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Scientists, lawmakers meet to discuss to region’s eroding beaches
Scientists, researchers, planners and lawmakers gathered at UC Irvine … to discuss ways to address the region’s chronic coastal erosion issues. The discussion was led by a team of scientists from the Samueli School of Engineering …. Beaches are not just environmental indicators for matters such as sea level rise and climate change, but also economic engines and a rich part of the state’s heritage, said Samueli School of Engineering Dean Magnus Egerstedt.
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Startups & innovations – Financing
The University of California, Irvine received $18 million from the National Science Foundation to support research in materials discovery for the technology and life sciences sectors. Research will focus on the development of high strength materials for aerospace, automotive, national defense and space exploration; as well as the study of “living” materials that could improve wound healing or tissue growth.
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Student Poster Sessions
2007 Research Symposium Student Poster Sessions
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Sea Urchin Sperm Follow Their Noses
Now Mahmoud Abdelgalil, [a mechanical & aerospace engineering graduate student] at the University of California, Irvine, and colleagues have discovered an unexpected synergy between established sperm navigation models and concepts from control theory. They developed a robust navigation model that relies on a single parameter: the local concentration gradient of the chemical the sperm cells track. The team says that their model could be used to describe the motion of other organisms that move in response to chemical gradients.
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Severe Drought, Worsened by Climate Change, Ravages the American West
Dry conditions can also make warming worse, said Amir AghaKouchak, [professor of civil & environmental engineering], who studies climate-related and other water resource issues at the University of California, Irvine. Warming causes soil to lose moisture through evaporation … “During droughts, moisture levels become very low, so evaporation doesn’t happen,” Dr. AghaKouchak said. “The skin of the earth warms up, and that warms the atmosphere.” [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries.
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Student Field Trip
Civil and Environmental Engineering Affiliate member, Sam Ali, organized a student field trip to the OC Groundwater Replenishment System on April 4, 2009.