2006 News

	Jun 7, 2006 Engineering the Future and Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Awards Presented at the Annual Samueli School Banquet Prominent biomedical community leader, William J. Link, and Professor Georges Belfort honored for exceptional contributions to academia
	Jun 5, 2006 Samueli School Honors Outstanding Faculty at Annual Awards Banquet Selected engineering professors received Fariborz Maseeh best teaching and research awards
	Jun 1, 2006 Samueli School Engineers Developing Novel Nano Methods to Control Droplet Sizes Utilizing Microfluidic Platforms Samueli School Engineers Developing Novel Nano Methods to Control Droplet Sizes Utilizing Microfluidic Platforms Professor Lee and his research team focus on advanced technology, which permits exact amounts of biomolecules, drugs and reagents for encapsulation
	May 30, 2006 Annual Symposium Focuses on Engineering in Medicine and LifeChip Technologies Academic experts and industry leaders gathered to highlight technological advancements and discuss emerging issues facing the state and nation’s biomedical community
	May 24, 2006 Martha Mecartney Receives UCI's Professor of the Year Award Mecartney Honored at UCI's 13th Annual Celebration of Teaching
	May 2, 2006 Advanced Microbattery Technology Developed at UC Irvine Could Lead to Smaller, Lower Power Pacemakers, Hearing Aids Advanced Microbattery Technology Developed at UC Irvine Could Lead to Smaller, Lower Power Pacemakers, Hearing Aids, Remote Sensors Professor Madou and research team work to create advanced microbatteries through the use of Carbon-MEMS
	Apr 14, 2006 MSE Graduate Students Honored for Outstanding Presentations at TMS Conference Recognized for papers on nanostructured materials
	Apr 4, 2006 Professor Samuelsen Elected ASME Fellow Recognized for his many career contributions in mechanical engineering
	Mar 20, 2006 Orange County CEOs Receive 'Advocate of The Year' Awards From UC Irvine Alumni Associations Engineering Advisory Board members Henry Samueli and Michael Mussallem among recipients
	Mar 17, 2006 UCI Engineers Create Computer Model of Hawaii Dam-break Flood Simulation shows the path and timing of flood waters that moved across Kauai's Kuhio Highway and into KilaueaBay
	Mar 7, 2006 Professor Berns Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award Berns commended for the development and growth of laser microbeam technology
	Mar 6, 2006 Dean Receives Honorary Doctorate from the National Technical University of Athens Alexopoulos honored for his many contributions to the global engineering community
	Feb 28, 2006 University of Oldenburg Presents Gajski With Honorary Doctorate Honored for his contributions to embedded systems and design science
	Feb 20, 2006 UCI Celebrates National Engineers Week E-Week is an annual event aimed at increasing public awareness and appreciation for the engineering profession
	Feb 6, 2006 Samueli School Researchers Look For New Ways to Restore Hearing Loss Samueli School Researchers Look For New Ways to Restore Hearing Loss Professor Zeng and his team of biomedical engineers are actively working on a new, inexpensive cochlear implant device that will improve hearing for certain patients
	Jan 20, 2006 World-Renowned Harvard Scientist to Speak at UC Irvine on Jan. 25 George M. Whitesides will present "Microtools for Biology," kicking off the Biomedical Engineering Department's 2006 Distinguished Lecturer Series
	Jan 19, 2006 Samueli School Professors Honored at UC Irvine Innovations Award Ceremony Recognized for their significant contributions to the university as inventors
	Jan 17, 2006 Mechanical Engineering Student Awarded Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Link to Orange County Register story
	Jan 9, 2006 Dean Alexopoulos Discusses the School of Engineering in OC Innovation Week Interview Frank Peters interviews the Dean in this unique podast