Speaker: Ergun Kirlikovali &mdash; Integrated Polymer Industries&nbsp;<br />Topic: Innovation as a Teachable Skill: From Creativity to Market Success<br /><br /><strong>Abstract:</strong> Innovation extends far beyond new products or services; it encompasses how we work, organize, create value, and ultimately shape society. Drawing on fifty years of business experience, this talk challenges the notion that innovation is an innate talent. Instead, it argues that innovation is a teachable, learnable skill - there is no &ldquo;smart or dumb,&rdquo; only taught or untaught. Based on this belief, the speaker has developed a practical ten-step journey that transforms inventing from a sporadic act into a systematic and repeatable process. The talk will be structured around three interconnected pillars: creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Creativity is the ability to generate new ideas or solutions, something everyone is capable of. Innovation is the disciplined effort required to bring those ideas to life, preventing them from fading into mere conversation. Entrepreneurship completes the journey by translating innovation into market-ready products, services, processes, or models that customers value and are willing to pay for - thereby generating prosperity. At the core of this framework is added value: creating what does not yet exist. Participants will be invited to reflect on their long-term goals, the problems they want to solve, and the legacy they wish to leave behind. These reflections provide direction and momentum for innovation, setting the stage to explore the ten essential steps to success together. <br /><br /><strong>Bio:</strong> Ergün Kırlıkovalı is a Turkish-American chemist, entrepreneur, and community leader whose career bridges advanced materials science and civic advocacy. Born in 1952 in İzmir, Türkiye, he earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Boğazi&ccedil;i University in Istanbul in 1974 and an M.S. in Polymer Science from the University of Manchester in England in 1975. After moving to the United States in 1978, Kirlikovali worked as a polymer chemist in California and New York before founding the Integrated Polymer Industries, Inc. in 1985, a company widely known for developing specialized polymer coatings used in aerospace applications. Since 1998, he has been the inventor and sole supplier of radar-evading polymers for Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth aircraft, and since 2006 for Lockheed Martin&rsquo;s F-35 fifth-generation aircraft. He has received multiple honors, such as being named &ldquo;Exemplary Turkish-American Citizen of the Year,&rdquo; and resides in Southern California with his family. https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/0980406c-2d59-4f70-a149-7a78d549dfa7 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:14:01 +0000 CBE 0980406c-2d59-4f70-a149-7a78d549dfa7 2026-10-16T18:00Z 2026-10-16T19:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/ergun-kirlikovali.jpg Headshot of Ergun Kirlikovali UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1200 CBE <div class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Please join us in ISEB 4020 for our first Social Hour of the Fall Quarter with Associate Dean Ali Mohraz.</div> <div class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Social Hour is an opportunity to connect with Associate Dean Mohraz and fellow graduate students in an informal setting, share your thoughts and perspectives, and have an open conversation about the graduate student experience at the Samueli School of Engineering.</div> <div class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Can’t make it this time? We’ll also be hosting Social Hours on November 18&nbsp;and December 16, at the same time and location.</div> <div class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Refreshments will be provided, and no RSVP is required. We hope you’ll stop by, join the conversation, and connect with fellow graduate students!</div> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/b3fc1914-2823-4651-902d-f0b23b5e147c Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:41:43 +0000 GPS b3fc1914-2823-4651-902d-f0b23b5e147c 2026-10-21T22:30Z 2026-10-21T23:30Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/_resources/images/socialhour.png image of a flyer displaying the social hour event with a picture of Associate Dean Ali Mohraz dressed in a grey button up. ISEB 4020 SSoE Graduate Student Affairs Office <span>Three deans and a chief innovation officer walk into a brewery… and you’re invited too!. Join fellow South Bay Anteaters for an after-work evening of trivia, networking and good brews. Bring a team or join one on the spot, then go head-to-head with UC Irvine deans and leaders in a night of friendly competition. Two drinks and pizza are included with your trivia night experience. Get your tickets now!