Summer 2020

The ventilator designed in Haithem Taha’s lab utilizes a mechanically controlled respiratory regulation device connected to a high-pressure air supply. These ventilators have stand-alone functionality so they can easily be deployed in field hospitals.

Chair's Message

I hope my message finds you and all your loved ones in good health. Spring brought us an undesirable event: the COVID-19 pandemic. It was not unexpected if one was following the news from abroad, but it still required an efficient response on very short notice. The MAE department joined other units on campus in helping with that response. You can read below how our department is contributing to the development of ventilators and vaccine development. You can also read how our department came up with creative ways of bringing experiential learning to a remote setting by, for example, shipping lab kits home to our students.  In other developments, APEP recently completed a roadmap for the scaling and build-out of the renewable hydrogen, or RH2, production sector in California to serve a broad range of applications in the energy and transportation sectors. And finally, we are very thankful to alumnus Bob Altman and his wife, Michelle Sandler, for their continued support of our aerospace activities through their estate planning. Best regards, Roger H. Rangel Professor and Chair

FEATURE ENGINEERING THEIR LEGACY  If you’ve ever flown on an MD-80 or seen a cockpit with flight instruments displayed on screens, you’ve probably experienced the ingenuity of Bob Altman ’79. READ MORE

INNOVATION UCI ENGINEERS COLLABORATE TO ATTACK VIRUS As devastating as the coronavirus has been worldwide, the pandemic has ignited a can-do spirit in the Samueli School of Engineering. READ MORE

HIGHLIGHT SAMUELI SCHOOL PROFESSORS PULL OFF HOME VERSION OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING  When spring quarter abruptly transitioned to online learning in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Samueli School professors, teaching assistants and lab managers had to quickly adjust.  READ MORE

RESEARCH UCI-LED TEAM DESIGNS CARBON NANOSTRUCTURE STRONGER THAN DIAMONDS  Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon structures – that are stronger than diamonds as a ratio of strength to density. READ MORE

NEWS APEP RELEASES CALIFORNIA RENEWABLE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION ROADMAP The Advanced Power and Energy Program recently completed a roadmap for the scaling and build-out of the renewable hydrogen, or RH2, production sector in California to serve a broad range of applications in the energy and transportation sectors.  READ MORE

ACCOLADES KASSAS AND STUDENTS WIN BEST PAPER AND BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARDS Zak Kassas, Samueli School assistant professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering and electrical engineering & computer science, and three of his graduate students won a Best Paper and Best Student Paper awards recently. READ MORE

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