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Three Engineering Faculty Named Highly...
UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor Amir AghaKouchak, and Distinguished Professors Xiaoqing Pan and A. Lee Swindlehurst have been named Highly Cited Researchers by the Clarivate Web of Science. The award honors professors who have published papers that rank in the top 1% by citation in their field, demonstrating significant influence and leadership in their field.
Inspirations from Nature: UCI Robot...
If you visit the UCI Robot Ecology Lab, you’ll see swarm robots being kind to one another and environmental robots modeled after cute animals like the RaccoonBot and SlothBot. These are all the brainchild of Magnus Egerstedt, a top roboticist, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and the dean of the UCI Samueli School of Engineering.
Karnig Boyadjian Leads Engineering Student...
Karnig Boyadjian was only a year old when his dad bought him his first car — a small, radio control (RC) model. Though Boyadjian wouldn't use the toy until years later, it unknowingly symbolized his career interest in engineering.
When the Levee Breaks
Brett Sanders didn't name his flood modeling company after a Led Zeppelin song by accident. “When the Levee Breaks” is more than a musical reference, it's also a forecast.
UCI Students Network with Peers, Industry...
Seven UC Irvine undergraduate STEM students attended MESA’s Student Leadership Conference this month in San Francisco for a weekend of networking with industry professionals and leadership training. The MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) program guides diverse students from underrepresented backgrounds into STEM education and careers.
UC Awards $8 Million to Solve Next Big...
The University of California has awarded $8 million in multicampus research grants, in partnership with UC-managed national laboratories, to accelerate progress toward a future powered by abundant, stable, zero-carbon fusion energy. The UC Initiative for Fusion Energy provides two grants of $4 million over three years.
Stacy Copp Using Light and Color for...
Stacy Copp, UC Irvine associate professor of materials science and engineering, has always been fascinated with light and color. “As a kid, I played with flashlights in the closet and watched rainbows when the sun would set,” she said.