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Jun Allard
Professor of Biophysics
Mathematical modeling of cell mechanics and cell biophysics
Ioan Andricioaei
Professor of Chemistry
Theoretical Chemistry and Biophysics
V. Ara Apkarian
Professor of Chemistry
Ultrafast dynamics in condensed matter
Shane Ardo
Professor of Chemistry
Solar Energy Conversion and Electrochemistry
Plamen Atanassov
Chancellor’s Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering
Electrocatalysis and electrocatalysts for energy conversion
Chris Barty
Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Optics and Plasma physics
Michael W. Berns
Professor of Biomedical Engineering/Beckman Laser Institute
The study of basic cellular problems from a functional and structural point of view
Donald Blake
Professor of Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Suzanne Blum
Professor of Chemistry
Optics, Nano & Quantum
Ozdal Boyraz
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Optics, Nano & Quantum
William Bowman
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Kieron Burke
Professor of Chemistry
Heretical chemistry and condensed matter physics
Peter Burke
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Quantum electronics and high-speed semiconductor devices
Carter T. Butts
Professor of Sociology, Statistics, and EECS
Network Models, Computational and Statistical Methods
Alexander Chernyshev
Professor of Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Philip Collins
Professor of Physics
Nano-electronics and Novel Materials
Robert Corn
Professor of Chemistry
Analytical and Physical Chemistry
Michael Dennin
Professor of Physics
Nonlinear Condensed Matter Physics and Biological Physics
Franklin Dollar
Professor of Physics
Interaction of light at extremely high intensities with the fourth state of matter, plasma
Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts
Professor of Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Zachary Fisk
Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter
Filipp Furche
Professor of Chemistry
Random phase approximation, non-adiabatic molecular dynamics, theoretical and computational chemistry
Nien-Hui Ge
Professor of Chemistry.
Multi-dimensional Infra-red Spectroscopy
Alon Gorodetsky
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Biomolecular Electronics, Cephalopod-Inspired Materials, Modular Graphene Nanoribbons, DNA-Templated Nanowires
Steven P. Gross
Professor of Developmental and Cell Biology
Developmental & Cell Biology and Physics
Zhibin Guan
Professor of Chemistry
Single Molecule Studies of Materials
John C. Hemminger
Professor of Chemistry
Surface Chemistry and Physics
Wilson Ho
Professor of Physics 
Nanoscience with Scanning Tunneling Microscopes
Allon Hochbaum
Professor of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Nanoscale materials and hybrid bio-inorganic devices for applications in clean energy
Herbert Hopster
Professor of Physics 
Magnetic Properties of Surfaces and Interfaces
Kenneth C. Janda
Professor of Chemistry
Dean of Physical Sciences
Chemistry and Physics of Clusters and Clathrate-Hydrate Solids
Ilya Krivorotov
Professor of Physics
Spintronics and Nanomagnetism
Matt Law
Professor of Chemistry
Materials chemistry, nanoscience, solar energy conversion
Ray Luo
Professor of Biophysics
Biochemistry, Molecular Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering
Vladimir Mandelshtam
Professor of Chemistry
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Craig Martens
Professor of Chemistry
Theoretical Physical Chemistry
Rachel Martin
Professor of Chemistry / ChaMP Co-Director
Joint appointment, Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Biophysical Chemistry and NMR Methods Development, protein structure, cataract, membrane proteins
Roger McWilliams
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Optics and Plasma physics
Martha Mecartney
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Sol-gel processing of oxide ceramics
Ali Mohraz
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Colloidal and Granular Materials
Shaul Mukamel
Professor of Chemistry
Theory and Simulation (Chemistry)
Craig Murray
Professor of Chemistry
Atmospheric and Environmental, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Mikael Nilsson
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Chemistry of nuclear materials and waste
Sergey Nizkorodov
Professor of Chemistry
Atmospheric Aerosol Particle Chemistry
Xiaoqing Pan
Professor and Henry Samueli Endowed Chair in Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Joe Patterson
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Soft matter, self-assembly, nanomaterials
Reginald Penner
Professor of Chemistry 
Surface Nanochemistry and Physics
Eric Potma
Professor of Chemistry
Chemical imaging of biological samples
Regina Ragan
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Thorsten Ritz
Professor of Physics
Biophysics
Javier Sanchez-Yamagishi
Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Condensed matter physics
A. J. Shaka
Professor of Chemistry
Physical and Biophysical Chemistry; Chemistry of Aging; Nuclear Power; Radiochemistry
Kenneth Shea
Professor of Chemistry
Synthetic Organic, Polymer and Materials Chemistry
Manabu Shiraiwa
Professor of Chemistry
Atmospheric and Environmental, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Theoretical and Computational
Albert Siryaporn
Professor of Physics
Bacterial Pathogenesis at the intersection of Biophysics and Molecular Biology, bacterial mechanosensation, virulence regulation, mechano-genetics, microfluidics
Zuzanna Siwy
Professor of Physics / ChaMP Co-Director
Biophysics, pore gating, ionic circuits, virus detection
Jim Smith
Professor of Chemistry
Analytical, Atmospheric and Environmental, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, ultrafine aerosol, mass spectrometry
Peter Taborek
Professor of Physics
Low-Temperature Physics and Diamond Films
Douglas J. Tobias
Professor of Chemistry
Theory of Biomolecular Systems
Chen Tsai
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Photonics, Ultrasonic Nozzles for Biomedical Applications, Magnonic Crystals
Vasan Venugopalan
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, & Surgery
Analytical, Atmospheric and Environmental, Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics
Szu-Wen Wang
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Biomolecular Engineering, Interfacial Engineering, Drug Delivery, Biomaterials, Nanobiotechnology
Gregory Weiss
Professor of Chemistry
Analytical, Chemical Biology, Organic and Synthetic, Polymer, Materials, Nanoscience
Steven White
Professor of Physics
Statistical Mechanics & Superconductivity
Ruqian Wu
Professor of Physics
Physics of Magnetic Films
Jing Xia
Professor of Physics
Nano & Quantum Physics
Huolin Xin
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Electron microscopy, deep learning, in situ and autonomous TEM, lithium ion battery, fuel cells, electro- and thermal catalysts
Albert Yee
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Physical and mechanical properties of polymers and soft materials
Clare Yu
Professor of Physics
Theory of Disordered Systems, Biophysics, Quantum Computing
Iryna Zenyuk
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Renewable energy, fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, X-ray imaging techniques, multi-scale modeling, transport phenomena.

