Exploring Your Universe at UCLA

thank you for giving us an excuse to post cat photos 🐱

i have never been so jealous of dog owners

good lighting, shirt on, and looking at camera — choose 2 MAXIMUM

EYU Board Applications are now live!!! Link in bio to apply🫶 We can’t wait for you to join our amazing team!🪐✨

Please apply by May 1st, positions are filled on a rolling basis. We have multiple positions (including new ones!) open, and we welcome all current or incoming graduate and undergraduate students to apply!

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send us a DM or email [email protected]🌻🌻

🧪💻 Tune in to our latest episode featuring DJ Avi-ous! 💻🧪
Meet Avital, a second year PhD student in UCLA's chemistry department, where her research dives into the computational world of fluxional thermal catalysts: exploring their active mechanisms and reactive conditions. ⚗️✨
But her impact doesn't stop at the lab! As booth coordinator for EYU, Avital oversees 70+ booths at the event, bringing the excitement of science to the public in ways big and small. 🎉🔬
From simulating catalysts to coordinating a science spectacular, Avital does it all! 💙🐻

🪐🔊 Turn up the volume for our next guest: DJ Honk! 🔊🪐
Meet Eva, a second-year PhD student in Planetary Science! 🌌🔭 Eva is diving deep into the mysteries of the cosmos, specifically studying planetary interiors and how planets form. 🌍💎

When she’s not uncovering the secrets of the universe, you can find her on the soccer field, scaling walls at the rock climbing gym, or working on her latest knitting project ⚽️🧗‍♀️, all while cheered on by her favorite feline companion, Oatie! 🐈‍⬛🌾

🚀🛰️ Blast off with our first episode of the new year, featuring DJ Rock-It Man! 🛰️🚀

Meet Dave, a UCLA Aerospace Engineering alum with nearly 40 years of experience in the space industry! 🌌✨ From analyzing how spacecraft move in orbit to managing complex vehicle-to-launch systems, Dave has seen it all. In his most recent role as Mission Integration Manager at The Aerospace Corporation, he specialized at integrating multiple small spacecraft into large rockets. 🚀📦

Since retiring this past August, Dave hasn’t slowed down—he’s a dedicated supporter of EYU and a mentor to the next generation of Bruins through the UCLA engineering mentorship program! 🎓💙🐻

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 EYU BOARD🫶🫶🫶

After two months to wrap up and reflect, we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who visited, volunteered, and helped to made EYU so special this year! A special thanks to Dean Miguel García-Garibay for his help this year, and to our amazing board members who are the life of EYU🥺

(we are missing a few of our lovely board members in the pictures unfortunately😓)

⏱️🎶Give it up for DJ Timey-Wimey! 🎶 ⏱️
Tune in to listen to Maria Vincent, a PhD Candidate in Astronomy at the Institute of Astronomy in University of Hawaii 💫, in this week’s podcast! Currently based at the W.M Keck Observatory, 🔭Maria is an alumna of UCLA (Geophysics & Astrophysics BS, Class of 2020) and an alumna of EYU! 🐻 When she’s not taking pictures of circumstellar disks and working on deformable mirrors, she enjoys outreach, blogging, hiking, 🥾 snorkeling, 🤿enjoying coffee ☕and chocolate 🍫, and immersing herself in a good book, movie or TV show!