January 21, 2016
…interested in majoring in physics increases, three new physics professors hope to open doors for those seeking to pursue research careers Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Quinn Konopacky measures the infrared radiation emanating from Jupiter-sized planets outside of our solar system, which provides a view of their distant…
November 25, 2024
Eddy Keming Chen, associate professor of philosophy at the University of California San Diego School of Arts and Humanities, has been awarded a $325,000 grant to explore the nature of quantum foundations.
November 1, 2012
…range of disciplines, from physics and chemistry to economics and medicine. These remarkable individuals have helped transform healthcare and sparked new treatments for disease, helped us better understand our economy, made great strides in addressing climate change, and more. They have also broken down barriers. Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972) helped…
November 4, 2011
…electrical engineering and applied physics from UC San Diego in 1984. Burgener followed with a Ph.D. in physics from UCSD in 1988. The two founded Peregrine in 1989. Since then, Reedy has come up with three important guidelines for entrepreneurs who work in the technology sector. “Capital is the root…
January 6, 2015
…sensitive tests of ideas fundamental to our understanding of physical laws. The paper by postdoctoral scholar Jonathan Kaufman, physics professor Brian Keating, and Bradley Johnson, professor of physics at Columbia, was posted to the online repository arXiv in September 2014.
September 8, 2022
…Its Lasting Impact on Physics Mayer Hall recognized as the birthplace of density functional theory (L-R): Dean Boggs, Professor Schuller, Professor Emeritus Sham and Executive Vice Chancellor Simmons hold the plaque commemorating Mayer Hall as a historic landmark. Photos by: Daniel Orren / UC San Diego Health. Is there magic…
August 13, 2024
…in male-dominated fields like physics, engineering and mathematics. According to the American Association for University Women, women in STEM careers — and girls who study in STEM fields — are still hampered by gender stereotypes, a dearth of role models and a lack of confidence. UC San Diego graduate student…
September 14, 2017
…San Diego’s Department of Physics is hosting a celebration open to the public called “Shelly Schultz Symposium: A Life in Science,” Monday, Sept. 18, 2017, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., at the Ida and Cecil Green Faculty Club on campus—guests planning to attend are required to register in advance. The…
October 11, 2018
The American Physical Society (APS) recently announced its 2018 fellowship class with a 77 percent increase in the number of women compared to last year’s class. According to the APS, this is the most women elected as fellows since tracking the number of females nominated and elected began in 2015,…
November 10, 2016
…graduate school-level training in physics and mathematics with advanced research in engineering and biology. That’s the challenge of a new graduate program at UC San Diego that’s teaching Ph.D. students how to combine the power of physics and math-based reasoning with practical engineering skills and biology in an effort to…
