October 2022: Unleash • Create • Inspire

October 2022

Message from Magnus

Occasionally when people learn that I am an engineer, someone will say, “I could never be an engineer since I am more of a creative type.” I disagree. Engineering is profoundly creative! In fact, what makes engineering research so much fun is that we get to envision how yet-to-be-created technologies can be used to improve the human condition by making the world a better, more healthy, productive, clean and equitable place. Health of the planet and health of its people are the central themes that drive us here in the UCI Samueli School of Engineering. Our researchers, faculty and students are at the forefront of imagining what our future could look like, and this newsletter highlights some of the creativity, imagination and fearlessness that can be found everywhere in our labs and classrooms.

Best,

Magnus Egerstedt, Ph.D.

Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering

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UCI engineers push nanostructure properties to new extremes

Researchers at UCI have greatly increased the strength and energy absorption properties of nano-architected structures – already recognized for their robust and lightweight qualities – by fabricating interpenetrating phased composites.

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Lavernia collaborates with Sandia National Labs to develop new soft magnetic material

A new soft magnetic material co-developed by materials science and engineering Distinguished Professor Enrique Lavernia in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories has been recognized with a 2022 R&D100 Award.

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Swindlehurst named TUM Ambassador by Technical University of Munich

A. Lee Swindlehurst, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was recently named a TUM Ambassador by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) for his internationally cooperative efforts to “fuel innovation and enable progress in science.”

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Engineering summer STEM programs make a comeback

This summer saw the return of in-person STEM outreach activities at the Samueli School of Engineering. The school conducts a variety of outreach for youth and community college students to generate interest in STEM and expose participants to hands-on engineering and technology.

Engineering alumna Farah Bajwa competes in debut season of ‘Domino Masters’

UCI electromechanical engineering alumna Farah Bajwa ‘04, and her “Wonder Women” teammates Niasia Williams and Brianne Martin were among 16 teams competing in the new Fox series “Domino Masters,” which premiered on March 9, 2022.

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Yasaei chosen for Rising Stars in EECS 2022 program

UCI electrical engineering and computer science graduate student Rozhin Yasaei has been selected as a 2022 Rising Star in EECS.

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