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Elisa Borowski receives Sloan Foundation...
Civil and environmental engineer to investigate how extreme heat intensifies energy and transportation hardship and how that knowledge can inform more equitable clean energy policies.
Leonard A. Ferrari, Ph.D. ’80 named...
Engineer, inventor, educator and interdisciplinary problem-solver, Leonard A. Ferrari is this year’s recipient of the Samueli School of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.
UCI Engineers Help Forge a Metal That...
UC Irvine materials scientists played a key role in a landmark Nature study revealing two new alloys that remain tough from near absolute zero to extreme heat
New Grant Supports AI-Driven Research...
UC Irvine researcher Maxim Shcherbakov received Energy Department Genesis Grant to advance photonics technology
Peter Burke Links Guinness-Award Winning...
With a father in the Air Force, Peter Burke grew up watching planes and aspiring to be a pilot. “I was too tall. Pilots have to fit in the cockpit and my vision wasn’t good enough,” said Burke who is 6 foot 2 and wears glasses. Instead, Burke became an electrical engineering and computer science professor and is now creating cutting-edge drone technology at UC Irvine.
The powerful punch of mantis shrimp...
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, has spent more than a decade studying the clubs of these small, but mighty creatures.
Department of Energy selects UC Irvine-led,...
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science has selected a geothermal energy project led by engineers at the University of California, Irvine to move forward to a second phase that will span three years.