Welcome to the graduate program in Chemical and Materials Physics (ChaMP) at the School of Physical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. The ChaMP program is designed to prepare M.S. and Ph.D. scientists for modern careers in Physical Sciences, where cross-disciplinary education with an emphasis on applications is in increasing demand. Designed to appeal to students with backgrounds in Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering, the program unifies physical and chemical approaches to the study of matter, through the applied science of modern materials.