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I’m proud to announce that UC Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering welcomed 14 new engineers to our faculty ranks during the past two years. With 128 total, the school now has the largest and most diverse cohort of faculty in its 51-year history. These talented engineers will contribute to our vibrant momentum and reinforce our mission to unleash innovation, create opportunities and inspire ingenuity. Best Regards,
Gregory Washington, The Stacey Nicholas Dean of Engineering
Enrique Lavernia
UCI Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Distinguished Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Lavernia’s research focuses on processes to make nanomaterials. He is specifically interested in synthesis and mechanical behavior of nanostructured metals and composites, with an emphasis on the influence of multiple length (from micron to nano) scales on novel phenomena. He also researches metal atomization, solidification and physical behavior, including spray forming and thermal spray.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Member NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING
500+ JOURNAL ARTICLES
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BOOK
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT Dean, Distinguished Professor, UC Davis College of Engineering
Fellow
MINERALS, METALS AND MATERIALS SOCIETY MATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
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HIGHLY CITED RESEARCHER
Xiaoqing Pan
Professor and Henry Samueli Endowed Chair in Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Pan’s work involves understanding advanced functional materials, which range from ceramics and semiconductors to biological materials and nanomaterials. He has discovered new methods of improving the performance of ferroelectric materials, paving the way for next-generation memory devices.
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Fellow AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA
250 JOURNAL ARTICLES
NSF
FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT (CAREER) AWARD
EDUCATION Ph.D., Saarland University, Germany M.S., Nanjing University, China
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT Professor and Endowed Chair, University of Michigan
Chinese NSF
OUTSTANDING YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Julie Schoenung Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Schoenung is interested in green engineering, specifically developing processes that use lesstoxic chemicals, require less energy and produce less pollution. She also investigates the synthesis and characterization of advanced structural materials and has spent many years examining the materials-selection process. She analyzes factors such as economics, environmental impact and toxicity, cost-performance trade-offs and market potential of advanced materials. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Fellow Awards 165+ AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METALS
ACTA MATERIALA INC. HOLLOMAN AWARD
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE
2 LEADERSHIP AWARDS, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
JOURNAL ARTICLES
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT Professor, UC Davis
Member
GREEN RIBBON SCIENCE PANEL, CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Abdolhosseini seeks to understand the relationship between chemical composition and physical properties of advanced engineered materials. By employing statistical physics and engineering mechanics, he develops multiscale bottom-up methods ranging from nano- to cityscale. He hopes to optimize composition-structure-property correlations to reduce carbon and energy footprints of materials and infrastructures.
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Awards
MIT MASEEH TEACHING AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE SCHOETTLER FELLOWSHIP
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INVITED TALKS
29
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.S., Sharif University of Technology, Iran
Member
AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE
Aparna Chandramowlishwaran Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Chandramowlishwaran conducts research in highperformance computing with an emphasis on big data and computational science and engineering applications. She develops algorithms, techniques and domain-specific compilers to tune and optimize applications for parallel architectures, including emerging multicore and heterogeneous platforms.
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Prize
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY GORDON BELL PRIZE
18
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
PREVIOUS POSITION Research Scientist, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT
Awards
INTEL PH.D. FELLOWSHIP ACM/IEEE GEORGE A. MICHAEL MEMORIAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FELLOWSHIP
Timothy Downing Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Downing’s interests lie at the intersection of stem cell epigenomics, cell mechanobiology and biomaterial design. He strives to understand the ways in which signals from the extracellular microenvironment can influence certain cell fate decisions and behaviors that are relevant to clinical outcomes. He hopes to harness the potential within these insights to create innovative materials and regenerative strategies for therapeutic interventions.
