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A better way to quantify radiation damage in materials
The technique provides a way to directly measure this damage through the way it changes with temperature. And it could be used to measure samples from the currently operating fleet of nuclear reactors, potentially enabling the continued safe operation of plants far beyond their presently licensed lifetimes.
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AghaKouchak, Artemyev, Fischer, Macdonald, and van Sebille Receive 2019 James B. Macelwane Medals
“[UCI Professor] Amir AghaKouchak, has achieved an extraordinary international standing through fundamental contributions at an early stage of his career and has been very proactive in service and outreach and in promoting diversity and inclusive excellence. In just a few years, he has earned the respect and admiration of his peers, and he will continue his leadership role in the field in the future.”
—Isabella Velicogna, University of California, Irvine
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MSE Administrative Staff Mission Statement
The UC Irvine Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) administrative team strives to deliver excellence in service and support to the department, the Samueli School of Engineering, the campus and the community. With over 80 years of collective UC experience, we utilize strong collaboration, integrity, and knowledge to motivate, assist, and guide our instructors, faculty, researchers, and students in their academic endeavors.
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A better way to quantify radiation damage in materials
A tiny titanium nut that had been removed from inside the reactor was just the kind of material needed to prove that this new technique, developed at MIT and at other institutions, provides a way to probe defects created inside materials, including those that have been exposed to radiation, with five times greater sensitivity than existing methods.
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Annual Membership Levels
Project Partner
$10,000Access to recruit a select group of engineering candidates through our Internship Initiative program
- One (1) faculty-mentored student team project in an academic year (10-week quarters)
Recruitment Partner
$20,000Access to recruit a select group of engineering candidates through our Internship Initiative program
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A mother’s medtech inspiration
Michelle Khine’s latest medtech startup was inspired by one of the scariest moments of her life. In 2018, Khine, a UCI biomedical engineering professor and entrepreneur, was watching her newborn baby being treated for a collapsed lung when she noticed that doctors weren’t monitoring his breathing. As she soon discovered, respiration has long been a neglected vital sign. State-of-the-art monitors are often bulky and can be inaccurate. “I went back and told my students: ‘This is ridiculous!’” she recalls.
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A dangerous fire season looms as the drought-stricken Western US heads for a water crisis
Amir AghaKouchak, UCI associate professor of civil & environmental engineering and others write, “Scientists are also closely watching the impact that the rapid warming and drying is having on trees, worried that water stress could lead to widespread tree deaths.
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As water shortages intensify Iran’s heat wave, authorities shift blame