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Halo of Neutrinos Alters Physics of Exploding Stars

September 4, 2012

Sparse halos of neutrinos within the hearts of exploding stars exert a previously unrecognized influence on the physics of the explosion and may alter which elements can be forged by these violent events.

Founding Faculty Member and Expert on Underwater Sound Leonard Liebermann Dies at 100

February 10, 2016

Liebermann’s pioneering research on underwater sound made a significant contribution to submarine detection during World War II. His subsequent work at UC San Diego identified physical properties of sea water that can muffle sound and limit SONAR performance.

Three Physical Sciences Faculty Win National Awards

October 4, 2011

Dimitri Basov, Clifford Kubiak, and Arnold Rheingold win National Awards.

Rose Yu is a 2024 Innovator of AI in New MIT Technology Review

October 3, 2024

UC San Diego computer scientist Rose Yu is one of the MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35 in this year’s list of “exceptionally talented young innovators” whose work has “the greatest potential to transform the world.”  

Endgame for the Higgs Boson

September 13, 2011

The last missing piece of scientists’ fundamental model of particle physics is running out of places to hide.

Four UC San Diego Faculty Members Named Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2013 Fellows

February 28, 2013

…Collins, assistant professor of physics and biology Collins investigates the role physical principles play in living systems, studying organisms with incredible regenerative powers, such as planaria and hydras, which can reconstruct two entirely new, complete animals when cut in half. By combining stem-cell biology with the mechanics of tissues and…

U.S. News & World Report Names UC San Diego Graduate Programs Among Nation’s Best

March 11, 2014

The 2015 edition of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools guidebook, released today, highly ranks the University of California, San Diego’s professional schools in engineering and medicine, as well as its academic Ph.D. programs in the sciences.

Interim Director Named for San Diego Supercomputer Center

May 25, 2021

Long-time Director Michael Norman is stepping down and SDSC’s Distributed High-Throughput Computing Lead and Physics Professor Frank Würthwein is stepping into the role until a new permanent director is named.

Olga Dudko Receives Prestigious Simons Investigator Award

July 5, 2022

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.

Undergraduate Researchers Earn Goldwater Scholarship 

May 13, 2021

…and Claire Zhang, and physics student Mara Casebeer, received the scholarship in recognition of their research contributions and plans to pursue careers in research. Mara Casebeer Mara Casebeer. Photo Courtesy of Mara Casebeer. Mara Casebeer, a biological physics student with a minor in chemistry, has been captivated by the power…

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