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Project Scientist - Gorodetsky Lab
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Irvine invites applicants for a project scientist in the Gorodetsky Group, at the assistant level. The position requires a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, materials science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or related fields. Expertise with the high throughput fabrication and characterization of organic electronic or bioelectronic devices is required for the position. The start date is negotiable.
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Paralyzed man walks again using signals transmitted from his brain to his legs
Dr. Zoran Nenadic, a neurologist at the University of California, [Irvine], said in a statement: “We’ve been able to, for the first time, allow a person to walk hands-free without pressing buttons. It’s a short distance, of course, but in terms of significance, it’s a very exciting step.”
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Part-Time Lecturer Position – School of Engineering, Master of Engineering Program
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PerceptIn’s Self-driving Vehicles Go on Sale in November for $40,000
While autonomous cars aren’t as expensive as they used to be, they’re not exactly competitive with midrange family sedans. … Dr. Shaoshan Liu says it doesn’t have to be that way. The University of California Irvine graduate … is the founder and CEO of PerceptIn, a robotics startup headquartered in Santa Clara, California that’s been developing an in-house self-driving car platform since 2016. It today unveiled the DragonFly Pod, an autonomous vehicle priced at just $40,000 that’ll go on sale in November.
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Paralyzed man moves legs using brain-reading device
The researchers at the University of California, Irvine, used a brain-computer interface to bypass the damage in a man who had been paralyzed for five years. … One of the researchers, Dr. An Do, said: "We showed that you can restore intuitive, brain-controlled walking after a complete spinal cord injury.”
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Postdoctoral Research Position - Li Lab
Will remain open until filledThe Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Irvine invites applicants for a postdoctoral scholar to join Han Li's laboratory of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology.
This postdoctoral position is available in the area of integrated computational–experimental enzyme engineering, focused on advancing biocatalysts through tightly coupled in silico design and high-throughput experimental validation.
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Proposal Text and Resources
The following boilerplate text was developed for SSoE PIs. The text is not tailored specifically to a particular call or project, and must be modified by the PI to follow the agency’s guidelines.
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Partners in crime: U.S. heat waves, droughts occurring together more frequently
The double whammy of overlapping droughts and heat waves is happening more frequently than it used to, according to a new study by climate scientists. “Heat waves can kill people and crops while worsening air quality, and droughts exacerbate those serious impacts,” said lead author Amir AghaKouchak, an environmental engineer from the University of California, Irvine.
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Postdoctoral Scholar - Ardoña Lab
Salary range: $69,073-74,281-- [Level 0-2]Will remain open until filledPosition Overview
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Irvine invites highly motivated applicants for a postdoctoral scholar position in the Ardoña lab. This scholar will develop and investigate energy-transporting biomolecular assemblies within cellular or physiologically relevant environments.