Engineering

Temperature increases during dry periods outpace average climate warming

EVENT:  UCI will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its innovative Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Building, a $120 million edifice with 113,000 assignable square feet of room that will host transdisciplinary projects in line with two major themes: biomedicine for human health, and energy use and the environment. UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman will be among the speakers. […]

Building will foster collaborative research in engineering, physical sciences and computing

Scholarship program will support 190 transfer students in advanced manufacturing

Director of new UCI research institute discusses its origins, assets and purpose

Engineered implant could help 1 in 4 young women with TMJ problems

UCI scientists find new teleconnection for early and accurate precipitation prediction

EVENT:  The grand opening of the Irvine Materials Research Institute – an electron microscopy facility that serves as the cross-campus nexus for materials research at UCI – will take place during the three-day International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy & Spectroscopy. WHEN/WHERE:   Grand opening: 9-11 a.m. Thursday, June 7, Engineering Hall (bldg. 308, grid H8 on […]

A team of researchers including Allon Hochbaum, UCI assistant professor of chemical engineering & materials science, has made a breakthrough recently in creating synthetic materials that behave like living tissue. In a paper published in Nature Chemistry, the scientists discuss the development of nanomaterials that transform in response to chemical signals. Applying amino acids to […]

By taking a closer look, UCI scientists find resilience in face of heat stress