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AI Is Changing the Workforce. At This District, It’s Changing the Curriculum Too
Anaheim Union High School District Superintendent Michael Matsuda s quick to point out that Anaheim isn’t just “rebranding a computer science class and calling it artificial intelligence.” He credits partnerships with Neil Sahota, a United Nations AI advisor and a [lecturer in the school of engineering], at UC Irvine, and several private sector organizations with helping to drive the momentum. Read More
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Australia Battling the Big Dry
Wild animals moving closer to human populations is a common side effect of drought, Amir AghaKouchak, a civil and environmental engineering professor at the University of California at Irvine, told the Washington Post. "It happens all the time - in Australia with kangaroos, and in some other countries, even cheetahs and jaguars get closer to farms when there's a lack of water," he said.
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A treasure hunt for microbes in Chile’s Atacama desert
In 2020, a group of scientists from the United States described in PNAS a bacterium living within gypsum rocks that secreted a substance to dissolve the minerals around it, releasing individual water molecules sequestered inside the rock.
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Amir AghaKouchak
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A new world for hackers: Acoustic side-channel attack
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of California, Riverside have uncovered the possibility of an acoustic side-channel attack on the DNA synthesis process, a vulnerability that could present a serious risk to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
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As a hotter, drier climate grips the Colorado River, water risks grow across the Southwest
“The main issue is the snow drought everywhere in the entire West, including Arizona, Utah, California, Colorado,” said Amir AghaKouchak, a professor in UC Irvine’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. “When the snow is below average, it means low-flow situations in summer, drier soil moisture.
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Academic Personnel, Human Resources, Payroll
The Department of Materials Science and Engineering at UC Irvine is committed to delivering strong and knowledgeable administrative expertise with superior customer service to faculty, staff, students, researchers, department friends, and community. As such, we are proud to provide support in various areas, to include Academic Personnel, Human Resources, and Payroll at the Department level. Katherine Guerrero is the Department Analyst who oversees the following areas in MSE @ UCI:
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Assistant (Tenure Track) or Associate (Tenured) Professor Position in Materials for Clean Energy and Sustainability
Will remain open until filledAssistant (Tenure Track) or Associate (Tenured) Professor Position in Materials for Clean Energy and Sustainability
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About The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
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Affiliated Faculty
Jack Brouwer, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Director of Advanced Power and Energy Program
Research Interests: high-temperature electrochemical dynamics, fuel cells, renewable and sustainable energy
Email: jbrouwer@uci.edu
Research Lab
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Admission Requirements
Thank you for your interest in our Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate program at UC Irvine. The application for the Fall 2024 admission cycle will be available on Oct. 2, 2023. Applications must be completed, and all supporting material submitted by Jan. 31, 2024 (5:00 p.m. PT).
The department receives a large volume of graduate applications each year and the selection process is extremely competitive. Minimum requirements are as follows: