October 2024: The UCI Engineering+ Equation

October 2024

Message from Dean Egerstedt

Impact is defined in terms of change in momentum. Meaning, to have impact you need to have both mass and velocity. That’s true also for academic programs and we certainly are having significant impact lately in terms of the growth of our sponsored research portfolio, the size of our incoming class of Anteater engineering students and our positive movement in rankings. Talk about mass and velocity! This month’s newsletter highlights some of the many recent, remarkable achievements in the Samueli School of Engineering. And, as an added bonus, check out the “Day in the Life of the Dean” video below to see how I’m spending my time.

Best,

Magnus Egerstedt, Ph.D.

Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering

UCI Trains Undergrads in Clean Room Skills

The six-week pilot program trains students in the process of using key tools for microfabrication and helps to inspire their futures as engineers.

Students Earn Environmental Changemakers Certificates

The program, jointly created by the schools of engineering, physical sciences and social ecology, aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues and policies.

DOE Funds Early Career Award for Solar Energy Research

Stacy Copp, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, will investigate a new class of nanoscale materials that could mimic the light-harvesting abilities of plants and other organisms.

Researchers Advocate for Tissue-Engineering Approach for Arthritis Relief

Team stresses that tissue-engineered cartilage therapies can be available for people with arthritis, but concerted effort and regulatory navigation are necessary.

UCI, USC Teams Collaborate on Brain Research

The $2 million NSF award will support the goal of restoring motor functions for patients suffering damage from a stroke or other neurological problems.

NSF Education Grant Awarded to Cal State LA and UCI

Xiaoqing Pan, director of UCI MRSEC Center for Complex and Active Materials, is the co-principal investigator of the PREM funding to build the workforce in materials research.

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