Efi Foufoula-Georgiou Is AGU Horton Medal Recipient

The American Geophysical Union has awarded UCI Distinguished Professor of civil and environmental engineering Efi Foufoula-Georgiou the 2022 Horton Medal for her outstanding contributions to hydrology and water resources research.

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UCI Receives Funding for Recycling Research Project

The REMADE Institute, a public/private partnership founded by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2017, has granted $1 million to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at UCI for a project to improve California’s economy and environment through better recycling practices.

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UCI, National Laboratory Scientists Probe Carbon Sequestration at the Molecular Level

In addition to recommending a drastic curtailment and, ultimately, the end of fossil fuel consumption for energy, transportation and industry, some scientists and engineers have advocated vacuuming carbon dioxide out of the air and storing it underground to combat climate change.

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Flood Watchers

Floods in California rarely attract the sort of attention that earthquakes, wildfires or even shark attacks do. Perhaps it has something to do with the severity of an unprecedented, yearslong drought that is far from over.

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AghaKouchak Named a Highly Cited Researcher

Amir AghaKouchak, professor of civil and environmental engineering, was named to the Highly Cited Researchers global list by Web of Science group, joining 15 other UCI professors on this year’s list.

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Meeting on UCI Campus Addressed Coastal Problems and Solutions

Climate change-driven threats to Orange County’s coastline were the main topic of discussion at a meeting held on December 21 in the Susan and Henry Samueli Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building on the UCI campus.

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Distinguished Professors Establish the Georgiou and Foufoula Endowed Graduate Student Award

Two UCI Distinguished Professors - Tryphon Georgiou and Efi Foufoula - have made a generous gift to support students at the Samueli School of Engineering.

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Q&A with Alumnus John Olivier ’85

Since earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from UCI in 1985, John Olivier has established himself as a prominent and respected advocate of the architectural, engineering and construction industry in Southern California.

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