Departments
Welcome to the Henry Samueli School of Engineering
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine is one of the nation’s fastest growing engineering schools, attracting talented faculty and students from across the nation and abroad. The School consists of five academic departments: biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and materials science, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, and mechanical and aerospace engineering.
As an engineering school within a world-class research university, we continually strive to provide an outstanding education to students through a combination of classroom, laboratory and industry experience.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers a broad array of exciting research and training opportunities with world-renowned researchers. Engineering focus areas include biomedical photonics/optoelectronics, biomedical nano- and microscale systems/fabrication, biomedical computation/modeling, and tissue engineering. These technology areas intersect with clinical areas of focus such as cardiovascular disease, the nervous system, cancer, and ophthalmology. Included in these opportunities are major campus resources at the Beckman Laser Institute (biophotonics), theChao Family Cancer Center
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine is one of the nation’s fastest growing engineering schools, attracting talented faculty and students from across the nation and abroad. The School consists of five academic departments: biomedical engineering, chemical engineering and materials science, civil and environmental engineering, electrical engineering and computer science, and mechanical and aerospace engineering.
As an engineering school within a world-class research university, we continually strive to provide an outstanding education to students through a combination of classroom, laboratory and industry experience.
The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers a broad array of exciting research and training opportunities with world-renowned researchers. Engineering focus areas include biomedical photonics/optoelectronics, biomedical nano- and microscale systems/fabrication, biomedical computation/modeling, and tissue engineering. These technology areas intersect with clinical areas of focus such as cardiovascular disease, the nervous system, cancer, and ophthalmology. Included in these opportunities are major campus resources at the Beckman Laser Institute (biophotonics), the
The Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science focuses research efforts in several areas. Chemical engineering activities concentrate in two areas: biotechnology and biomolecular engineering, which includes protein expression, metabolic engineering, bioreactor engineering, protein engineering, cell and tissue engineering, biomaterials, colloids, and drug delivery; and, transport phenomena, which includes fluid, heat and mass transport in biological systems; laser-induced transport processes with applications in microfluidics, biology, and medicine; transport of biological particles (i.e. viruses, bacteria, protozoa) through environmental systems.
Materials science areas include: synthesis, mechanical behavior, and characterization of advanced nanostructured materials; ceramics and sol-gel processing; device packaging and manufacturing; electronic and optical materials; lightweight structures and multifunctional materials; microbiological corrosion of metals and alloys; biomaterials; polymers and related nanotechnology and nanocomposites; creep and superplasticity; fuel cell and energy related system materials; device physics; and, coatings and multilayers.
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering focuses on three major areas of teaching and research: structural and geotechnical engineering, transportation systems, water resources, and environmental engineering. Structural and geotechnical engineering involves engineering mechanics, soil mechanics, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, structural control, reliability and risk, composites and advanced materials, advanced sensors, non-destructive evaluation, smart structures, structural health monitoring, remote sensing, imaging and visualization, and civil infrastructure systems. Transportation systems focus on intelligent transportation systems and telematics, travel behavior, transportation planning, policy, systems analysis, energy and the environment, operations and management, logistics, and information technology. Water resources and environmental engineering research concentrates on hydrology, hydrologic remote sensing, water resources, water quality, contamination management, and pollution control.
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is creating state-of- the-art technologies in computer science and engineering, computer system design, information theory, broadband communication systems, high-speed analog and digital circuit design, signal and image processing, electromagnetics, photonics, high-efficiency power electronic circuits, and alternative energy power generation. The department includes more than 20 research groups focused on areas as diverse as embedded systems, micro-electro-mechanical systems and nanotechnology, communication systems, machine intelligence, bio-chips, and neural and soft computing.
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering focuses on the areas of combustion, flow physics, turbulence, energy and propulsion; environmental analysis; control, dynamics and guidance; robotics and automation; aerospace structures; and, manufacturing and materials processing, including micro-electro-mechanical systems. The department is home to excellent experimental and computational facilities, including a robotics and automation laboratory, a biomechatronics laboratory, a micro-electro-mechanical systems laboratory, combustion and fuel-cell laboratories, a high Reynolds number mixing facility, a supersonic flow facility, and a large, low-speed wind tunnel.
