Media Watch Archives
Team demonstrates ability to supercharge cells with mitochondrial transplantation
Medical Xpress -
"Mitochondria are the engines that drive many activities performed by our cells," said first author Paria Ali Pour, a UCI Ph.D. candidate in biomedical engineering. "If these organelles are mutated or deemed dysfunctional, the clinical manifestations are devastating, so we decided to study the intracellular consequences of mitochondrial transplantation and determine whether it would be a viable method for mitigating these adverse situations and helping patients." Read More
EV Car Battery Maker Enevate Sees Tool Niche
Orange County Business Journal -
Enevate was co-founded in 2005 by UCI Professor Marc Madou and current CTO [Benjamin] Park, who has a Ph.D. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from UCI. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More
‘It’s happening by design’: Two engineers tapped to lead major D.C. region universities
The Washington Post -
In the span of two weeks, two of the largest schools in the Washington region — George Mason and the University of Maryland at College Park — named engineering deans to lead their campuses. Before being chosen for the top job at GMU, [Gregory] Washington led the engineering school at the University of California at Irvine. … “It’s not a coincidence. It’s happening by design,” Washington said in an interview. “People are recognizing that individuals with an understanding of science and technology are critical to this region’s long-term success.” [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More
Laguna Beach-based nonprofit tries to help young girls plant roots in STEM fields
Daily Pilot -
Project Scientist …. has partnered with UC Irvine the past three summers and held an expedition last week at the university’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering. “The event was a great opportunity for the girls to dip their toes into STEM and get familiar with all possible career options available to them,” said A. Lili Castillo, outreach co-chairwoman for UCI’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers. “With regard to our SWE chapter, it was an amazing way for us to become the role models that some of us wish we had growing up,” said Castillo, a second-year mechanical engineering student. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More
Solar And Wind Power Could Ignite A Hydrogen Energy Comeback
Scientific American -
“Far too many people have been misled into believing that electrification is the entire [carbon] solution” that is needed, says Jack Brouwer, an energy expert at the University of California, Irvine, who has been engineering solutions to his region’s dirty air for more than two decades. “And many of our state agencies and legislators have bought in,” without considering how to solve energy storage or to fuel industry, he says. Read More
David and Dana Dornsife Give $40 Million to World Vision
The Chronicle of Philanthropy -
University of California, Irvine. Stacey Nicholas gave $5 million to endow the university’s Office of Access & Inclusion, which will be named for her. The money will go toward efforts to recruit and retain students from populations who are underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math and will primarily serve students in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences. Read More
Girls get an exercise in engineering during visit to UC Irvine
Daily Pilot -
“This day was the start of an exciting new partnership with UC Irvine, ”[Sandy] Marshall said. “We will be back on campus this summer for our weekly STEM academies. UC Irvine offers great resources for us, along with many strong female role models in the sciences that young girls can learn from.” [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More
California PUC proposes pilot programs to decarbonize buildings
Utility Drive -
Renewable gas and hydrogen need to be part of the zero-emissions future, Jack Brouwer, director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Irvine, told Utility Dive. Brouwer is a board member and chair of the renewable hydrogen and energy storage sector action group of the California Hydrogen Business Council. Read More
Cuttlefish-inspired smart camouflage could make for sneakier soldiers
ZD Net -
Cephalopods -- cuttlefish, octopus, and squid -- are renowned for their ability to rapidly change their skin colour and patterns to match their surroundings or warn off attackers. … According to Alon Gorodetsky Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, understanding these biological capabilities could inspire the engineering of dynamic materials for military camouflage applications. … Gorodetsky and his colleagues have already demonstrated the potential of such a "dynamic thermoregulatory material" which was inspired by squid skin. Read More
Foundation trustee donates $5 million to UC Irvine for inclusive STEM recruitment
Daily Pilot -
UC Irvine announced Monday that it has received a $5-million donation from one of its foundation members to benefit the university’s Office of Access & Inclusion, which supports recruitment, retention and graduation of students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in fields related to science, technology, engineering and math. The donation was made by Stacey Nicholas, a trustee of the UCI Foundation and an electrical engineer who founded the Irvine-based Opus Foundation, which promotes STEM education outreach and the arts.[Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More