Student professional organizations raised more than $119,000 for the five-week Match Challenge annual fundraiser, with donations covering the cost of student projects, attending conferences and participating in competitions, and leadership and professional development activities.
Paul DiLorenzo's (PhD, Computer Science, ’08) interest in computers and computer graphics took root at a young age and took off as a doctoral student in computer science — paving the way for a successful career run at DreamWorks.
Vagelis Papalexakis, an associate professor at UC Riverside's Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, has been named the Ross Family Term Chair in Computer Science.
A project led by the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering recently received a $3.1 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an innovative method of getting rid of dangerous hydrofluorocarbon pollution from the air.
Highlander Combat Robotics — a project of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers — provides students the opportunity to build and battle their bots against each other, an fun experience that also serves as a “a gateway to practical learning"
BCOE will host the annual California Institute for Regenerative Medicine stem cell conference on August 5-6 with more than 100 student researchers who will showcase their projects and advances in regenerative medicine.
Mechanical Engineering's Kaveh Laksari has pioneered technology that help improve outcomes for patients suffering from strokes, concussions, and other examples of brain trauma.
Alumnus Garrett Milliron co-invented a materials science technology that was inspired by the “smasher” mantis shrimp and was recently used to develop a "bioinspired marvel," high-performance, impact-resistant hockey equipment
Bioengineering doctoral students Samantha Robinson and Nicholas Robertson received Koerner Family Foundation fellowships and grants geared to help them focus on their research, complete their degrees, and launch research-focused engineering careers in the United States.
