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Lily Collins presents David Gross with his Breakthrough Award
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Lily Collins and David J. Gross, 2026 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics winner speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California.

UCSB’s David Gross wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

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McNair Scholars Get Big Investment
Experimental optical setup in physics lab

A Different Kind of Chaos
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Catching Plastic at Its Source
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From Droplet to Discovery
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Healing Our Ocean
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Safe Harbor

Life Imitates Mica
Glowing electric coil which is part of The Magneto-Optic Modulator

The Magneto-Optic Modulator
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The Earth’s Newest Secret
2022 AGU award winners

Rewarding Geophysical Research
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Denial, Doubt and Delay
Aspens towering into blue sky

From the Soil to the Sky
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