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In Memoriam: Professor Frithjof Kruggel
Long-time biomedical engineering professor Dr. Frithjof Ralf Kruggel passed away on May 10, 2026. He was 66 years old.
W. M. Keck Foundation Gives $1.2 Million...
A $1.2 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to the University of California, Irvine is part of a special initiative to support early-career scientists facing uncertainty in federal research funding. In response to these widespread federal reductions, the Keck Foundation launched a one-time bridge funding initiative that increased its annual investment in basic research by more than 50 percent.
UC Irvine Researchers Invent a Wearable,...
University of California, Irvine researchers have invented a wearable, wireless, battery-free, bioelectronic sensor to monitor users' health by analyzing molecular biomarkers in human sweat. The device is called the In-Situ Regeneratable, Environmentally Stable, Multimodal, Wireless, Wearable Molecular Sweat Sensing System, or IREM-W2MS3, and is described in a study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
UC Irvine Team Identifies Where Renewable...
Renewable electrolytic hydrogen produced by using electricity drawn from wind and solar sources delivers its greatest societal value when applied to steelmaking, transoceanic shipping and long-haul heavy-duty trucking, according to University of California, Irvine researchers. Their findings, published recently in the journal Joule, quantify the social costs and benefits of clean energy transitions across major industrial and transportation sectors.
Electrical Engineering Postdoctoral...
Efraín Méndez-Flores, a UC Irvine electrical engineering and computer sciences postdoctoral researcher, was awarded a Best Paper Award along with his collaborators at the IEEE World Engineering Education Conference (EDUNINE 2026) held in Mexico City in March. The paper, titled “Jean Luc: An Animatronic Robot for Challenge-Based Learning and STEAM Outreach,” showcases the redesign of an animatronic robot named Jean Luc, initially created by local theater and story development company Apples and Oranges Arts.
Bernard Choi Named Director of UC Irvine...
UC Irvine has appointed Bernard Choi as director of Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic, following a comprehensive national search. The appointment marks a new chapter for one of the world’s leading centers for biomedical photonics, laser medicine, and translational optical research.
American Society of Civil Engineers...
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has honored UC Irvine Distinguished Professor Soroosh Sorooshian with inclusion into its 2026 class of distinguished members. Sorooshian is a Henry Samueli Endowed Chair in engineering and founding director of the UCI Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing.