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OrthoRep

This research combines computation with evolution to engineer antibodies that could make disease-fighting drugs faster, cheaper, more effective and accessible, which would transform health care around the world.

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Personal Data

This research addresses one of the grand challenges of our time: engineering AI so that it benefits society, while mitigating its risks.

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Critical Materials

This research focuses on the sustainable processing of critical materials, reinventing the materials supply chain, closing the loop between sourcing, production, utilization and recycling.

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The powerful punch of mantis shrimp pack insights into resilience

Mantis shrimp have one of the most powerful punches on the planet. That’s why David Kisailus, UC Irvine professor of materials science and engineering,...

Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi (right), UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering, here with co-principal investigator Russ Detwiler
Department of Energy selects UC Irvine-led, AI-driven geothermal energy project

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has selected a geothermal energy project led by engineers at the University of California, Irvine...

Attendees of the UCI Engineering + Society on AI (Proper AI) Symposium
AI Experts Showcase Research at UCI Engineering+ Society AI Symposium

Creating a digital twin of a beloved father, personalizing physical rehabilitation devices, and monitoring the impact and safety of artificial intelligence...

Oct 16 2026
11:00 AM UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building

Speaker: Ergun Kirlikovali — Integrated Polymer Industries Topic: Innovation as a Teachable...

Oct 21 2026
3:30 PM ISEB 4020

Please join us in ISEB 4020 for our first Social Hour of the Fall Quarter with Associate Dean Ali...

Oct 21 2026
6:00 PM Common Space Brewery

Three deans and a chief innovation officer walk into a brewery… and you’re invited too!. Join...