How to Contact or Support UCI Physics and Astronomy

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You can reach the department through the contact and department directory pages linked in the site's main navigation, and you can support it through the "Giving to Physics" and "Support Physics & Astronomy" pages. The site also publishes visitor and travel reimbursement resources for people coming to the department in person. The site does not list a general phone number, email address, or donation amount on the pages summarized here, so use the navigation links to reach the current details.

Contacting the Department

The department site organizes contact information in two places under About Us:

  • Contact Physics — the general contact entry point for the department.
  • Department Contacts — a directory-style page for reaching specific units.

Related administrative contacts appear under Resources → Department Contacts and Administrative Services, which is where you would look for help with facilities, computing, or travel matters rather than academic questions.

For a specific person, the People section breaks the department into Faculty, Research Staff, Postdoctoral Researchers, Graduate Students, and Administrative Staff. If you already know who you need, start there instead of the general contact page.

If You Are Visiting in Person

The site provides two travel-related pages under Resources:

  • UCI Visitor / Non-Employee Travel Reimbursement
  • UCI Employee Travel Reimbursement

These are the pages to check before a visit if reimbursement is part of your trip. The site summary does not state office hours, building location, or parking details, so confirm those with your host or through the contact page before traveling.

Supporting the Department

The Support Physics & Astronomy page explains the purpose of giving: faculty and scientists in the department work to expand knowledge of the universe, the laws of physics, and the behavior of matter and energy, from the smallest particles to the scale of the cosmos. The page states that support helps continue this research and education.

The navigation also includes Giving to Physics under About Us, which is the entry point for making a gift.

What the available pages do not specify:

  • Whether gifts can be directed to a particular research area, fund, or program.
  • Any suggested giving levels or naming opportunities.
  • Tax or receipt details.

If you want to restrict a gift to a specific area — for example, astrophysics or the Eddleman Quantum Institute, both of which appear as research groupings on the site — ask through the contact page before giving rather than assuming a designation is available.

Choosing Where to Start

Your goal Where to go
General question about the department About Us → Contact Physics
Reach a specific office or unit About Us → Department Contacts, or Resources → Department Contacts
Contact a specific researcher or student People → relevant group
Plan a visit with reimbursement Resources → Visitor / Non-Employee Travel Reimbursement
Make a gift About Us → Giving to Physics, or Support Physics & Astronomy

One practical note: the site's news and events listings show dated seminars and lectures, which can be a useful reason to contact the department — for instance, if you want to attend a colloquium or ask a speaker's host about visiting. The events pages list seminar titles, speakers, institutions, and times, so you can reference a specific event when you write.