Environment/Energy

UCI Advanced Power and Energy Program to research making steel with renewable resources

Department of Energy-funded project seeks to replace coal-fired plants with hydrogen electrolysis process

UCI researchers: carbon in Earth’s soil older than previously thought

Analyzing radiocarbon dating on a massive database of soil samples from around the world, University of California, Irvine researchers have determined that globally, the average age of the carbon in the ground is about 5,000 years old. In a study published today in Nature Geoscience, a team led by Zheng Shi, UCI postdoctoral scholar in […]

Huolin Xin receives early career award from DOE Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen Houlin Xin, UCI assistant professor of physics & astronomy, as an awardee in its DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program. Xin will receive $150,000 per year for five years to support his project to develop transmission electron microscopy imaging technologies for making lithium-ion battery electrodes more […]

UCI Earth system scientist helps quantify drop in carbon emissions during pandemic

Scientists who normally study how human activities impact the planet have been given a rare opportunity over the past few months to observe what happens when industry, transportation and other sources of carbon emissions are curtailed. Steve Davis, UCI associate professor of Earth system science, is part of an international cohort of researchers measuring the […]

Ellen Druffel elected to National Academy of Sciences

UCI Earth system science professor is an expert in the ocean carbon cycle

East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated almost 3 miles over last 22 years

UCI, NASA scientists assess ice sheet with potential to raise global sea levels nearly 5 feet

Greenland shed ice at unprecedented rate in 2019; Antarctica continues to lose mass

UCI, NASA JPL project tracking Earth-sensing satellite turnover yields striking results

California’s strict air quality regulations help farmers prosper, UCI-led study finds

Despite reductions, pollution in growing regions persists, pointing to mitigation opportunities

UCI-led project seeks to combat wildfires

A University of California, Irvine-led team has received $3.6 million over three years for a project that uses science and engineering to help California fight wildfires. The funding comes from the University of California Laboratory Fees Research Program competition, a contest designed to promote the development of multicampus projects and collaborations that advance the missions […]

Contradicting prevalent view, UCI oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton

Machine learning Earth system model projects growth in lower latitudes by 2100