Kyriacos Athanasiou and Eric Rignot Elected to National Academy of Engineering

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that two UC Irvine faculty members, Kyriacos Athanasiou and Eric Rignot, have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest distinctions for those in engineering and technical fields. Kyriacos Athanasiou, Henry Samueli Chair in Engineering and Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, is being…

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Search Advisory Committee for Director of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the formation of an advisory committee charged with assisting in the search for a new Director of the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. The committee will evaluate nominees and make recommendations. The committee will be chaired by Lorelei Tanji, Endowed University Librarian. The…

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Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu Named 2024 National Academy of Inventors Fellows

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to congratulate Hamid Jafarkhani and Jianhua Yu on being named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. An expert in communications theory, Hamid Jafarkhani, Chancellor’s Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Conexant-Broadcom Endowed Chair, focuses his research on signal processing, machine learning, wireless communications, image processing and…

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Search Committee and Nominations – Vice Provost, Graduate Education and Dean, Graduate Division

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the formation of an advisory committee charged with assisting in the search for a new Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate Division. The committee will evaluate nominees and make recommendations. The committee will be chaired by Peter Donovan, Professor, Biological Chemistry, and Developmental and…

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Christine Gall Appointed Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share that Christine Gall, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, has been appointed as the Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Endowed Chair, effective July 1, 2024. The Aldrich Chair was established in 1984 to honor the contributions made to the campus by its founding chancellor. The Chair…

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