 

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Summer BBQ welcomes new ChaMP class

Annual summer ChaMP BBQ on 7/12/19 with faculty, students, and Soho Tacos.

Jessica Kelz and Robert Marosi Awarded 2019 Opportunity Award

Jessica Kelz (Martin Lab) and Robert Marosi (Capolino Lab) were awarded the 2019 Opportunity Award for their work on “From Simulation to Fabrication: Making the Ideal RF Transceiver”.

2019 Opportunity Award

$10,000 in research expenses
Abstract: due Fri. April 19th at midnight
Full proposal: due by Fri May 3rd at midnight
Details here.

Congratulations to the ChaMP Poster Session Awardees

Congratulations to Rachel Lucas, Prantik Saha, Bridgett Kohno, and Jake Polster for their outstanding posters. Thank you also to all the attendees!

Jessica Kelz advances to candidacy

Jessica Kelz (Chemistry) advanced to Ph.D. candidacy on April 18th, 2019. Congrats!

2019 ChaMP poster session

Thursday, April 18, 2019 4:30-7:00pm
Nat Sci ll 1201

Lightning Talks
$10,000 Opportunity Research Award
Poster Prizes
Food and Drinks
PRE-REGISTRATION LINK
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

Dr. Suzanne Genc (RAND Corporation and former ChaMPion) at alumni panel 4/18 3:30

Dr. Suzanne Genc, previously a ChaMP student at UCI, is now Associate Physical Scientist at RAND Corporation. She will speak at the Physics & Astronomy Dept. alumni panel series where PhD alum from our department come and discuss their career paths to their current positions.

Thurs. 4/18 3:30 in Rowland Hall 101, with wine & cheese after in RH 142.

Michael Milgie competes in the UCI’s Grad Slam Finals on Fri. 3/8

Michael gave a 3-minute pitch on his research on developing high-sensitivity chemical detectors at the Grad Slam Finals

Jinfeng Li defense

Jinfeng Li, a ChaMP (Physics) student in Peter Burke’s lab will defend his PhD thesis entitled “The Combined Quantum and Electrochemical Capacitance of Carbon Nanotubes and In-Solution Nanoscale Capacitance Measurements” on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 3pm in Calit2 Room 3008.

Congratulations Dr. Gregory Czap!

Gregory Czap, a ChaMP (Physics) student in Wilson Ho’s lab successfully defended his PhD thesis titled: “Probing and Visualizing Quantum State Coupling Between Single Molecules” on September 10, 2018.

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