Posts Tagged ‘People’
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…
Read MoreSearch 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…
Read MoreOffice of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Winter 2025 Newsletter
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…
Read MoreSearch 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…
Read MoreVice Chancellor for Research Transition
Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor – Fall 2024 Newsletter
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…
Read MorePassing of Professor Carl Cotman
Dear colleagues, It is with sadness that I announce the passing of longtime faculty member Carl Cotman, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Departments of Neurology (Medicine) and Neurobiology and Behavior (Biological Sciences). Professor Cotman earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Indiana University before starting his career at UC Irvine in 1968. In 1995, he served as the…
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