Hana Schiff Toman is a 3rd year PhD candidate in condensed matter theory who also ran the department’s social media pages for the past two years. She is one of the Science Communication Fellows for the School of Physical Sciences, representing our Department of Physics & Astronomy since Fall of 2022. Hana runs the Department’s …Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Hana Schiff
Tyler Smith is a 4th year Ph.D. student in astro-particle physics who also serves as a leader in the Physics Grad Caucus (PGC) and Physics and Astronomy Community Excellence (PACE). His contributions have greatly improved both programs, and thus the graduate experience at UCI. He says he loves interacting with fellow colleagues through mentoring and…Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Tyler Smith
Sophia Gad-Nasr is a 6th year Ph.D. student studying cosmology and astroparticle physics. Sophia was recently awarded the Zuckerman Postdoctoral Fellowship, and will be doing a postdoc at Technion in Israel. She is an avid science communicator, teaching thousands of people about the Universe. Throughout her academic career, she has been dedicated to outreach from…Continue Reading Student Spotlight: Sophia Gad-Nasr