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Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi (left), UC Irvine associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and materials science and engineering, is lead principal investigator on the Geophysicist.AI project, while colleagues Eric Mjolsness (center), professor of computer science, and Russ Detwiler (right), associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, are co-principal investigators.

UC Irvine to lead use of AI in solving grand challenges below Earth's surface

UC Office of the President-funded project involves 5 UC campuses and 2 national labs

June 09, 2025
Snow-capped San Gabriel mountains form a backdrop for the UC Irvine Medical Center-Irvine construction site in the foreground.

UC Irvine earns STARS Gold rating for sustainability excellence, continuing legacy

Green buildings, waste diversion, alternative transportation and community outreach cited

June 05, 2025
Mo Li, UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering as well as materials science and engineering.

Wind power made more practical

Campus lab is pioneering 3D-printed concrete components to produce massive turbines for clean energy without the drawbacks

May 05, 2025
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

October 31, 2024
Bill Tomlinson, UCI professor of informatics

UC Irvine researcher authors ‘scientists' warning' on climate and technology

Academics explore roles of clean energy and AI in combating global warming

February 15, 2024
UCI campus map showing location of combined heat and power plan and location of where heating and cooling water and natural gas service goes.

UCI embarks on decarbonization study

Strategy will be developed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2045

January 12, 2024
Guann-Pyng (G.P.) Li (left), UCI professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and David Reinkensmeyer, UCI professor of anatomy and neurobiology and mechanical and aerospace engineering.

2 UCI researchers named fellows by National Academy of Inventors

G.P. Li and David Reinkensmeyer recognized for beneficial innovations

December 12, 2023
In an aeroponic garden on the patio of The Anteatery, leafy greens and herbs are grown for consumption by hungry UCI students.

America's greenest university

How UCI continues to lead the way in sustainability practices

December 11, 2023
Peter Burke, UCI professor of electrical engineering and computer science

UC Irvine-led team of researchers uncovers battery-like functions of mitochondria

First-of-their-kind findings made possible by new generation of powerful microscopes

November 27, 2023
Wendell Brase

Wendell Brase wins 2023 I2SL Phil Wirdzek Leadership Award

Honor recognizes UCI’s pioneering role in energy-efficient laboratory operations

October 25, 2023