Inaugural UCI Engineering-Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows Named
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Irvine innovators making an impact
Iryna Zenyuk, Associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, UC Irvine. As director of UCI’s Zenyuk Lab, she pioneered a novel approach to convert and store electrochemical energy in an effort to reduce the world’s carbon footprint. Read More
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Ironclad beetle built “like a tank” can survive being run over by a car
"The ironclad is a terrestrial beetle, so it's not lightweight and fast but built more like a little tank," said principal investigator and corresponding author David Kisailus, a University of California, Irvine professor.
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Irvine innovators making an impact
Rahim Esfandyar‑Pour, Assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science and biomedical engineering, UC Irvine. Esfandyar-Pour and his team have invented a health-monitoring wearable many times thinner than a human hair – that operates without a battery. Read More
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India’s Punishing Heat Waves More Deadly With Warming
Heat waves in India have become more extreme and significantly more deadly even with the relatively moderate amount of human-driven warming that has occurred over the past few decades, new research shows.
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Irvine innovators making an impact
Tibor Juhasz, CEO and founder, Vialase. Juhasz helped develop LASIK cornea surgery using femtosecond (a quadrillionth of a second) lasers, a technique that has helped 30 million people. The UCI professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering has since developed femtosecond surgery for cataracts and now is conducting clinical trials to treat glaucoma with femtosecond beams. Read More
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In Space, No One Can Smell Your Many, Many Farts
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Inspiring Engineering Minds to Advance Human Health
Dear Friends of BME,
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International Outreach
Working with the Office of Global Engagement at UCI, the Samueli School of Engineering extends beyond U.S. borders to establish international collaborations through a number of immersive educational programs. These programs not only enhance academic skills in engineering but also facilitate cultural experiences. Global outreach opens the door to opportunities for faculty and students to exchange knowledge, learn about different cultures and expand horizons.