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UC Irvine Engineering Students Compete...
Seven engineering students traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, last month for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE) Annual Student Conference’s ChemE Cube competition. The ChemE Cube is an international, annual student competition sponsored by ExxonMobil where students make a project to solve an environmental issue in a cubic foot cube.
National Academy of Inventors Names...
The National Academy of Inventors has chosen two University of California, Irvine researchers to its class of 2025 fellows. Biomedical engineer Tibor Juhasz and computer scientist Marios Papaefthymiou are among 185 new NAI fellows elected this year.
UCI Engineering’s Stacey Nicholas...
An expanded, renovated Stacey Nicholas Office of Outreach, Access and Inclusion (OAI) in the Samueli School of Engineering opened last month offering students more space to study, seek resources, connect with tutors and mentors, and find a sense of belonging. Originally opened in 2014, OAI provides a variety of services and programs aimed at advancing UCI’s commitment to inclusive excellence by supporting the recruitment, retention, and graduation of undergraduate and graduate engineering students, while fostering representation, opportunity, and belonging.
Karnig Boyadjian Leads Engineering Student...
Karnig Boyadjian was only a year old when his dad bought him his first car — a small, radio control (RC) model. Though Boyadjian wouldn't use the toy until years later, it unknowingly symbolized his career interest in engineering.
Inspirations from Nature: UCI Robot...
If you visit the UCI Robot Ecology Lab, you’ll see swarm robots being kind to one another and environmental robots modeled after cute animals like the RaccoonBot and SlothBot. These are all the brainchild of Magnus Egerstedt, a top roboticist, professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and the dean of the UCI Samueli School of Engineering.
When the Levee Breaks
Brett Sanders didn't name his flood modeling company after a Led Zeppelin song by accident. “When the Levee Breaks” is more than a musical reference, it's also a forecast.
UCI Students Network with Peers, Industry...
Seven UC Irvine undergraduate STEM students attended MESA’s Student Leadership Conference this month in San Francisco for a weekend of networking with industry professionals and leadership training. The MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) program guides diverse students from underrepresented backgrounds into STEM education and careers.