2004 News

Each year the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) recognizes a small fraction of its membership by election to Fellow grade in recognition of extraordinary achievement.

The CAREER Award is NSF’s most prestigious commendation for new faculty members, recognizing the early career development activities of scholars most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. CAREER awardees are selected on the basis of creative, career-development plans that effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their institution.

Kim recognized for advancing real-time distributed computing

Kane Kim, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected President of the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA). KSEA has 2,000 members and has been active for more than 30 years.

Professor Kim is currently the President-elect for the July 2004 - June 2005 term and will serve as President over the July 2005 - June 2006 term. Kim plans to host the 2005 USA - Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship (UKC) in August 2005 on the UCI campus.

As the 2004-2005 academic year commences, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering welcomes another burgeoning class of students. The school looks forward to an exciting year ahead. Our students reflect the diversity that leads to an enriching learning and research environment. In the new class, sixteen states are represented, with students coming from the East Coast, Mid West, South, and West Coast of the United States. Sixteen countries are also represented, with students from China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Korea, Lebanon, India, Iran, Spain, Turkey, Russia and Venezuela comprising the new class. These demographics exemplify that The Henry Samueli School of Engineering truly is an international center for learning and research.