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Organized by BCOE’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), Bourns Engineering Day draws more than 600 local children and their families to campus.
The Center for Environmental Research and Technology is one of six research centers at BCOE and the site of the world’s largest atmospheric chamber.
Chinese technology innovator Winston Chung's $10 million gift to the college established the Winston Chung Global Energy Center and two endowed professorships.
Seventy percent of BCOE grads have jobs within six months of graduation. Desalegne Teweldebrhan, M.S. MSE ’11, Ph.D. EE ’11, is now employed at Intel.
More than 950 BCOE students belong to 22 campus organizations, including the National Society of Black Engineers, whose student leadership team is shown here at the NSBE national convention.
The National Research Council ranked BCOE’s doctorate programs in the top quartile in the nation. Undergraduate research opportunities abound at the college as well.
Research and teaching excellence are hallmarks of the BCOE faculty. The average extramural research funding per faculty is more than $400,000.
College News
Engineering and Natural Sciences at UCR Ranked Top Ten in the World
The annual rankings by Leiden University in the Netherlands ranked UC Riverside's programs in engineering and natural sciences 10th in the world, ahead of institutions such as Princeton, Yale, and Caltech. The Leiden rankings objectively measure scientific impact based on research citations and collaboration worldwide.
BCOE Students Win Riverside Startup Weekend Competition
Three BCOE computer science majors and two local community college students who will transfer to BCOE next fall teamed up to win the Riverside Startup Weekend competition for their smartphone application Fetchit. The event was held at the Culver Center in downtown Riverside May 3-5, 2013.
BCOE Students Score Two Wins at Environmental Design Competition
The team of BCOE students recently won two first place environmental design awards at the WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development competition in Las Cruces, N.M. They developed a device that replaces a lawnmower's muffler and reduces carbon monoxide by 87 percent, nitrogen oxides by 67 percent, and particulate matter by 44 percent.
Kisailus and Students Will Demonstrate Design by Nature at Riverside Metropolitan Museum
Assistant Professor David Kisailus and his students will share lessons learned from nature about the design of the next generation of materials during a special program at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum Saturday, May 18, from 1-4 p.m.
DOE Funding Will Provide $3 Million for Biofuels Research
The Bourns College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) is scheduled to receive more than $3 million in funding for biofuels research, the U.S. Department of Energy announced recently.
BCOE Leads the Way in Undergraduate Research
The Bourns College of Engineering had the highest participation rate (21 percent) in faculty-mentored undergraduate research during the 2011-12 academic year, according to a recent study released by the Office of Undergraduate Education. Overall, 12 percent of UCR undergrads participated in research programs.
Five Honored with NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awards
BCOE bioengineering students Tyler Backman, Leo Green, Elbert Mai, Maricela Maldorado, and Thanh Yen Nguygen were recently honored by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program with four fellowships and an honorable mention.
Engineering Educators Share Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning at ASEE-PSW Conference at BCOE
More than 100 educators from the Pacific Southwest Section of the American Society for Engineering Education gathered at the Bourns College of Engineering at UC Riverside April 18-20, 2013, to share innovative approaches to recruiting, retaining and educating students in engineering.
Barth Recognized by City of Riverside as Innovation Honoree
The City of Riverside recognized Professor Matthew Barth, director of the College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology, as the Mayor's Innovation Honoree at the meeting of the City Council on April 9, 2013.
BCOE to Host ASEE-PSW Conference
The Bourns College of Engineering at UC Riverside will host the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Section Conference "Engineering Education in a Global Context" to be held Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20.
In the Spotlight
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOUT BCOE STUDENTS WHO DEVELOPED A "GREENER" LAWNMOWER
Thinking about studying engineering at BCOE? Hear what our students say about the experience
View the photos from the 2013 BCOE Homecoming Faculty vs. Alumni Basketball Game 
In the Headlines
The Riverside Press-Enterprise published a story about the student members of the BCOE chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers who were recognized with awards at the organization's national convention in Indianapolis, Ind., in March 2013.
Assistant Professor or Chemical and Environmental Engineering Akua Asa-Awuku's research into airborne particles from emissions and their effect on cloud formation was the subject of a front-page feature in the Riverside Press-Enterprise. Asa-Awuku conducts her research in the world's largest indoor atmospheric chamber at the College of Engineering-Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT).
The Riverside Press-Enterprise published a story about the Inland Empire Science Olympiad, which was held at UCR on Saturday, Feb. 23. Sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), the event hosted more than 1,000 students from middle and high schools in the region and was staffed by more than 200 volunteers from the Bourns College of Engineering and UCR.
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