Emeritus Faculty
Alfredo H.-S. Ang, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: structural and earthquake engineering, risk and reliability engineering
Email: ahang@uci.edu
Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Research Interests: structural and earthquake engineering, risk and reliability engineering
Email: ahang@uci.edu
Taps are running dry in Tehran as millions in Iran and neighboring Iraq face water shortages that are being compounded by the effects of rising temperatures. … Roughly 80% of water use goes to agriculture, according to Soroosh Sorooshian, a University of California, Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering, who grew up in Iran and whose family was in the farming business. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries.
When entomologists first told Jesus Rivera that a nondescript black beetle could survive being run over by a car, he was skeptical. Then he tried it, and the insect walked away unscathed (as you can see for yourself in the video below). Now, this newly minted Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine, has discovered the secret to this bug’s success. Read More
The Engineering Student Council (ESC) at the University of California, Irvine is proud to host our Annual National Engineers Week 2016. Engineers Week will be held from February 22nd to February 26th, 2016. Events are held throughout the week to encourage student, faculty, alumni, and industry participation.
The push for sustainable sources of energy sits at the forefront of the nation’s scientific and engineering priorities. From new and reliable processes for electricity and alternative fuels to critical water and waste management solutions, meeting the needs of a growing world population in an environmentally sustainable way is a major challenge. The Samueli School of Engineering is a world-recognized leader in green technologies, with engineers investigating a number of energy-related topics including combustion, fuel cells, alternative fuel sources, the smart grid and electric vehicles.