-
-
Major flood would hit Los Angeles Black communities disproportionately hard, study finds
Flooding from a storm event so severe that it occurs only once every 100 years would cause far greater damage to life and property in the Los Angeles Basin than federal emergency officials have forecast, according to UC Irvine researchers who warn also that Black and low-income communities would be hardest hit by the disaster.
-
Microscopy reveals mantis shrimp’s shock-absorbing secrets
A team led by University of California, Irvine, materials scientist David Kisailus has analyzed the impact-resistant coating on the shrimp’s dactyl club. Using transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy the researchers made a 3D map of the club’s surface layer.
-
Meet Us on the Road
Date
Event
10/4/2022 CSU Northridge 10/6/2022 Harvey Mudd/Cal Tech 10/6 - 10/8/2022 AISES 10/11/2022 Cal Poly Pomona 10/13/2022 UC San Diego 10/13/2022 Michigan State University -
MSE Grad. Student Handbook
-
Most Of LA, Ventura, San Bernardino Counties Are Now In ‘Severe Drought’: Report
A new report by U.S. Drought Monitor says that most of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as well as half of Riverside County, are now in ‘severe drought.’ … “When you have this perfect combination you have dead trees, you have dry fuels, you have a very dry atmosphere—this is the perfect recipe for massive wildfires,” added Tirtha Banerjee, assistant professor at UC Irvine. Read More
-
Many of the world's water basins are being depleted studies find
"We know we're taking more than we're putting back in – how long do we have before we can't do that anymore?" said Alexandra Richey, who conducted the studies as a graduate student at UC Irvine. "We don't know, but we keep pumping. Which to me is terrifying." … Jay Famiglietti, senior water scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a UC Irvine professor, said that aquifers should be studied and valued the same way as precious oil reserves.
-
Microscale Spherical Structures
-
Microgrid will let these Menifee homes keep lights on during outages
UC Irvine has been quietly turning its entire campus into a microgrid for the past decade, using gas- and steam-powered turbines to provide 19 megawatts of power. “What sets a microgrid aside is (power) generation,” said Scott Samuelsen, a UC Irvine engineering professor and Menifee project researcher. “It can operate on its own in case of a grid outage.” [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries.
-
Meet United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz - UPDATE - CANCELED
Due to the government shutdown, Secretary Moniz will not be able to travel to California on Thursday as planned. Therefore, this event has been canceled.
A Rare Opportunity for UC Irvine Students, Faculty and Staff to Engage with President Obama’s new Energy Secretary
-
Manufacturing a Blade Traffic Sensor