Maxx Arguilla Awarded Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) from Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

The program objective is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force and Space Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering. Project Title: Novel Helical Crystalline Nanostructures for On-Demand Chiral Photodetection

Graduate student Audrey Miles travels to D.C. with the nuclear engineering student delegation.

Audrey Miles traveled to Washington D.C. with the nuclear engineer delegation and shares her advocacy experience. To learn more about her trip and read a personal Q&A visit here

Celia Faiola awarded the prestigious Kenneth T. Whitby Award!

Dr. Celia Faiola is 2025 recipient of the prestigious Kenneth T. Whitby Award in recognition of outstanding technical contributions to aerosol science and technology by a young scientist. This award is sponsored by AAAR and is voted on by a committee of their peers – the AAAR Awards Committee.

Professor Matthew Griffin receives NIH New Innovator Award

Professor Matthew Griffin receives NIH New Innovator Award ; Griffin’s lab researches the ways the human microbiome affects health outcomes.

Maxx Arguilla Wins 2026 ACS National Fresenius Award

Maxx Arguilla won the 2026 ACS National Fresenius Award.

Robert “Bob” Doedens, UC Irvine Professor of Chemistry, dies age 87

Robert “Bob” Doedens, UC Irvine Professor of Chemistry, has died at age 87. Doedens served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and worked to better undergraduate education at the university.

Kieron Burke Appointed Interim Dean of the School of Physical Sciences

Kieron Burke has been appointed Interim Dean of the School of Physical Sciences.

School of Physical Sciences welcomes four new faculty members

The School of Physical Sciences welcomes four new faculty members, including Professor Rex Handford in the Department of Chemistry.

Liz Jarvo and Sergey Nizkorodov were awarded the title of Chancellor’s Professor!

The Chancellor’s Professor title is designed for persons who have earned the title of Professor and who have demonstrated unusual academic merit and whose continued promise for scholarly achievement is unusually high. Thus, Chancellor’s Professors are faculty who have achieved acclaim for their accomplishments and who are highly likely to continue producing notable achievement in scholarship.

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts was named the Academic Senate Better World Awardee

Barbara Finlayson-Pitts was named the Academic Senate Better World Awardee, an award conferred for professional contributions that have positively impacted the world community in an extraordinary manner. It is among the most prestigious awards University of California faculty members can receive from their colleagues.

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