’s membership is recognized by their peers for election to the status of fellow.

Physicists Receive $12.6M From Department of Energy to Continue Exploring Next-Generation Computing

Through a highly competitive process, the Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $12.6 million in renewed funding for Quantum Materials for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic Computing (Q-MEEN-C) — led by the University of California San Diego.

For the Love of Peanut Butter

Brittany Merrill Yeng '09, MS '10 takes on an American classic. This story was published in the Fall 2022 issue of UC San Diego Magazine.

UC San Diego Receives $1.3M from W. M. Keck Foundation to Study Origins of Dementia

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have received a $1.3 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for a project that could help scientists better understand the role misfolded tau proteins play in causing neurodegenerative diseases like dementia, which may lead to more effective

Researchers Take First-Ever Cryo-EM Images of Nitrogenase in Action

For the first time, researchers at UC San Diego report near-atomic-resolution snapshots of nitrogenase during catalysis using cryoEM. The results were published in the journal Science.

The Outer Limits: Future Economic Growth in the Face of Diminishing Resources

In the face of diminishing finite resources, UC San Diego Professor of Physics Thomas Murphy believes our current trajectory of economic growth is unable to continue much longer.

Olga Dudko Receives Prestigious Simons Investigator Award

UC San Diego Professor of Physics Olga Dudko has been named a 2022 Simons Investigator, one of the most prestigious awards for a theoretical research scientist. Dudko is a theoretical physicist whose work seeks to establish unifying physical principles in biology.

Shelley Wright Named 2022 SETI Institute Drake Award Recipient

UC San Diego Associate Professor of Physics Shelley Wright will receive the 2022 Drake Award from the SETI Institute. Wright will be recognized for her decades-long work in the field of searching for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).

Unstable Molecule Clicks with Synthetic Strategy

Capitalizing on the diagonal relationship between phosphorus and carbon, researchers at the University of California San Diego report binding diphosphorus to a single metal ion center through coordination chemistry, something that had historically remained elusive.