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Klinge wins award for Excellent Academic Writing in Science and Technology

Beckman Laser Institute clinic leads the way in research, treatment of vascular birthmarks

Most people have some sort of birthmark, a small skin blemish easily hidden under clothing or hair. But three out of every 1,000 American children are born with a larger type of birthmark called a port-wine stain that can significantly affect their quality of life.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s forehead hosts perhaps the world’s most famous port-wine stain. These disfiguring vascular birthmarks — which literally look like red wine splashed on the skin — can cover large areas of the face, neck and upper body and left untreated can darken and swell into hard lumps, leading to bleeding and infections.

Samueli School honors graduates

Vrugt receives Young Scientist Award from Geological Society of America

Mohamed honored by Academic Senate

Honored for excellence in undergraduate teaching

Feng co-authored award winning paper with visiting graduate student
 

When four members of the UC Irvine student chapter of Engineers Without Borders headed to Endana, Kenya, last August to see how they could best help the rural community, it proved to be a real-life pass/fail test in leadership.

"We didn't know what we were getting into," recalls Morgan Bailey, EWB chapter president and a doctoral candidate in environmental engineering. "Up to 70 percent of the people are unemployed. Many have tuberculosis. They drink mud for water. You find yourself asking, 'What can I do?' It kind of overwhelms you."

Nasrin Nasrollahi to participate in 2011 American Meteorological Society Colloquium

Iris Fu and Jonathan Pegan given National Science Foundation honors

Remembering a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Samueli School staff members honored for continued service to UC Irvine

Chemical engineer advocates recycling uranium, plutonium and other radioactive byproducts

While spent nuclear fuel continues to pile up by the ton across the United States, UC Irvine’s Mikael Nilsson says the solution is clear: recycle it at the commercial nuclear power plants that create it.

More than 96 percent of the waste – namely uranium and plutonium – can be used again, says the assistant professor of chemical engineering & materials science, and plants in Europe and Asia are doing just that. Nilsson’s laboratory research is focused on how to recycle or destroy the remaining 3 to 4 percent.

Remembering a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Engineering Leadership Council member among those honored

Shehreen Dheda to present seminar featuring titanium research

Dr. Paramesh Gopi honored for contributions to business community

Engineering faculty recognized for their contributions to research and teaching

Nicholas Gunn’s photo used as cover for the journal, Lab on a Chip

Newly founded organization looks to make impact in developing nations