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.…

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…

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that two UCI faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. This year’s election of 120 members and 30 international members recognizes their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Below are the new members from UCI: Svetlana Jitomirskaya, Distinguished Professor of MathematicsProfessor Jitomirskaya has…

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that four UCI faculty members have been elected fellows by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. This year’s election of 261 new members recognizes their accomplishments and leadership in academia, the arts, industry, public policy and research. Below are the new fellows from UCI: Jeffrey Barrett, Chancellor’s…

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Michael Méndez, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy, has been named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Professor Méndez will use the funding to support the completion of his next book, titled Undocumented Disasters: (In)visible Communities Confronting Climate Change and Environmental Injustice, in preparation for Yale University…