Bruce Yonemoto Awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowship

Bruce Yonemoto

Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, we are pleased to announce that Bruce Yonemoto, Professor of Art, has been awarded a 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Professor Yonemoto joins 179 other American and Canadian scientists and scholars in the social sciences and humanities, as well as writers and artists of all kinds.…

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Farzad Naeim and Julie Schoenung Elected to National Academy of Engineering

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Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, we are pleased to announce that two UCI faculty members, Farzad Naeim and Julie Schoenung, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions for those in engineering and technical fields. Farzad Naeim, Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, is being recognized for…

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Seven Honored as AAAS Fellows

seven AAAS fellows

Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, I am pleased to share that seven UCI researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It is my honor to recognize these exceptional scholars for their accomplishments, which have significantly contributed to a broad range of fields. With this year’s cohort,…

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Julie Schoenung and Andrei Shkel Named 2021 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Julie Schoenung and Andrei Shkel

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to congratulate Julie Schoenung and Andrei Shkel on being named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Julie Schoenung, professor and chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, leads research into new materials to meet the demands of ballistics, energy and transportation applications. Her group is involved in…

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Adria L. Imada Named 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

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Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, we are pleased to announce that Adria L. Imada, professor of history, has been named a 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. Her project will examine diverse survivors of 20th-century epidemics in the United States and its territories. Professor Imada joins a group of 26 fellows nationwide selected from more…

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Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship

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Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, we are pleased to announce that Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been awarded a 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, she was chosen through a rigorous peer-review process from almost 3,000…

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Charles Glabe Named 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow

charles glabe

Dear colleagues, It is our pleasure to congratulate Charles Glabe, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, on being named a 2020 fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Among his achievements, Professor Glabe is being recognized for the creation of antibodies that bind to the four kinds of proteins forming the amyloid associated with…

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