Timothy Rupert, assistant professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering, has been awarded an Early Career Research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Joyce Keyak, professor in residence of radiological sciences at UCI’s School of Medicine, had been inducted into the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering‘s College of Fellows for outstanding contributions in the area of imaging and skeletal biomechanics. The College of Fellows comprises the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the […]
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Stacey Nicholas’ Opus Foundation has made a $9.5 million gift to The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine. The donation will establish a $2 million endowed deanship; fund student scholarships and graduate fellowships; and support school programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics outreach. It will also facilitate an ongoing partnership with St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano.
The National Academy of Engineering has announced the election of UC Irvine’s Said Elghobashi to membership.
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013 – Ida Melucci, a seamstress who worked for McDonnell Douglas and then Boeing, has left a bequest of $1.5 million to UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering to create graduate fellowships. “We are honored that Ida Melucci entrusted us with her gift to continue to support and enhance the education […]
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 – The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine will receive a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for developing a solar stove that enables carbon emissions-free cooking. The Grand Challenges Explorations initiative is intended to foster outside-the-box solutions to persistent global health […]
Irvine, Calif., Nov. 20, 2013 – The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine will receive a $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for developing a solar stove that enables carbon emissions-free cooking. The Grand Challenges Explorations initiative is intended to foster outside-the-box solutions to persistent global health and […]
Samueli School of Engineering doctoral student Salvatore Campione has been named a 2013 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar. This award is given each year to scholars age 27 or younger who have already demonstrated exceptional engineering or scientific research.
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.