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Engineering and Natural Sciences at UCR Ranked Top Ten in the World
(May 17, 2013)
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.
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BCOE Students Win Riverside Startup Weekend Competition
(May 14, 2013)
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.
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BCOE Students Score Two Wins at Environmental Design Competition
(May 10, 2013)
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.
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Kisailus and Students Will Demonstrate Design by Nature at Riverside Metropolitan Museum
(May 6, 2013)
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.
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DOE Funding Will Provide $3 Million for Biofuels Research
(May 3, 2013)
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.
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BCOE Leads the Way in Undergraduate Research
(May 2, 2013)
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.
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Five Honored with NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awards
(May 1, 2013)
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.
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Engineering Educators Share Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning at ASEE-PSW Conference at BCOE
(April 25, 2013)
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.
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Barth Recognized by City of Riverside as Innovation Honoree
(April 17, 2013)
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.
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BCOE to Host ASEE-PSW Conference
(April 16, 2013)
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.
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BCOE Students Earn Awards at NSBE National Convention
(April 11, 2013)
A delegation of students from the Bourns College of Engineering earned honors and awards for service and leadership at the national convention of the National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE) in Indianapolis, Ind., March 27-31.
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Bautista Participates in Johnson Space Center Intern Employment Program
(April 9, 2013)
BCOE student Justin Bautista has sat in NASA's Mission Control Center, had dinner with astronauts, and conducted research on the next generation of manned spacecraft. Those experiences were all made possible through an internship at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, where Bautista will return in June.
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