Established in 1965, the School of Physical Sciences rose to the top echelon of academia in a remarkably short time. It offers top-rated educational and research opportunities for tomorrow's scientists, teachers, and technical professionals in the departments of Chemistry, Earth System Science, Mathematics, and Physics & Astronomy. Our world-renowned faculty members and research scientists teach and perform research with undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to explore the ever-advancing frontiers of knowledge.

2024 Reines Lecture: From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole
1:17:50
2024 Reines Lecture: From the Possibility to the Certainty of a Supermassive Black Hole
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Haley Staudmyer: Invest in our Planet
4:28
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Haley Staudmyer: Invest in our Planet
The UC Irvine story behind a top carbon capture company
3:54
The UC Irvine story behind a top carbon capture company
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Kyle Manley: Invest in our Planet
3:43
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Kyle Manley: Invest in our Planet
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Cindy Yanez: Invest in our Planet
3:16
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Cindy Yanez: Invest in our Planet
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Jinhyuk Kim: Invest in our Planet
3:34
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Jinhyuk Kim: Invest in our Planet
2023 Reines Lecture: Exploring the Cosmos Dr. Samuel Ting
1:23:08
2023 Reines Lecture: Exploring the Cosmos Dr. Samuel Ting
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Bryant Labajo Pahl: Invest in our Planet
5:07
Earth Month 2023 Takeover with Bryant Labajo Pahl: Invest in our Planet
Discover the Physical Sciences Lecture Series
55:48
Discover the Physical Sciences Lecture Series
Pulse of Power | Blue Flash at the UCI Nuclear Reactor Facility
0:48
Pulse of Power | Blue Flash at the UCI Nuclear Reactor Facility
How to become a K-12 math teacher
25:27
How to become a K-12 math teacher
Tips from a Mathematician: Math Finance and Communications
10:54
Tips from a Mathematician: Math Finance and Communications
Tips from a Mathematician: Topology & the Job Market
11:40
Tips from a Mathematician: Topology & the Job Market
Tips from a Mathematician: Probability
9:43
Tips from a Mathematician: Probability
Tips from a Mathematician: Number Theory & Grad School
13:31
Tips from a Mathematician: Number Theory & Grad School
Tips from a Mathematician: Mathematical Biology
9:39
Tips from a Mathematician: Mathematical Biology
Tips from a Mathematician: PDEs
12:07
Tips from a Mathematician: PDEs
UCI Solutions that Scale: Designing Catalysts and Chemical Processes for Global Sustainability
59:42
UCI Solutions that Scale: Designing Catalysts and Chemical Processes for Global Sustainability
Solutions that Scale: Extreme Wildfire Impacts to Undocumented Latina/o and Indigenous Migrants
57:02
Solutions that Scale: Extreme Wildfire Impacts to Undocumented Latina/o and Indigenous Migrants
Earth Month 2022 Takeover with Gracie Wong: Invest in our Planet
3:06
Earth Month 2022 Takeover with Gracie Wong: Invest in our Planet
Solutions that Scale: Role of Materials for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
57:53
Solutions that Scale: Role of Materials for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century
A Special Earth Day Event: Live from Newport Pier
58:42
A Special Earth Day Event: Live from Newport Pier
Earth Month 2022 Takeover with Ved Bhoot: Invest in our Planet
2:29
Earth Month 2022 Takeover with Ved Bhoot: Invest in our Planet
Earth Month 2022 Takeover with Skylar Gerace: Invest in our Planet
3:29
Earth Month 2022 Takeover with Skylar Gerace: Invest in our Planet
Solutions that Scale Seminar Series: SoCalGas Angeles Link Proposal
56:19
Solutions that Scale Seminar Series: SoCalGas Angeles Link Proposal
UCI Solutions that Scale Seminar Series: Livestock Methane Emissions
56:29
UCI Solutions that Scale Seminar Series: Livestock Methane Emissions
Compelling Conversations: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Physical Sciences
58:30
Compelling Conversations: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Physical Sciences
From Data Science to BioCalculus: Transforming Undergraduate Math Curricula at Every Level
59:43
From Data Science to BioCalculus: Transforming Undergraduate Math Curricula at Every Level
UCI Solutions that Scale Seminar Series: Doubling the Climate Benefit
1:00:19
UCI Solutions that Scale Seminar Series: Doubling the Climate Benefit
UCI School of Physical Sciences Year in Review
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UCI School of Physical Sciences Year in Review