The foundations for understanding the way the world works - from fundamental mathematics and physics to basic chemistry - are essential areas to launch new discoveries. The Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences explores the heavens, the earth and everything in between, with top-ranked departments in mathematics, statistics, chemistry, geology, and physics.
Dean Winston Ko presents the vision and mission of the division.
Contact a certain department, or see a list of the departments that live within the MPS division.
For training students in the fundamentals of computer languages, operating systems, and advance formal mathematical tools required to use the computer is solving complex tasks.
For students who wish to acquire training in more than one science, meeting the needs of prospective science teachers and pre-medical students.
The Crocker Nuclear Lab houses a medium-energy particle accelerator, the Davis 76-inch isochronous cyclotron, with associated facilities and scientific and technical personnel. The unique capabilities of the 76-inch cyclotron and related facilities at CNL have been utilized by scientists and engineers from private industry, universities and government agencies.
The Center designs computational models and simulations for studies of complicated physical, chemical, and biological systems. The Center also has strong ties with the mathematics, engineering and computer science research being done on campus.
The Energy for the Future Initiative at UC Davis is an interdisciplinary program that focuses all current energy efforts into a single coordinated program. It targets three areas: energy for transportation systems, renewable energy, and energy at the molecular frontier.
The John Muir Institute supports innovation and discovery aimed at solving real-world environmental problems.
The first program at the university dedicated to the study of nanomaterials, as they relate to environmental, geological, atmospheric and biological issues.
Experimental exploration of Dark Energy and Dark Matter. Centered on the LSST, and directed by Tony Tyson, Universe@UCDavis is a collaboration between Physics, CS, Math, and Statistics departments.