</span> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/189f898c-7372-4800-b3dd-7d607e2130fb Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:41:52 +0000 Engineering 189f898c-7372-4800-b3dd-7d607e2130fb 2026-10-22T01:00Z 2026-10-22T03:30Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/images/highlights-from-20242-1536x1024.jpg Three mean posing for a photograph Common Space Brewery UC Irvine Alumni ONE_PRICE USD 10.00 https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=894798& RSVP Today <strong>Speaker:</strong> Prof. Sang-Il Choi <br /> <p class="p1">Professor, Department of Chemistry and Green-Nano Materials Research Center<br />Kyungpook National University, Korea</p> <strong>Topic:</strong> Revisiting How Catalysts Work: From Active Sites to Evolution Pathways<br /><br /><strong>Abstract:</strong> Catalysis has been understood through the concept of active sites, where catalytic performance is primarily determined by the geometric and electronic structures of specific surface atoms. However, increasing evidence from operando and in-situ studies reveals that catalysts rarely remain static under reaction conditions. Instead, they can undergo phase transformations, defect generation, surface reconstruction, interfacial reorganization, and dynamic interactions with adsorbates. These observations raise a fundamental question: Is catalytic activity solely a property of catalyst structure, or is it also governed by the pathways through which catalysts evolve during operation? In this talk, we discuss how recent advances in electrocatalysis challenge the traditional view of catalysts and extend our understanding beyond active sites and active phases. Through examples of structural reconstruction, defect evolution, and surface-state transformations under electrochemical conditions, we examine how these changes affect catalytic activity and stability. We propose that catalytic performance is determined not only by the structure of a catalyst, but also by how the catalyst evolves under operating conditions. Understanding these evolution pathways can provide new insights into the design and control of catalysts under working conditions. <br /><br /><strong>Bio:</strong> Sang-Il Choi is a Professor of Chemistry at Kyungpook National University (KNU), South Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from KAIST and conducted postdoctoral research with Prof. Younan Xia at the Georgia Institute of Technology before joining KNU in 2015. His research focuses on the design and synthesis of nanostructured catalysts and electrocatalysts, with particular emphasis on understanding how surface structure, composition, defects, and dynamic structural evolution govern catalytic activity and stability. His work spans electrochemical reactions relevant to hydrogen production, fuel cells, water electrolysis, and sustainable chemical conversion. He has authored more than 120 publications, including papers in Science, PNAS, JACS, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, and Nano Letters. His honors include the JACS Young Investigator recognition, POSCO Science Fellowship, Prime Minister&rsquo;s Citation, and Young Inorganic Chemist Award from the Korean Chemical Society. He is currently a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Irvine. https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/f03c663b-f2dd-4445-a3e3-fd6130341f00 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:15:47 +0000 CBE f03c663b-f2dd-4445-a3e3-fd6130341f00 2026-10-23T18:00Z 2026-10-23T19:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/song-il-choi.jpg Headshot of Sang-Il Choi UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1200 CBE <p><strong>Laura De Laporte, Ph.D.&nbsp; </strong></p> <p>Chair of Macromolecular Materials for Medicine</p> <p>Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University&nbsp;<br><br><strong>Abstract:</strong> We apply polymeric molecular and micron-scale building blocks to assemble into soft 3D biomaterials with anisotropic and dynamic properties. We focus on injectable materials that can be pipetted using automated systems, bioprinted or delivered in vivo in a low invasive manner. Spherical and rod-shaped microgels and fibers are produced by microfluidics, in-mold polymerization, and fiber spinning. To arrange the building blocks in a spatially controlled manner, self-assembly mechanisms and alignment by magnetic fields are employed. Reactive and/or bioactive spherical and rod-shaped microgels interlink and form macroporous constructs facilitating 3D cell growth and cell-cell interactions or cells are able to use microgels as bricks to build their own house. Chemically defined poly(ethylene glycol)-based microgels, produced via parallelized step-emulsification microfluidics, self-organize with induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into 3D constructs by robust cell-material interactions. The iPSCs expand and retain their pluripotency, after which they can be differentiated into the three germ layers, providing a suitable platform for organoid differentiation, which was exemplary demonstrated for cardiac organoids. This new organoid production technology enables iPSC expansion and differentiation in the same construct in a