Henry Samueli School of Engineering
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University of California, Irvine
The University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
(UC Irvine) that oversees academic research and teaching in various disciplines of the field of engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
. Established when the campus opened in 1965, the school consists of five departments, each of which is heavily involved in academic research
Research
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in its specific field, as well as several interdisciplinary fields. The school confers Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
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, Master of Science
Master of Science
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, and Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
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degrees.
According to the UC Irvine academic catalogue, HSSoE research areas include: biochemical and bioreactor engineering, earthquake engineering, water resources, transportation, parallel and distributed computer systems, intelligent systems and neural networks, image and signal processing, opto-electronic devices and materials, high-frequency devices and systems, integrated micro and nanoscale systems, fuel cell technology, fluid mechanics, combustion and jet propulsion, materials processing, robotics, and modern control theory.
In 2000, the school, along with its counterpart
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles was opened with an enrollment of 379 students in the fall of 1945. It opened as the College of Engineering until it was changed to school on February 21, 1969. The School now has seven...
at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA), were re-named in honor of Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli
Henry Samueli is co-founder, senior vice president, and chief technology officer of the Broadcom Corporation, owner of the Anaheim Ducks, and a prominent philanthropist in the Orange County, California community. In 2007 Forbes placed Samueli's net worth at $2.3 billion. He currently resides in...
, co-founder of Irvine-based Broadcom Corporation, for his 1999 donations of $
United States dollar
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20 million and $30 million to the schools of engineering at UC Irvine and UCLA, respectively.
The present Dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
of the HSSoE is Gregory Washington, who has held the position since August 1, 2011.
Departments
- Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical engineeringBiomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
(BME) - Chemical EngineeringChemical engineeringChemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
and Materials ScienceMaterials scienceMaterials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
(ChEMS) - CivilCivil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
and EnvironmentalEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
Engineering (CEE) - Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineeringElectrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
and Computer ScienceComputer scienceComputer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
(EECS) - MechanicalMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
and AerospaceAerospace engineeringAerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is divided into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering...
Engineering (MAE)
Degrees conferred
Each of the five departments confers Bachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
, Master of Science
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
, and Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degrees
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
. The School of Engineering also offers a general B.S. degree in Engineering to upper-division students who wish to pursue an interdisciplinary program of study spanning more than one of the Engineering departments, or a program not offered by one of the departments such as hydrology
Hydrology
Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability...
or project management.
The School of Engineering offers interdisciplinary degrees in conjunction with the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, also known as the School of ICS or equally informally as the Bren School, is an academic unit of University of California, Irvine , and the only dedicated school of computer science in the University of California system...
: a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Networked Systems.
Most, but not all, undergraduate degree programs are accredited
Educational accreditation
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by ABET
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
ABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology...
. The first program to receive accreditation was Electrical Engineering in 1968; the most recent was Biomedical Engineering in 2008. Programs not accredited include the three aforementioned interdisciplinary degrees (general Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Networked Systems).
Research Centers
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
's primary mission as a research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
institution, all of the HSSoE's departments are actively involved in academic research. Additionally, HSSoE faculty and students are involved with several interdisciplinary research centers affiliated with UCI, other academic, research, or medical institutions, government agencies, and private industry. These research centers include:
- Beckman Laser Institute
- California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2)
- Carl Zeiss Center of Excellence for Electron Microscopy
- Center for Advanced Monitoring and Damage Inspection (CAMDI)
- Center for Embedded Computer Systems
- Center for Engineering Science in Design
- Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS)
- Center for Pervasive Communications and Computing
- Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- The Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology
- Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
- Integrated NanosystemsNanotechnologyNanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
Research Facility (INRF) - Insitute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS)
- Institute of Transportation Studies
- Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics (LFD)
- LifeChips
- Materials Characterization Center (MC2)
- Micro/Nano Fluidics Fundamentals Focus Center (MF3)
- National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC)
- Networked Systems Center
- RapidTech, National Center for Rapid Technologies
- Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center
- UCI Combustion Laboratory
- Urban Water Research Center (UWRC)
Facilities
Most of the school's facilities occupy one of the "spoke
Spoke
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s" of the UC Irvine campus' "Ring Road", its main 1 miles (1.6 km) circular pedestrian mall on which the university's academic schools (except for Arts
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
The Claire Trevor School of the Arts is a fine arts school at the University of California, Irvine in Irvine, CA. The four departments housed in the school consist of dance, drama, music, and studio art. The school has both an undergraduate program as well as a masters program. It was named in...
, Business
Paul Merage School of Business
The Paul Merage School of Business is an academic unit of the University of California, Irvine that is charged with academic research in the field of business...
, and Medicine) are situated. This includes department offices, faculty offices, laboratories
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
, classroom
Classroom
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s and lecture hall
Lecture hall
A lecture hall is a large room used for instruction, typically at a college or university. Unlike a traditional classroom with a capacity from one to four dozen, the capacity of lecture halls is typically measured in the hundreds...
s, and a number of research facilities. Architecturally speaking, the school consists of a diverse set of buildings ranging from brutalist to postmodern
Postmodern architecture
Postmodern architecture began as an international style the first examples of which are generally cited as being from the 1950s, but did not become a movement until the late 1970s and continues to influence present-day architecture...
