In an article on Motherboard published by Vice, AirUCI faculty Steve Davis was quoted on the prospects for transitioning the U.S. to renewable energy sources. Variability in sun and wind during different seasons, as well as storage and transmission challenges, would need to be overcome but it is possible to make the transition, although at great cost. Read the article
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Here's the latest news from AirUCI — our events, our people, our science.
2018
Monday, February 12, 2018
AirUCI faculty Donald Dabdub has won the 2018 Tom Angell Faculty Mentoring Award. The review committee was very impressed with his mentoring record and wrote to him saying that they found his history of mentorship of both undergraduate and graduate students to be exceptional. They were particularly impressed with both Donald's doctoral student’s account of how he teaches graduate students a variety of professional skills that will serve them well in their future careers, and also with his dedication to mentoring first-generation college students and international students.
In recognition of Donald's contributions, the UCI Graduate Division is awarding him a $500 Tom Angell Fellowship, to be paid to the graduate student of his choice. The Tom Angell Fellowship was created in remembrance of UCI's first Graduate Counselor, Tom Angell, who was dedicated to the wellness and mentoring of graduate students. Way to go, Donald!
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
AirUCI faculty Steve Davis is quoted in a Washington Post article about coal pollution and global warming. “There is a real risk that the inertia of fossil fuel infrastructure will drag us past where we want to be,” he says. “However, the retirement of power plants is ultimately an economic decision, and one that gets easier as non-fossil energy sources get cheaper.”
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Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Professor Donghyun Rim of Pennsylvania State University and his student, Youngbo Won, will be visiting AirUCI for several days beginning January 31st. They are hosted by AirUCI faculty Manabu Shiraiwa and they will be meeting with other AirUCI faculty to discuss ongoing projects and to explore potential new collaborations.
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Dr. Nanna Myllys from the University of Helsinki will be visiting us on January 24th and will speak about her research in a talk entitled "Oxidized organic compounds in atmospheric cluster formation". The talk will take place at 3:00 pm in Rowland Hall 390.
Wednesday, January 10, 2018
AirUCI faculty Scott Samuelsen was quoted in an article in News Deeply discussing issues surrounding large ships and the pollution they generate. With their greenhouse gas emissions rising and regulations looming, shipping companies, cruise lines, and other large vessels are looking at renewable fuel sources to power their ships. Among the most promising options is hydrogen, which can be generated onboard using seawater.
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Monday, January 8, 2018
Two research papers from AirUCI faculty Craig Murray's research group have been highlighted in the 2017 HOT Articles themed collection of Physical Chemisty Chemical Physics.
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2017
Thursday, December 14, 2017
AirUCI faculty Bill Cooper has retired from UCI and from the AirUCI Institute. He has provided a great deal of information and leadership in water quality issues and he will be greatly missed.
Monday, December 11, 2017
AirUCI faculty Paulina Oliva has left UCI's Department of Economics and AirUCI to take a faculty position at the University of Southern California. We wish her the greatest success and hope to continue collaborative research with her.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Lower income housing is often energy inefficient. Poor neighborhoods lack trees, plants, and greenbelts, a factor that can affect cooling. AirUCI Faculty Jack Brouwer is leading a team that will retrofit the Oak View neighborhood in Huntington Beach, and the UCI team wants to include better insulation and weather proofing, new windows, working appliances, even solar panels. The government-funded competition is part of the push to meet state law calling for California’s greenhouse gas emissions to return to 1990 levels by 2020. Read the article
