October 2020
Chen, Wong win NIH grant to characterize mucosal health
UC Irvine biomedical engineering professor Zhongping Chen and otolaryngologist/facial surgeon Dr. Brian Wong recently won a $2.3 million, four-year R01 award from the NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to develop a technology that could help doctors treat sinus and nasal ailments with more precise information.
Researchers to examine COVID-19 impact on heart function
The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant ($547,000) to UC Irvine biomedical engineers Anna Grosberg, Wendy Liu and Elliot Botvinick for their project to investigate how COVID-19 affects the heart.
NSF funds research on lower-temperature, renewable cement manufacturing process
Two Samueli School engineering researchers have received a Future Manufacturing Seed Grant ($500,000) from the National Science Foundation for their project to substitute an electrochemical process for the combustion process in the manufacturing of cement, which would significantly reduce its manufacturing energy input and carbon footprint.
Samueli School engineers develop a new AI-based method for analyzing echocardiograms
UC Irvine engineers have designed a novel artificial intelligence method for assessing echocardiograms that could help cardiologists more accurately determine heart function and disease.
NASA awards fellowships to two engineering graduate students
Two mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate students, Branden Butler and Cody Gonzalez, have received NASA fellowships in support of their research. 
US News ranks UCI undergraduate engineering program 21st among public universities
U.S. News & World Report has ranked UC Irvine’s undergraduate engineering program 21st among public universities nationwide in its 2021 list of “Best Colleges.”
Support students, honor professor FAM
The Samuel School of Engineering community is creating an endowed student award in honor of Professor Emeritus Farghalli Mohamed. Known around campus as FAM, he has mentored hundreds of students and is beloved by students, staff and faculty.

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