School of Physical Sciences | UC San Diego on LinkedIn: For Professor Lisa Jones, training underrepresented minority students in… (2024)

A four-week summer program at the University of California San Diego is designed to help incoming transfer students gain valuable research experience, meet peers and faculty, and build confidence before the school year starts. Launched last year as a pilot program, the Transfer Student Research Experience (T-Rex) program will start its second year this summer. https://bit.ly/4buFP5U

Microplastics no more! A team of researchers from UC San Diego have created plant-based plastics that biodegrade in under seven months, helping to keep our oceans and bodies cleaner and healthier. Thanks to David Miller and ABC News for sharing our story. https://bit.ly/4bolJdG

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Congrats to UC San Diego Distinguished Professor of Physics (and alum!) Ken Intriligator on joining the prestigious . Ken’s groundbreaking work as a theoretical physicist is revealing new ways to describe the entire universe within a single theory of elementary particles and fields. https://bit.ly/4bv5T0f

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Congratulations to Associate Professor of Mathematics Tianyi Zheng on receiving the 2024 Rollo Davidson Prize for her profound contributions and resolution of long-standing conjectures regarding random walks on groups. The prize honors mathematician Rollo Davidson and has recognized young probabilists since 1976.

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Congratulations to UC San Diego's newest American Association for the Advancement of Science members including Peter Ebenfelt, Wei Xiong and Natalia Komarova! AAAS Fellows are recognized for their scientific achievements across disciplines. https://bit.ly/49XpVPP

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Congratulations to UC San Diego Professor of Mathematics Amir Mohammadi on receiving this year's Michael Brin Prize in Dynamical Systems. Read more about the prize and Amir's work in hom*ogenous dynamics here: https://bit.ly/4d0ruiW

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Congratulations to Assistant Professor of Physics Mattia Serra on this Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grant! His work will study the mechanical and molecular regulation of hidden embryonic boundaries. https://bit.ly/3U1RAKP

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Congratulations to UC San Diego's new AAAS section leaders: Peter Ebenfelt, math chair; and Shaowei Li, physics early career representative. https://bit.ly/4ckwYEN

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🚨Happening this week🚨 Celebrate this year's #KyotoPrize laureates by attending a webinar and live Q&A with Princeton professor emeritus Elliott Lieb, who will discuss his life's work in mathematics and its impact on chemistry, physics and quantum computing. Hosted by our own professor of physics Nigel Goldenfeld. https://bit.ly/3SCcy0Y

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To celebrate this year's #KyotoPrize laureates, we invite you to attend a webinar and live Q&A with Princeton professor emeritus Elliott Lieb, who will discuss his life's work in mathematics and its impact on chemistry, physics and quantum computing. Hosted by our own professor of physics Nigel Goldenfeld. https://bit.ly/3SCcy0Y

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