reproducible and scalable manner, compatible with high-throughput automation. On the other hand, magneto-responsive rod-shaped microgels form the core of the patented Anisogel technology, which o􀀁ers a low-invasive therapy to regenerate sensitive tissues with an oriented architecture. It can be injected and structured in situ to guide cells in a linear manner. Finally, a thermoresponsive hydrogel system, encapsulated with plasmonic gold-nanorods, actuates by oscillating light and elucidates how rapid hydrogel beating a􀀁ects cell migration, focal adhesions, extracellular matrix production, and nuclear translocation of mechanosensitive proteins, depending on the amplitude and frequency of actuation. The time spent in the in vitro gym seems to affect myoblast differentiation and fibrosis, while actuation seems to induce mesenchymal stem cell differentiation into bone cells.&nbsp; <br><br><strong>Bio:</strong> Laura De Laporte combines engineering, chemistry and biology to design biomaterials that control and direct the interaction with cells. She is a Chemical Engineer from Ghent, where she got the tissue engineering microbe. To follow her dream, she did her PhD with Lonnie Shea at Northwestern University and engineered guiding implants for nerve regeneration. At EPFL, she learned about hydrogels in Jeffrey Hubbell’s group during her post-doctoral research. Since 2018, she is a Leibniz Professor at the RWTH University in Aachen, Germany, where she works on Macromolecular Materials for Medicine at the DWI- Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials. Her team designs injectable polymeric hydrogel precursors, consisting of nano –and micron-scale building blocks that interlink to form macroporous 3D cell scaffolds and organoids, orient after injection to grow anisotropic tissues, and actuate to include movement into the growing tissues. &nbsp;</p> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/1390c70a-0274-4c5e-98ff-b4d55b04c857 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:11:53 +0000 CBE 1390c70a-0274-4c5e-98ff-b4d55b04c857 2026-10-27T22:00Z 2026-10-27T23:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/images/laura-de-laporte-headshot.png Headshot of Laura De Laporte UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1310 CBE <div class="elementToProof"><strong><u>Building On‑Device AI at <span data-markjs="true" class="outlook-search-highlight">Qualcomm</span> Tech Talk &amp; Graduate‑Level Hiring Information Session</u></strong></div> <div class="elementToProof"><strong><u>&nbsp;</u></strong></div> <div class="elementToProof">Join engineers and researchers from <span data-markjs="true" class="outlook-search-highlight">Qualcomm</span> to learn how AI models are designed, optimized, and deployed to run efficiently on real devices.<br /><br /></div> <div class="elementToProof"><strong>What we&rsquo;ll cover</strong></div> <ul> <li>On‑device generative and agentic AI systems</li> <li>Hardware‑aware machine learning and model optimization</li> <li>Systems tradeoffs for efficient and privacy‑preserving AI</li> <li>How research ideas move into real products</li> </ul> <div class="elementToProof">You&rsquo;ll also have time to ask questions and connect directly with engineers.</div> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/075efe78-a068-4d7a-bc24-5da0de17fc4f Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:36:08 +0000 GPS 075efe78-a068-4d7a-bc24-5da0de17fc4f 2026-10-28T00:00Z 2026-10-28T01:30Z false false CONFIRMED ISEB 1200 Speaker: Mark Edmundson — W.L. Gore &amp; Associates, Inc.&nbsp;<br>Topic: Ceramic Membranes / AI-Augmented Innovation&nbsp; https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/97b4409c-7be4-485c-b5c7-b0d492dd5d88 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:42:24 +0000 CBE 97b4409c-7be4-485c-b5c7-b0d492dd5d88 2026-10-30T18:00Z 2026-10-30T19:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/mark-edmundson.jpg Headshot of Mark Edmundson UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1200 CBE Speaker: Prof. Qi Song — UC Irvine&nbsp;<br>Topic: Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials&nbsp; https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/8438ae4d-c6c9-401c-986c-c69bf8c23142 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:42:45 +0000 CBE 8438ae4d-c6c9-401c-986c-c69bf8c23142 2026-11-06T19:00Z 2026-11-06T20:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/qi-song.jpg Headshot of Qi Song UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1010 CBE Speaker: Prof. Nicholas Kotov — University of Michigan &nbsp;<br>Topic: Self-Assembled Nanomaterials&nbsp; https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/da66da6e-8b28-490b-9a76-a248ec614bad Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:43:38 +0000 CBE da66da6e-8b28-490b-9a76-a248ec614bad 2026-11-13T19:00Z 2026-11-13T20:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/nicholas-kotov.jpg Headshot of Nicholas Kotov UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1010 CBE <p><strong>Abstract:&nbsp;</strong>Therapeutic nucleic acids such as plasmids pDNA and genome editor ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) such as CRISPR/Cas9 promise to improve the lives of millions of people suffering from genetic disorders. &nbsp;However, nucleic acids confront intracellular delivery barriers such as cellular uptake, endolysosomal processing, or nuclease-mediated degradation, which curtail their therapeutic functionality.