Soroosh Sorooshian is elected a fellow of the International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics

Soroosh Sorooshian, director of UCI’s Center for Hydrometeorology & Remote Sensing and Distinguished Professor of civil & environmental engineering and Earth system science, has been elected a fellow of the International Union of Geodesy & Geophysics. A renowned expert in water resources engineering, Sorooshian has vast experience working with global organizations and looking at the […]

UCI’s Soroosh Sorooshian to tackle global water issues as Rosenberg Forum chair

Professor will organize high-level conferences to reduce conflict in managing resources

Engineering professor Soroosh Sorooshian garners American Geophysical Union’s Horton Medal

The American Geophysical Union has awarded Soroosh Sorooshian, UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of civil & environmental engineering, the 2013 Robert E. Horton Medal for his outstanding contributions to hydrology.

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UCI welcomes international Fulbright Scholars

The five scholars are from Ukraine, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, and India

UCI engineers host workshops in East Africa on UCI-developed precipitation technology

Since water is increasingly scarce in arid East Africa, the region’s scientists and engineers have an ongoing need to know about the latest satellite precipitation data and information systems. Experts from UCI’s Center for Hydrometeorology & Remote Sensing traveled to Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, in July to host workshops for government meteorologists and researchers from […]

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UCI introduces iRain smartphone app

Data used by agencies worldwide is now freely available

UCI to co-lead $50 million water-energy research consortium

US-China collaboration also will include 4 other UC campuses, university lab

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Hydrological hat trick

UCI water and drought expert Amir AghaKouchak gets work published in three major journals within two weeks

Elghobashi joins National Academy of Engineering

The National Academy of Engineering has announced the election of UC Irvine’s Said Elghobashi to membership.

Highlights of 2013 at UCI

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement … and zombies