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Q&A: Rocket Propulsion Lead and Blue...
The UCI Rocket Project (Liquids) is one of the few undergraduate teams in America that has launched a rocket with cutting-edge methalox fuel. That rocket reached 9,300 feet in 2023.
Q&A with Alumnus Tiantian Yang ‘15
UC Irvine engineering alumnus Tiantian Yang, M.S. 2011, Ph.D. 2015, has been recognized with the Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The award honors early career scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the hydrologic sciences, education or societal impacts and show promise of contributions to hydrology.
The Lab Beat podcast highlights cutting-edge...
A new way to get to know the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering is through The Lab Beat podcast, which highlights its cutting-edge labs in 5-8-minute audio features. Award-winning audio journalist Natalie Tso visits the labs and speaks with professors and researchers about their innovations and visions.
Three Engineering Faculty Members Receive...
Amazon selected three UC Irvine electrical engineering and computer science faculty for Research Awards. Sitao Huang, Zhou Li and Yanning Shen are among 63 recipients from 41 universities around the world to win the competitive award that includes unrestricted funds and Amazon Web Services (AWS) promotional credits.
Fueling the Future with Hydrogen
Jack Brouwer, the director of the UCI Clean Energy Institute, has been fascinated with the energy that powers vehicles ever since he was a boy on his family's farm. At age 11, he was driving the tractor, and by 15, he was tuning his car for better performance and fewer emissions.
Yuri Shimane Joins UCI Mechanical and...
The UC Irvine Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is pleased to welcome Yuri Shimane as an assistant professor. Professor Shimane’s research centers around logistics and control problems for space systems, pertinent to New Space applications such as in-orbit servicing, assembly, manufacturing and space situational awareness in Earth orbit, cislunar space and beyond.
Al Faruque Elevated to IEEE Fellow
UC Irvine electrical engineering and computer science professor Mohammad Al Faruque has been named a 2026 IEEE Fellow in recognition of his outstanding research achievements. The fellow designation is awarded by the IEEE board of directors to no more than one-tenth of one percent of the organization’s voting membership – those considered to have extraordinary records of accomplishment.