&nbsp;Engineered viral vectors can overcome these challenges but are difficult to manufacture at scale and prohibitively expensive.&nbsp; Polymers, in contrast, can be economically mass-produced and designed to minimize immune responses.&nbsp;Synthetic advances, particularly in reversibly deactivated radical polymerization, help chemists access arbitrary combinations of compositions, lengths, architectures, and repeat unit spatial distributions, offering unprecedented control over polymer properties. Here, we demonstrate that the spatial distribution of lipophilic cations governs the&nbsp; complexation pathways and biological performance of polymer–pDNA and polymer–RNP complexes (polyplexes). Previous research focused on block/statistical copolymers, whereas gradient copolymers, where the density of lipophilic cations diminishes (gradually or steeply) along polymer backbones, remain underexplored. We engineered gradient copolymers that combine the polyplex colloidal stability of block copolymers with the transfection efficiency of statistical copolymers. We synthesized length- and compositionally equivalent gradient copolymers (G1–G3) along with statistical (S) and block (B) copolymers of 2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methacrylate and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. We mapped how polymer microstructure governs pDNA loading per polyplex, pDNA conformational changes, and polymer–pDNA binding thermodynamics via static light scattering, circular dichroism spectroscopy, and isothermal titration calorimetry, respectively. While gradient steepness is a powerful design handle to improve polyplex physical properties, augment pDNA delivery capacity, and attenuate polycation-triggered hemolysis, microstructural contrasts did not elicit differences in complement activation. Our work demonstrates that gradient polymerization is a powerful and under-utilized tool to optimize multiple design objectives in polycation-mediated nucleic acid delivery. For RNP delivery, we observed stark microstructure-dependent differences in polymer–RNP binding affinity, trends that propagated across genome editing assays and cellular uptake. We established that chemical and electrostatic heterogeneity along polymer backbones is essential to achieve high editing efficiencies. In the second part of the talk, we will demonstrate how asymmetric flow field flow fractionation (AF4) illuminates hitherto unsuspected solution properties of polyplexes. We will also describe how AF4 is a powerful analytical and preparative tool to realize the potential of polymeric gene delivery.</p> <p><strong>Bio:&nbsp;</strong>Ramya has been a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines since Jan 2022. Her lab applies functional polymer synthesis, advanced characterization, and statistical modeling to engineer polymeric nanocarriers for genome editor delivery and polymer coatings that direct and interrogate cell behavior. In 2023, she was awarded an NIH R21 to develop polymer coatings for mesenchymal stem cell engineering. In 2025, she won three early career awards: NSF CAREER, NIBIB TrailBlazer and NIGMS ESI MIRA. She also won student-nominated awards for teaching and mentoring. She has authored 25 publications (in journals such as ACS Nano, JACS Au, Biomacromolecules, Macromolecules, ACS AMI, ACS Macro Letters) and 3 patents. She is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Society for Biomaterials. Outside work, Ramya enjoys long-distance running, baking naturally fermented bread, and reading literary fiction.</p> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/ec387aa6-10e7-4424-a473-74838a1e8784 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:43:57 +0000 MSE ec387aa6-10e7-4424-a473-74838a1e8784 2026-11-19T22:00Z 2026-11-19T23:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/news/2026/images/september/rayam_kumar_1.jpg Headshot of Rayam Kumar McDonnell Douglas Engineering Auditorium (MDEA) MSE Speaker: Prof. Nick Vecchiarello — University of Virginia&nbsp;<br>Topic: Biomanufacturing https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/5dd1489d-1f5e-4e79-9a92-0c21cb3314fe Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:44:07 +0000 CBE 5dd1489d-1f5e-4e79-9a92-0c21cb3314fe 2026-11-20T19:00Z 2026-11-20T20:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/nick-vecchiarello.jpg Headshot of Nick Vecchiarello UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1010 CBE <span>New Postdoc Orientations are hosted on a monthly basis. Learn about professional development and resources available to Postdocs at UCI and hear from the UCI Postdoc Association and Postdoc Union.