Berkeley Physics is home to 4 research centers which are taking a modern approach to answering some of the most pressing questions in science. The Center for Quantum Coherent Science (CQCS), the Berkeley Center For Theoretical Physics (BCTP), the Berkeley Experimental Particle Physics Center (BEPP) and the Berkeley Center for Cosmological Physics (BCCP). Your support will help teams of leading physicists, promising new researchers, and the world's brightest graduate and undergraduate students pursue lines of investigation with fresh perspectives.
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics is at the forefront of particle theory, string theory, and cosmology research. Internationally renowned faculty in all subgroups of theoretical physics collaborate at the center to uncover truths about everything from dark matter to neutrinos to the multiverse. Key to progress and discovery within the LITP is its people — our faculty, postdocs, and graduate students all play tremendously important roles in collaborations, both nationally and internationally. Your support will help us continue to drive discovery in the fascinating field of theoretical physics.
Donate to the Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics
The Quantum Information Science Fund in the Division of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
Quantum information science is an emerging and interdisciplinary field at the nexus of physics, chemistry, engineering, and computer science. This fund will support activities such as workshops, student programs, curriculum development, and operational costs in this field at UC Berkeley.
Donate to Quantum Information Science Fund
Berkeley Experimental Particle Physics Center (BEPP)
The BEPP seeks to discover what the universe is made of and why it has its present form using powerful state-of-the-art instruments, large scale computational processes, and novel analytical methods. Projects include investigating signs of physics beyond the standard model via the ATLAS collaboration, the search for dark matter particles through the LUX experiment, and researching the fundamental properties of neutrinos through experiments in China and Italy. Your donation to the BEPP will support fellowships, workshops, and outreach that are aimed at sparking innovation and developing a diverse future generation of instrumentation physicists.
Berkeley Center For Cosmological Physics (BCCP)
There has never been a more exciting time for cosmologists. The BCCP brings all the resources of UC Berkeley and its worldwide collaborators to a new generation of cosmologists. Its rich suite of international research studies seek to address four fundamental questions: What is dark energy and how is it causing the expansion of the universe to accelerate? How did space-time come into being early in the universe? What is the dark matter surrounding galaxies and binding them together? Why is there more matter than antimatter in the current universe when they were in equal abundance at very early times? Your gift to the BCCP will support work to answer these questions, and many more.
If you wish to give to one of these Research Centers, or if you have any questions, please contact:
Rachel Schafer
Director of Development
Mathematical & Physical Sciences
UC Berkeley
rschafer@berkeley.edu