The new ChAMP class was welcomed at our annual summer BBQ on July 15th. Welcome students!

Alex has been awarded the highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to study “Emergent Electronic Behavior in Epitaxially-Fused Nanocrystal Superlattices”. He will combine recent breakthroughs in quantum dot film fabrication to create high-performance, stable quantum dot nanocomposites with high energetic order. Quantum dots enable the research of self-assembling materials with unique optoelectronic properties, capable of improving the efficiency of solar cell devices for both space sciences and green energy.

Alex is a first-year graduate student in the Physics PhD program with a concentration in ChAMP (Chemical, Applied, and Materials Physics). Alex has had a strong interest in everything related to physics and astrophysics for as long as he can remember. Alex is an advocate for Neurodiversity in STEM fields. His work as an undergraduate helped inspire the NASA Neurodiversity Network (N3). N3 is a program that provides neurodiverse students, with strong interests and talents in STEM, opportunities for research and mentorship.

Winter 2022

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Quantitative single molecule biology and engineering, systems biology, nucleic-acid based therapies, single cell research tool developments

March 3, 2021 3pm: Matt Bovyn from the groups of Jun Allard and Steve Gross defended his PhD thesis on “Intracellular cargo transport is determined by motors, cargo, and environment”. Congratulations!

We encourage any student with an interest in applying to a Physics or Astronomy PhD program and ChAMP program and those who identify as part of an underrepresented group in physics or astronomy to attend our Office Hours with the Grad Admission Committee is scheduled on December 5, 2020.

The short application is due Dec 1, 5pm Pacific Time, and accepted applications to attend the office hour will be notified by Dec 3 with details about the zoom connection.

Application can be accessed here.

Saturday November 21, 2020: Information Session (Open to All)

Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine will be hosting an information session about the physics graduate program, including a discussion on the ChAMP program. You will learn about the research opportunities in our program, the application procedure, and our current graduate student experience.

Physics and Astronomy Department Graduate Program Open House, November 19, 2022