&nbsp;Visit the&nbsp;</span><strong><a href="https://grad.uci.edu/postdocs/new-postdocs/">website</a></strong><span>&nbsp;for detailed agenda, orientation materials and benefits video.</span> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/8d8c80c4-bfab-4a5e-84ff-7f7ecee77cab Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:39:29 +0000 Engineering 8d8c80c4-bfab-4a5e-84ff-7f7ecee77cab 2026-11-20T22:00Z 2026-11-20T23:30Z false false CONFIRMED UC Irvine Graduate Division EECS MAE CEE CBE BME MSE <div id="panels-ipe-paneid-new-469066e6-66bb-11e5-9d70-feff819cdc9f" class="panels-ipe-portlet-wrapper panels-ipe-portlet-marker"> <div class="panels-ipe-portlet-content contextual-links-region clearfix"> <div class="field field-type-text field_speaker">Quinton Smith, Ph.D.</div> </div> </div> <div id="panels-ipe-paneid-new-bf5112e6-66bc-11e5-9d70-feff819cdc9f" class="panels-ipe-portlet-wrapper panels-ipe-portlet-marker"> <div class="panels-ipe-portlet-content contextual-links-region clearfix"> <div class="contextual-links-wrapper contextual-links-processed"><br><strong>Assistant Professor</strong></div> <div class="field field-type-text-long field_event_info"> <p>University of California, Irvine<br>Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<br>Sue &amp; Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="panels-ipe-paneid-new-1a898097-c265-4347-9860-e9ac32effca8" class="panels-ipe-portlet-wrapper panels-ipe-portlet-marker"> <div class="panels-ipe-portlet-content contextual-links-region clearfix"> <div class="contextual-links-wrapper contextual-links-processed"><strong>Abstract: </strong>The emergence of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies has introduced a transformative avenue for uncovering the intricacies underlying human development, disease, and tissue homeostasis. While iPSCs inherently possess the potential to differentiate into nearly any cell type within the body, their effective differentiation hinges on precise conditions that steer their fate. Although genetic tools and in vivo models have illuminated the signaling pathways guiding stem cell fate, translating these cues to in vitro environments often lacks the mechanical and architectural context, or niche, that orchestrates developmental processes. The Smith lab strategically employs engineering methodologies to fabricate microenvironments that mirror facets of the stem cell milieu. The overall goal of these approaches in the Smith lab is to advance the development of in vitro tools for guiding lineage specification, ultimately leading to the creation of model systems conducive to investigating various dimensions of stem cell fate determination.&nbsp; Specifically, the Smith lab is interested in controlling germ layer specification and mimicking gastrulation in a dish, as well as building stem cell models of the placenta, vasculature, and liver.</div> <div class="field field-type-text-with-summary body"> <p><strong>Bio:</strong> Quinton Smith is an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), and holds joint appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering.&nbsp; He received his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 2011 and his Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2017.&nbsp; As a graduate student, he was mentored by Dr. Sharon Gerecht and used engineering approaches to investigate the role of mechanical forces on stem cell differentiation towards vascular populations. He was named a Siebel Scholar as a graduate student, and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program and a National Institutes of Health F31 fellowship supported his work.&nbsp; As a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Hanna Gray Postdoctoral Fellow under the mentorship of Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dr. Smith focused on leveraging microfluidic and organoid technology to model liver development and morphogenetic processes.&nbsp; Dr. Smith was recently named a PEW Biomedical Scholar, which supports his research at UCI using stem cell-based model systems to study health disparities in the context of metabolic and cardiovascular disorders.</p> </div> </div> </div> https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/ad31b55c-1f48-4db1-8945-7dfbe79c3789 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:57:10 +0000 CBE ad31b55c-1f48-4db1-8945-7dfbe79c3789 2026-11-23T19:00Z 2026-11-23T20:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/images/quinton_smith_headshot.jpg Headshot of Quinton Smith UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1010 CBE Speaker: Prof. Ryan Stowers &mdash; UC Santa Barbara &nbsp;<br />Topic: Mechanobiology https://engineering.uci.edu/news/events/index.php#event-details/de6cacf1-ea4c-4a0c-9835-159310e6d4d5 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:04:55 +0000 CBE de6cacf1-ea4c-4a0c-9835-159310e6d4d5 2026-12-04T19:00Z 2026-12-04T20:00Z false false CONFIRMED https://uciengineering.omniweb.cloud/dept/cbe/cbe-images/cbe-298-2026-fall/ryan-stowers.jpg Headshot of Ryan Stowers UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building 1310 CBE