Winter 2024: CEE@UCI News

Winter 2024

Chair's Message

Welcome!

Thank you for checking out the CEE@UCI Newsletter. Here you can keep up to date with what is happening on campus, from faculty research to both graduate and undergraduate student life.

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Sincerely,

Jean-Daniel Saphores

Professor and Chair

Kelp is on the Way: How Seaweed Will Help Us to Keep Enjoying our Coastal Environments

It is now well known that planting more trees can help heal the environment. However, the catch is that only so many trees can be planted.

What do Bathtubs Have to Do with Multimodal Traffic Data?

Transportation is so integrated into our lives that it feels simple, but when we try to take a closer look to make improvements, we realize how complicated it is.

Microscopic Research: Here are the PFAS P-facts on Environmental Cleanup

The earliest known life forms on Earth are thought to be microbes and fast-forward 3.7 billion years later these organisms still inhabit the Earth alongside us.

Onto a New Chapter at Chapman

Ariane Elizabeth Jong-Levinger is now an established Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering from UCI, having just completed her dissertation titled “Estimating Post-Fire Hazards: Model Formulation Parameterization and Applications” in July 2023.

Get to Know Elisa Borowski

UCI is making a move to improve transportation by welcoming Professor Elisa Borowski (she/they) as an Assistant Professor to the CEE department!

Meet Maya El Ajouz

I started at UCI as a math major. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do, but I knew I really loved math. Getting experience from Engineers for a Sustainable World, I was interested in sustainability.

Transporting Futures: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is an international, educational, and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting mobility and safety needs.

Beyond the Pipes of the Orange County Sanitation District (OC San)

Few people pause to think about the journey their waste undergoes after it disappears down the drain, but where exactly does it go?

Calling All Trailblazers!

We are excited to announce an incredible opportunity for women of color in STEM looking to broaden their perspectives in a supportive environment! BioGals will host our 2nd Sustainability Experience in Belize that goes beyond boundaries! Check out the video we made to celebrate the announcement.

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