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Samueli School Arch
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Southeast Asia’s months-long heat wave is untenable for human health
This extreme weather is “part of a broader climate-change signal,” Amir AghaKouchak, [professor of civil and environmental engineering and Earth system science], a climate researcher at the University of California, Irvine, told Tech Review. Even incremental increases in global temperature will cause extreme heat events like this to become more and more frequent.
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Student Testimonials
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St. Margaret’s Program
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Seminar Series
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Spring 2024 Quarter
Frida, March 15
- Deadline to Pay Fees and Enroll in Classes (without late charges)
- Deadline to file In-Absentia Form
Friday, April 12- Deadline to Enroll in Classes (without incurring a $50 late enrollment charge)
- Deadline to Add/Drop/Make Unit or Grade Changes (without submitting an enrollment exception request)
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Structural Engineering Testing
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Student Outreach
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Session 1: Engineering Science in Opthalmology & Vision Technologies
SESSION I. ENGINEERING SCIENCE IN OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISION TECHNOLOGIES
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Should utilities rethink the power transmission model?
Brian Tarroja, [senior scientist], a researcher at the University of California, Irvine, said …. “What we should talk about is not so much the question of whether the grid is ‘ready for it,’ but what are the steps that need to be taken to accommodate these new resources?” he said. According to Tarroja, building the solar plants, wind farms and battery storage is the first part of the equation. Then states have to build the infrastructure to get that electricity from the power plants into people’s homes and businesses.
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Sponsored Research
Groundbreaking research is a key component of the Samueli School’s mission, one the school is committed to advancing through collaboration with industry experts. Industry partners can participate in a number of ways: sponsorship of an individual faculty member's research on a contractual or philanthropic basis, collaboration with one of the school's many research centers, or licensing a technology developed on campus.
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Source of near-indestructible beetle’s toughness discovered
“The ironclad is a terrestrial beetle, so it’s not lightweight and fast but built more like a little tank,” said David Kisailus, professor of materials science & engineering at UCI and principal investigator on the study. “That’s its adaptation: It can’t fly away, so it just stays put and lets its specially designed armour take the abuse until the predator gives up.” Read More
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Squid skin inspires creation of next-generation space blanket
"Ultra-lightweight space blankets have been around for decades - you see marathon runners wrapping themselves in them to prevent the loss of body heat after a race - but the key drawback is that the material is static," said co-author Alon Gorodetsky, UCI associate professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering. "We've made a version with changeable properties so you can regulate how much heat is trapped or released."