UCI heads $8 million NSF-funded project to develop brain-computer interface
Implantable technology to restore sensation and walking in spinal cord injury patients
September 13, 2017
Engineering
Microsemi gives UCI $1.5 million to create chair in electrical engineering
Endowment will help ensure that graduates’ skills match industry needs
August 31, 2017
Aerospace workforce development symposium at UCI to feature Virgin Galactic CEO
EVENT: Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides will present the keynote address, “Opening Space to Change the World for Good,” at the Aerospace Symposium & Expo at UCI. Hundreds of high school and college students from across Southern California have registered to attend the event, designed to inspire an interest in aerospace careers and offer hands-on […]
August 29, 2017
In a warming climate, ocean- and land-based floods are a disastrous duo, UCI researchers find
Coastal areas are threatened by both oceanic and terrestrial flooding, and the combination of these factors is especially concerning as sea levels continue to rise. Untangling how oceans and rivers interact – their so-called compounding effects – is a challenge for scientists and engineers trying to estimate the current and future risk of flooding. UCI researchers have […]
August 28, 2017
Engineers pioneer platinum shell formation process – and achieve first-ever observation
UCI researchers have devised a new method of dynamically forming a platinum shell on a metallic alloy nanoparticle core, a development that may lead to better materials for oxygen reduction reactions in fuel cells that power some cars and electronic devices. In a first, engineers were able to observe the process directly, in real time, […]
August 08, 2017
Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves
UCI-led analysis of data from India could have dire implications for future
June 07, 2017
Transformative $30 million gift from Samuelis to fund convergent science building
New UCI facility will fuel major multidisciplinary research and innovation
May 09, 2017
With $1 million gift, UCI aims to become first university to launch rocket into space
Donation expands partnership with Base 11 to address STEM talent crisis
April 24, 2017
UCI civil engineering students to host peers from 18 schools for annual competitions
EVENT: The UC Irvine student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers will host 18 other school chapters for the Pacific Southwest Conference. The annual event features friendly competition in steel bridge construction, concrete canoe races, water filtration system design and more. There will also be a career fair, recreational activities and a concluding banquet. Over 1,000 civil […]
March 29, 2017