Hamid Jafarkhani (left), Chancellor’s Professor of electrical engineering & computer science, and Jianhua Yu, professor of medicine, hematology & oncology.

Two UC Irvine researchers named fellows by National Academy of Inventors

Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu recognized for beneficial innovations

UC Irvine researchers reveal superconductivity secrets of an iron-based material

Findings could spur advancements in quantum computing and electronics

Two people walking through burned trees in a forest landscape.

California wildfires have become more severe, killing more trees, UC Irvine researchers find

More state forests are vulnerable to wildfire due to climate change

Won awarded $6 million Department of Defense research grant

Multidisciplinary initiative to investigate thermal energy technologies

composite photograph of three male scientists.

A trick of light: UC Irvine researchers turn silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor

Discovery enables manufacturing of ultrathin solar panels, advanced optoelectronics

Dr. Federico Vaca

NIH to support UC Irvine research on reducing alcohol-influenced crash injuries

Dr. Federico Vaca will lead effort to identify risk factors among young drivers

UC Irvine researchers discover atomic-level mechanism in polycrystalline materials

Findings could herald more efficient electronics, aerospace and automotive technologies

Amal Alachkar

UC Irvine researchers are first to reveal role of ophthalmic acid in motor function control

Brain molecule reverses movement deficits of Parkinson’s, offering new therapeutic target

Phillip Felgner

UC Irvine receives initial $33 million in federal support for vaccine research

Philip Felgner to lead multi-institutional pandemic planning effort

Monica Daley, UC Irvine professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

UC Irvine receives record $668 million in research funding for fiscal 2023-24

Increase reflects strong support for campus mission