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Samueli School students are uniquely qualified to fill positions in industry after they graduate. In addition to having a deep foundation in engineering principals and new techniques, they have hands-on experience with actual engineering projects, thanks to the school’s focus on experiential learning.
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California's wildfire season has lengthened, and its peak is now earlier in the year
Researchers in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Irvine have conducted a thorough analysis of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection wildfire statistics from 2000 to 2019, comparing them with data from 1920 to 1999. They learned that the annual burn season has lengthened in the past two decades and that the yearly peak has shifted from August to July. The team's findings are the subject of a study published today in the open-access journal Scientific Reports.
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C&EN's Talented 12
Meet the Talented 12 class of 2022. These early-career researchers are using chemistry to make the world a better place. ...
[UC Irvine assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering] Adeyemi Adeleye. This environmental chemist develops nanomaterials to save contaminated soil and water. Read More
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Can’t crush this: Beetle armor gives clues to tougher planes
The beetle study is part of an $8 million project funded by the U.S. Air Force to explore how the biology of creatures such as mantis shrimp and bighorn sheep could help develop impact-resistant materials. “We’re trying to go beyond what nature has done,” said study co-author David Kisailus, a materials scientist and engineer at the University of California, Irvine. Read More