February 5, 2015
…and built by the NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center will observe solar flares, solar wind, and the sun’s magnetic field variations during solar flare activity. These phenomena can disrupt a wide variety of processes on Earth, from satellite communications and control to electrical distribution systems. Photo credit: NOAA Francisco Valero,…
January 21, 2021
…Kate Rubins selected to NASA’s Artemis program that aims to land first woman and next man on the moon by 2024 “That’s one small step for a woman, one giant leap for humankind…” By 2024, the famous quote from astronaut Neil Armstrong could be updated and revised to include the…
September 26, 2022
Jessica Meir, PhD ‘09, reflects on her historical mission to space. This story was published in the Fall 2022 issue of UC San Diego Magazine.
June 7, 2022
…conversation with alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir on the eve of her commencement address Meir hovers for a portrait in the weightless environment of the International Space Station. Photo by NASA, March 29, 2020. Jessica Meir had dreamed for decades about what it would be like to sail among…
March 19, 2024
Deniz Burnham, who earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, became one of NASA’s newest astronauts on March 5.
June 10, 2021
…and project leader at NASA’s JPL. Photos courtesy of Ryan Alimo/NASA JPL. From San Diego to Mars Engineering alumnus describes his journey to becoming part of the Mars Exploration team When he was 14 years old and a junior high school student in Iran in 2004, Ryan Alimo watched the…
July 28, 2014
A team of international researchers has discovered a new type of cool burning flames that could lead to cleaner, more efficient engines for cars. The discovery was made during a series of experiments on the International Space Station by a team led by Forman Williams, a professor of mechanical and…
November 2, 2018
…on other planets. The team received a $7 million NASA Astrobiology grant to aid the long-range goal of extracting secrets from present and past oceans on Mars, Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, and Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
August 10, 2020
Researchers from Scripps Oceanography and colleagues reviewed 25 years of satellite data and computer models to find that ice shelves have experienced a loss of nearly 4,000 gigatons since 1994 as a result of melting from increased heat in the ocean under them.
November 16, 2017
…the lung, collaborating with NASA on studies of astronauts in space. To continue his legacy and ensure future support for research and teaching in his field, West has made a $2 million gift to establish the John B. West Endowed Chair in Respiratory Physiology, the campus’s first endowed faculty chair…