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INVITED TALKS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
5
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION Ph.D., UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco
PREVIOUS POSITION Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University
Awards
UNCF/MERCK POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FORD FOUNDATION POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT INSTRUCTOR, UC BERKELEY
Solmaz S. Kia
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Kia works in networked control systems, decentralized/distributed algorithm design for multi-agent systems, nonlinear control theory and robotics. Her research has applications in electrical power, communications and transportation networks.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
BEST SESSION PRESENTATION, AMERICAN CONTROL CONFERENCE, 2014
32
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION Ph.D., UC Irvine M.S., Sharif University of Technology, Iran
PREVIOUS POSITION UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego
Awards
HOLMES FELLOWSHIP, UCI SAMUELI FACULTY CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROFESSORSHIP
Jaeho Lee
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Lee’s research interests lie at the intersection of heat transfer and materials science, targeting an impact on novel devices in the areas of thermal management, thermoelectrics and phononics. His work focuses on developing thermal solutions for emerging areas of nanotechnology where heat transfer is critical to performance.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1
PATENT
13
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University
PREVIOUS POSITION Materials Postdoctoral Fellow, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
14
PUBLICATIONS
Han Li
Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Li works in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. She engineers biological cells as catalysts to facilitate the conversion of renewable resources into fuels, industrial commodities and pharmaceutical compounds.
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1
PATENT
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INVITED TALKS
EDUCATION Ph.D., UCLA Molecular Biology Institute
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow, Scripps Research Institute
10
PUBLICATIONS
Mo Li
Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Li’s research involves an interdisciplinary exploration linking materials science, mechanics and industrial ecology to understand the interaction between materials, structures and the environment. Her work leads to the design of novel materials across length scales ranging from nano to macro for the next generation of infrastructure systems.
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BEST INVITED KEYNOTE SPEAKER, MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY CONCRETE CONFERENCE
17
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION
M.S.*, Ph.D., University of Michigan *Industrial and Operations Engineering, and Civil Engineering
PREVIOUS APPOINTMENT Assistant Professor, University of Houston
Awards 3 GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS 3 TEACHING AWARDS
Haithem Taha
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Taha is interested in bioinspired mechanics and microsized air vehicles (tiny drones) as well as dynamics and control, aerodynamic modeling and optimization applications.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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INVITED TALKS
35
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Tech M.S., Cairo University, Egypt
PREVIOUS POSITION Postdoctoral Researcher, Virginia Tech
Awards
IDEAL TEACHING ASSISTANT, CAIRO UNIVERSITY BEST MASTER’S THESIS, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, CAIRO UNIVERSITY
Zhiying Wang
Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Wang’s research focuses on coding for distributed-storage networks and flash memory, compression for genomic data, and distributed algorithms combined with information theory.
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2
PATENTS
16
PUBLICATIONS
5
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, INCLUDING A CHINESE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
PREVIOUS POSITION Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University
NAMED A “RISING STAR IN EECS,” UC BERKELEY
Yoonjin Won
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Won studies thermal and mechanical characterization of nanostructured materials, as well as the development of nanoengineered structures and integration of devices to create innovative solutions.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
10
TECHNICAL REVIEWS
30
PUBLICATIONS
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University
PREVIOUS POSITION Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University
Awards 4 BEST PAPERS
Mark Walter
Teaching Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Walter’s research involves the mechanics of materials. Using advanced experimental and numerical techniques, he investigates the initiation and propagation of damage on micro- to macro-size scales, and studies the response of multifunctional materials in simulated application environments. He is particularly interested in energy efficiency, with an emphasis on building energy modeling and innovative, advanced mechanical systems. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1
PATENT
33
PUBLICATIONS
NSF
CAREER AWARD
EDUCATION M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
PREVIOUS POSITION Adjunct Associate Professor, Ohio State University
Awards
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ADVISORY BOARD EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY FULBRIGHT POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Founded in 1965, The Henry Samueli School of Engineering educates more than 4,000 engineers each year (3,232 undergraduates and 1,042 graduates) with an integrative approach that blends fundamentals, research and hands-on experience. The school’s mission is to unleash innovation, create opportunities and inspire ingenuity. The Samueli School’s faculty members are leaders in their disciplines who have achieved worldwide recognition for their research
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NATIONAL ACADEMY MEMBERS
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ENDOWED CHAIRS
and dedicated teaching. The school includes five academic departments: biomedical engineering; chemical engineering and materials science; civil and environmental engineering; electrical engineering and computer science; and mechanical and aerospace engineering. Current research thrusts include communications and information technology, energy and sustainability, human health, and advanced manufacturing and materials.
40% NAMED FELLOWS
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DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS
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CHANCELLOR’S PROFESSORS
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