The department offers an accredited degree program in materials science and engineering and a minor in materials science and engineering. Students can double major or structure coursework to satisfy medical school entrance requirements.
The National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) at the University of California, Irvine has announced that 2017 was a record year for its hydrogen fueling station, with the amount of hydrogen dispensed into fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) more than doubling that of 2016.
“We can do things better going forward,” said principal investigator Athina Markopoulou, professor and chairperson of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UCI. “With COVID we’re even more aware of data collection,” she told the Business Journal on June 16.
When a handful of UC Irvine students heard about the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition almost two years ago, they began work on their own designs in hopes of building a prototype for a high-speed ground transportation system.
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, a team led by UC Irvine and Harvard Medical School researchers started discussing how to apply their ongoing work to the current climate. … “We decided to apply it to some coronavirus targets, the S-protein,” said Chang Liu, UCI assistant professor of biomedical engineering.
"We call this technology a 'wireless fiber patch cord' because it offers the blistering speed of fiber optics without the physical cables," said Payam Heydari , NCIC Labs director, UC Irvine Chancellor's Professor of e
David Kisailus, UC Irvine professor, and graduate student Taifeng Wang, both in materials science and engineering, took a close look at the ultrahard teeth of the Northern Pacific Cryptochiton stelleri or gumboot chiton.
UCI netted $529 million in grants and contracts for research last year, which “surpasses our campus strategic plan goal of $500 million while accelerating UCI’s ascent among its Association of American Universities peers as a world-class research university,” UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman said in a press release.
It’s been 20 years since professor Iryna Zenyuk left Ukraine, but even as time passes all she remembers is the peaceful childhood she had. “It was very peaceful,” said the UC Irvine engineering [associate] professor. … Recently, Zenyuk, launched a $100,000 fundraising campaign to make UCI the host for at least four Ukrainian scholars and their families. … To help with the fundraiser, the university said it will match donations up to $150,000 and will accept scholars from various disciplines.
Engineering students have the opportunity to apply for various scholarships available in The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and at UC Irvine. These scholarships are awarded based on academic performance, or a combination of academics, community service, financial need and work experience. Scholarship applications may be obtained through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. Selection is made by of the Undergraduate Scholarship Committee and recipients are announced in late spring.
