AirUCI's Michael Dennin was honored in August 2011 as a recipient of the Education-Portal.com’s OCW People’s Choice Awards. Dennin’s course titled, “Science from Superheroes to Global Warming,” was voted the winner in the Best User Experience category. Congratulations, Michael!
News
Here's the latest news from AirUCI — our events, our people, our science.
2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
AirUCI's Scott Samuelsen and Jack Brouwer, director and associate director of UC Irvine’s National Fuel Cell Research Center, have developed an exciting and unique fuel cell generator in conjunction with the NFCRC staff and the Orange County Sanitation District in Fountain Valley, California. Other private sector collaborators on the project were FuelCell Energy, Inc. and Air Products.
The apparatus simultaneously and continuously converts gases that are created in wastewater digesters into hydrogen, which is then used for zero-emission vehicle fuel, electricity, and heat. This is an important breakthrough in clean energy technology that promises to lead to cleaner air and less reliance on fossil fuels. Congratulations, Scott and Jack!
Monday, July 18, 2011
On July 15, 2011, UCI Interim Vice Chancellor for Advancement Dan Aldrich and former California First Lady Gayle Wilson toured the AirUCI labs and heard presentations on our research projects. Shown here are Dr. Aldrich and Mrs. Wilson (2nd and 3rd from right) with AirUCI researchers Mike Ezell, Teri Longin, Veronique Perraud, and Lisa Wingen.
Monday, June 20, 2011
At the 71st Physical Electronics Conference in June, 2011, AirUCI's Tanza Lewis won the highly competitive 2011 Nottingham Prize for the best paper based on a PhD thesis. Congratulations, Tanza!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Congratulations to AirUCI Project Scientist Veronique Perraud, who was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the American Chemical Society! The certificate was in recognition of her poster that she presented at the March 2011 ACS meeting in Anaheim, California. Well done, Vero!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
AirUCI research team members received several awards at the annual E.K.C. Lee awards dinner on Thursday evening, May 26, 2011. Matt Dawson received the Graduate Student Award for exceptional contributions to the Chemistry department and, along with Gregory Hartt, received the Michael E. Gebel Award. At the dinner it was announced that AirUCI's Katelyn Updyke had received an American Institute of Chemists Foundation Award for 2011 and that she and our Carol Tsai were recognized by Phi Lambda Upsilon for excellent grades. Carol also graduates Cum Laude and with Honors in Chemistry. AirUCI administrative assistant Jennifer Collopy received the Chemistry Staff Award, and it was announced that PI Benny Gerber has been elected Distinguished Professor of the Finnish Academy of Sciences and the University of Helsinki. Our Adam Bateman received the Michael Zach Award for most promising future faculty member. And Emily Bruns received the Edward K.C. Lee Award for outstanding graduate student. All in all, AirUCI was well represented at the Lee Awards Banquet, and we're very proud of you all!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, AirUCI PI Donald Dabdub represented UCI and our AirUCI group at the Coalition for NSF meetings with legislators and their staff in Washington DC. This meeting gave lawmakers a chance to see first-hand the kinds of things we’re doing. Our group has been singled out as representing the best in research and outreach to the public, so it’s really exciting to have Prof. Dabdub as the face of our team at this event.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
"Water is going to be the oil of the 21st century," predicts AirUCI PI Bill Cooper, director of the Urban Water Research Center, in a USA Today article on water scarcity and potential solutions to this growing problem.
2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
AirUCI PI G. Scott Samuelsen was awarded the 2010 UCI Medal on October 2, 2010. The Medal, UC Irvine’s highest honor, recognizes individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the university’s mission, spirit, and vision. Congratulations, Scott!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
UCI Campus Communications featured our recent Summer Teacher Workshop in a July 22 online article which followed workshop attendees through a day of lecture, lunch, and lab work. Interviews with AirUCI faculty provide details and background for the workshop.