.
The brutalist Engineering Tower, designed by the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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firm Kistner, Wright & Wright and constructed in 1969-1970 during the campus' original building boom, is the tallest building on the main campus. It is noted for its cantilevered design which makes it nearly twice as wide at the top than at the base. Most of the remaining buildings, including the postmodern Engineering Gateway and flagship Calit2
Calit2
The California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology is an academic research institution jointly run by the University of California, San Diego and University of California, Irvine ....
facility, were built during the campus building boom that has lasted from the late 1980s until the present. The school also has several portable classroom
Portable classroom
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buildings that house classrooms, laboratories, and offices.
For many years Engineering shared some facilities with the Department of Information and Computer Science (ICS), including the Frank Gehry
Frank Gehry
Frank Owen Gehry, is a Canadian American Pritzker Prize-winning architect based in Los Angeles, California.His buildings, including his private residence, have become tourist attractions...
-designed ICS/Engineering Research Facility (IERF). However, following ICS' 2002 elevation to school status
Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences
The Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, also known as the School of ICS or equally informally as the Bren School, is an academic unit of University of California, Irvine , and the only dedicated school of computer science in the University of California system...
, as well as its 2004 endowment
Financial endowment
A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution. The total value of an institution's investments is often referred to as the institution's endowment and is typically organized as a public charity, private foundation, or trust....
from Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
mogul Donald Bren
Donald Bren
Donald Bren is an American businessman who is Chairman of the Irvine Company, a US Based real estate developer, which he wholly owns.-Early Life and Education:...
, ICS moved many of its laboratories and offices out of shared space into the newly constructed Bren Hall located between Engineering and the Physical Sciences
University of California, Irvine School of Physical Sciences
The School of Physical Sciences is an academic unit of the University of California, Irvine that conducts academic research and teaching in the field of physical sciences...
. IERF was demolished in 2007 and Engineering Hall was built in its place.
Figures
For the 2010-11 academic year, the HSSoE employed 106 full-time faculty. Undergraduate enrollment numbered at 2,579, while graduate enrollment numbered at 720 and annual research expenditures were $29 million.Notable Faculty
- Satya N. AtluriSatya N. AtluriSatya Atluri, born in India and a citizen of the USA, is , in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at UCI. His research focuses upon the areas of aerospace and mechanics. His professional interests lie in the areas of aerospace and mechanical engineering...
, distinguished professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - Michael W. Berns, professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Rui de FigueiredoRui de FigueiredoRui Jose Pacheco de Figueiredo is an electrical engineer, mathematician, computer scientist, and a professor of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and applied mathematics at the University of California, Irvine.- Life and career :...
, research professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Daniel GajskiDaniel GajskiDaniel Gajski is a Professor of the School of Information and Computer Science and the School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine, USA...
, The Henry Samueli "Turing" Endowed Chair in Computer Systems Design, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Syed Ali Jafar, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Hamid JafarkhaniHamid JafarkhaniHamid Jafarkhani , born in 1966 in Tehran, is a Chancellor's Professor in electrical engineering and computer science at the University of California, Irvine's Henry Samueli School of Engineering...
, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Michelle KhineMichelle KhineMichelle Khine, Ph.D. is a distinguished scientist and innovator at the University of California, Irvine, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Fluxion Biosciences Inc., the scientific founder of the Shrink nano-technology platform, as well as the Assistant and Founding Professor of the School of...
, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering - G.P. Li, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Robert Liebeck, adjunct professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Henry SamueliHenry SamueliHenry Samueli is co-founder, senior vice president, and chief technology officer of the Broadcom Corporation, owner of the Anaheim Ducks, and a prominent philanthropist in the Orange County, California community. In 2007 Forbes placed Samueli's net worth at $2.3 billion. He currently resides in...
, adjunct professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science - Scott Samuelsen, professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Frank Shi, professor of Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Computer Science
- Masanobu ShinozukaMasanobu ShinozukaMasanobu Shinozuka is a Japanese applied mechanics expert in earthquake and structural engineering and Distinguished Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of California, Irvine. He is also the university's chair of research committee for the Multidisciplinary Center for...
, chair and distinguished professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Soroosh Sorooshian, distinguished professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science
- Lee Swindlehurst, professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Bruce J. TrombergBruce J. TrombergBruce J. Tromberg is an American photochemist. He is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine and at the The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at Irvine...
, professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Surgery and Physiology and Biophysics (School of Medicine) - Jasper A. VrugtJasper A. VrugtJasper A. Vrugt is a Dutch scientist/engineer/applied mathematician known for his work in the earth sciences: surface hydrology, soil physics, hydrogeophysics, hydrometeorology, and geophysics...
, assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
See also
- University of California, IrvineUniversity of California, IrvineThe University of California, Irvine , founded in 1965, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, located in Irvine, California, USA...
- Engineering colleges in California
- List of engineering programs in the California State University
External links
- Henry Samueli School of Engineering Official website
- University of California, Irvine