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UC Irvine Students Win NASA Blue Skies...
A team of UC Irvine students won honors from NASA for creating an innovative system for aircraft maintenance in the NASA’s Gateway to Blue Skies Competition. The team won the Best Infographic Award for their excellent presentation and were one of eight national finalists who received $9,000 to research their solution for aircraft maintenance.
Students Showcase Innovation at 2026...
Innovation and entrepreneurship were on display at the 2026 Beall Butterworth Competition, a six-month contest that culminated in an on-campus Demo Day and awards ceremony on May 15. While the competition is open to all UC Irvine students, teams must be composed of at least one student from the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) in the Butterworth Product Development category and one engineering student in the Beall Student Design category.
“Leave Your Comfort Zone,” Says...
“I used to be a really quiet person,” said UCI mechanical and aerospace engineering senior Sunny Lin. “I couldn't even order food by myself because I was nervous.”
UC Irvine Engineering Researchers Develop...
A team of researchers led by Assistant Professor Maxim Shcherbakov in the UC Irvine Nhu Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science has developed a simple way to change how infrared light moves through an ultrathin crystal – using only heat and pressure. The study, published in ACS Nano, was carried out in collaboration with researchers from UCI's Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Buswell Wins Outstanding Teaching Award...
Natascha Buswell, associate professor of teaching in mechanical and aerospace engineering, was recognized with the Outstanding Teaching Award by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) at the Pacific Southwest Section Conference in April. The ASEE is a nonprofit organization that works to further engineering and technology education by showcasing great merit in research, instruction, public service and practice.
Researchers Uncover Hidden Rules Governing...
River deltas are among the most vital, densely populated, and severely threatened landscapes on Earth. An international team of scientists, including many affiliated with UC Irvine, has published a breakthrough study in the journal Science decoding the mathematical rules underlying the structure of delta channel networks and their ability to build land.
Engineering Commencement Speaker Journeys...
When Eduardo Beltran steps on stage to address his peers at the Samueli School of Engineering 2026 Commencement Ceremony, it will be with a strong sense of pride and wonder at how far his own curiosity has taken him.