Faculty Awards
UCI Appoints Aldrich and Peltason Endowed Chairs
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that UCI has recently appointed faculty to two campuswide endowed chairs. Julie Schoenung has been named the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair and Albert La Spada has been named the Jack W. Peltason Endowed Chair. The Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair was established in 1984 to…
Read MoreEight Junior Faculty Members Named 2023-24 Hellman Fellows
Leo Chavez Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share that Leo Chavez, Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. New members are nominated and elected to the academy by current members. Professor Chavez’s research on international migration, particularly among Latin American immigrants, is the focus of four books,…
Read MoreRoland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar Awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Roland Betancourt and Héctor Tobar have been awarded 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships. Professors Betancourt and Tobar join 171 other American and Canadian scientists and scholars in the social sciences and humanities, as well as writers and artists of all kinds, in receiving these prestigious…
Read MoreFan-Gang Zeng Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Fan-Gang Zeng, professor of otolaryngology in the School of Medicine, professor of biomedical engineering in the Samueli School of Engineering, and director of the UCI Center for Hearing Research, has been elected an international member of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions for…
Read MoreKei Igarashi Awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal
Six Honored as AAAS Fellows
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that six UCI researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is my honor to acknowledge these extraordinary scholars for their accomplishments, which have significantly contributed to a broad range of fields. With this 2022 cohort, UCI has 203 AAAS fellows.…
Read MoreAmerican Society for Theatre Research Honors Daphne Lei with Distinguished Scholar Award
Jonathan Alexander Receives 2023 CCCC Co-Exemplar Award
Phil Felgner and Payam Heydari Named 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to congratulate Phil Felgner and Payam Heydari on being named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Phil Felgner, Professor in Residence, Physiology and Biophysics, is being honored for a series of discoveries based on biophysics principles and the structure and hydrodynamic properties of bilayer membranes. He has developed approaches…
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