The UCI Department of Materials Science and Engineering is committed to delivering strong and knowledgeable administrative expertise with superior customer service to faculty, staff, students, researchers, department friends and community. As such, we are proud to provide support in various areas, to include Student Affairs and Advising at the department level. Desiree Rios is the department student services advisor who oversees the following areas in MSE @ UCI:
An array of sub-mm aluminum spheres fabricated on a wafer using microscale glassblowing technology.
Photo by: Alexander TrusovAs it turns out, perhaps one who has read a new paper on the potential for hacking biosafety rooms using music.
In this episode of STEM Tea, host AJ Hinton is joined by Quinton Smith, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine (CA, USA). Here, Quinton discusses his journey into academia, his lab’s research and how he balances life with work, blocking out time to look after his mental health. Read More
The National Institutes of Health has extended its partnership with wet lab incubator University Lab Partners through the end of the year.
There are four scholarships specific to undergraduates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering:
Imagine a material that can change its thermal properties to suit the comfort of the wearer? Well that is what some engineers in California have been working towards using inspiration from nature, and specifically the skin of squid. These sea creatures can change colour by manipulating the shape of special cells in their skin and its hoped new fabrics will be able to do the same. Professor Alon Gorodetsky from the University of California Irvine is behind the research.
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, collaborated with US and Japanese institutions to make a synthetic yeast system that converts urine into hydroxyapatite (HAp) - the main structural component of tooth enamel and bone mineral, which provides hardness. Notably, this biocompatible calcium phosphate mineral is widely used in bone and dental implants, archaeological restoration and biodegradable materials. Read More
Syntr Health Technologies Inc., an Irvine micro-fat processing startup based at UCI’s Cove, is teaming up with Venice-based HappyBond to provide treatments for dogs with knee and joint osteoarthritis. … [Syntr CEO Ahmed] Zobi received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, specializing in micro and nanotechnology, from UCI.
“As people age, their brains show a decline in neuronal energy levels, which limits the ability to remove unwanted proteins and damaged components,” said lead author Gregory Brewer, adjunct professor of biomedical engineering at UC Irvine. “We found that restoring energy levels helps neurons regain this critical cleanup function.” Read More
A postdoctoral researcher studying systems neurobiology at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in San Diego was announced Monday as one of five recipients of L'Oreal USA's 2020 For Women in Science Fellowship, which annually awards grants of $60,000 to five female postdoctoral scientists. … Other 2020 recipients include: … Wendy Brown, whose research in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation ….
There are four scholarships specific to undergraduates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: