UCI Engineering

Naomi Chesler receives a $4.9 million grant from the NIH to study right ventricular failure, a historically understudied aspect of heart failure. engineering.uci.edu/news/2026/7/na…

UC Irvine engineering alumnus Jonathan Posner designed the world's safest football helmet . He shares insights into innovation. 💡 Video: youtube.com/watch?v=reHiT1… Audio descriptive version: youtube.com/watch?v=Yn_BAx…

Self-healing cement, recycled cement, electrified cement production — Mo Li is transforming concrete for a more sustainable future. 👍 tinyurl.com/mwy4chyy 5-minute podcast episode: theucilabbeat.podbean.com/e/self-healing…

UC Irvine alumnus Jonathan Posner Ph.D ’01, B.S.’95 designed the world’s safest football helmet and cleanest cookstove. 👏 He shares insights into innovation and his career journey: tinyurl.com/mt7s89nv

🎉Congratulations to Iryna Zenyuk for being awarded the prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award! She will go to Germany for a brief stay to further research in catalyst degradation phenomena in water electrolyzers and fuel cells. 👍 tinyurl.com/3km8mudh

UC Irvine alumnus Afshin Mohebbi ’83 B.S. was at 36 the youngest CEO of a U.S. telecom, Qwest. He shares insights into leadership after being inducted into the UCI Engineering Hall of Fame.

Dion Khodagholy has created a tissue-like implant that can deliver electricity to devices inside the body so that operations will not be needed to recharge devices like pacemakers. tinyurl.com/bdhusuyd

Dion Khodagholy has created a tissue-like implant that can deliver electricity to devices inside the body so that operations will not be needed to recharge devices like pacemakers.

Hung Cao and Zhou Li have won Proof of Product grants from UCI Beall Applied Innovation for their research in AI-created electrocardiogram signals and AI-driven threat security systems. tinyurl.com/bdde5fy9

Have you listened to the award-winning podcast about the labs at UCI's engineering school? Listen to cool 5-minute episodes! theucilabbeat.podbean.com

Jasper Vrugt was named a fellow of the Soil Science Society of America for his extensive contributions to soil science and hydrology. tinyurl.com/59743tau

UC Irvine biomedical engineers send cartilage tissue experiment to outer space.👍 tinyurl.com/yuumh5xj

The Lab Beat - the engineering podcast that introduces cutting-edge labs at UCI - won Best Podcast Award at the 2026 OC Press Awards. Tune into these great 5-minute audio features on our school's labs: theucilabbeat.podbean.com

🎉 Congratulations to Ty Christoff-Tempesta, Matthew Dean, PhD, Christopher Ignacio Olivares Martinez and Fei Xia for winning the inaugural University of California Early Career Faculty Excellence Research Awards! tinyurl.com/232apnz8

Yes, engineering students make great entrepreneurs. Smart bags, recycled bricks, AI platforms, and an ergonomic headrest were among the winning inventions at the Stella Zhang New Venture Competition. Congratulations! tinyurl.com/2mdyxyw7

🎉 Dean Faryar Jabarri congratulates the graduates of the UCI Rocket Project Club Solids! They came in first place at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition in their category - 10,000 feet Student Research and Designed!

UC Irvine engineering students celebrate at the 2026 commencement. tinyurl.com/mpu55wye

🎉 Congrats to all the grads who participated in UC Irvine's engineering clubs! Take that hands-on engineering experience and make it a force for good in the world! Best wishes! 💙💛

UC Irvine schools of engineering and arts show how students are creating ways to mitigate the risks of A.I. in exhibit. tinyurl.com/ymkcrak5

Commencement speaker Eduardo Beltran shares how he went from GED degree to UCI engineering degree. tinyurl.com/5x8e3kjn