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Engineering Research Featured on Lab...
Fabrics that change transparency like squid skin, methalox rockets, mini gyroscopes and neuroelectronics for the brain are the latest topics featured in UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering's podcast The Lab Beat. This captivating podcast takes you right into the labs of engineering researchers as award-winning audio journalist Natalie Tso offers 5-8 minute audio portraits.
UC Irvine Students Win NASA Blue Skies...
A team of UC Irvine students won honors from NASA for creating an innovative system for aircraft maintenance in the NASA’s Gateway to Blue Skies Competition. The team won the Best Infographic Award for their excellent presentation and were one of eight national finalists who received $9,000 to research their solution for aircraft maintenance.
“Leave Your Comfort Zone,” Says...
“I used to be a really quiet person,” said UCI mechanical and aerospace engineering senior Sunny Lin. “I couldn't even order food by myself because I was nervous.”
Buswell Wins Outstanding Teaching Award...
Natascha Buswell, associate professor of teaching in mechanical and aerospace engineering, was recognized with the Outstanding Teaching Award by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) at the Pacific Southwest Section Conference in April. The ASEE is a nonprofit organization that works to further engineering and technology education by showcasing great merit in research, instruction, public service and practice.
UC Irvine Engineering Researchers Develop...
A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Maxim Shcherbakov in the UC Irvine Nhu Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has developed a simple way to change how infrared light moves through an ultrathin crystal – using only heat and pressure. The study, published in ACS Nano, was carried out in collaboration with researchers from UCI's Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
UCI Students Transcend Musical Boundaries...
UC Irvine students challenged the limits of music through their inventions showcased at the third annual Engineering-Symphonic Orchestra New Instrument Competition (E-SONIC) on Monday. Jars filled with water, XYZ coordinates, dancing gloves and heartbeat-led-percussion were just some of the creative ways students expanded the boundaries of sound with their musical instruments.
Six Alumni Inducted into Hall of Fame
The 2026 Engineering and ICS Alumni Hall of Fame at the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art in Costa Mesa combined beautiful weather and an art-filled venue with a celebration of alumni success. Three engineering and three information and computer sciences outstanding alumni were inducted this year for making a significant impact in their profession, or in other ways bringing distinction to their alma mater.