March 12, 2012
New green methods for making hydrogen fuels. Microrockets that can circulate in the human body without external fuel. Improved seismic safety in hospitals and other structures. New approaches to help utilities integrate solar power into the energy grid.
April 24, 2020
Three faculty members and one vice chancellor are among the Academy’s 2020 class of 276 members, recognized for their outstanding accomplishments, expertise and insights toward the common good.
May 14, 2020
…Sanjay Jha; Shirley Meng, nanoengineering professor; Elizabeth H. Simmons, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Irwin Jacobs; Pradeep K. Khosla, UC San Diego Chancellor; Franklin Antonio, class of ‘74 and Chief Scientist, Qualcomm; Albert P. Pisano, dean Jacobs School of Engineering; Mike Knowles, SVP of Cubic Corp. Photo by Erik…
September 29, 2022
The UC San Diego campus community turned out in big numbers last Friday to celebrate the opening of the sleek and soaring Franklin Antonio Hall. The building is not only innovative in its architecture, it’s also ground-breaking in how research teams are organized.
September 15, 2022
This summer, 16 young adults from around the U.S., including students at UC San Diego, gathered at the Qualcomm Institute (QI) to create educational and research-based video games in QI’s NeuroDiversity in Tech internship.
June 16, 2022
…Darren Lipomi, professor of nanoengineering in the Jacobs School of Engineering Suelen Lopez Razo (right) with her mentor and postdoctoral researcher John Tat. “My boss and mentor John Tat made a big difference during my time at UC San Diego. Although I had no prior research experience before joining his…
April 16, 2020
…San Diego alumnus and nanoengineer Steve McCloskey. Born from McCloskey’s love of video games and a family member’s battle with cancer, the company develops virtual reality software for scientists and experts in nanoengineering and nanomedicine. Currently, researchers as near as Los Angeles and as far away as Australia are gathering…
March 31, 2016
…, a fourth year nanoengineering doctoral candidate, is also passionate about providing health care to underserved communities—which is why she will be attending CGI U this year to represent her commitment, a Novel Rapid HIV Test for U.S./Mexico Border Community. The commitment is designed to meet the needs of high-risk…
September 1, 2022
…de Leon, a fourth-year Nanoenginnering student at John Muir College. First Place Winners Daniel John Daniel John won first place for his research project, “The Immune Landscape of COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Disease.” Daniel conducted his research under the mentorship of Weg M. Ongkeko, M.D., Ph.D., associate adjunct professor at the…
November 1, 2012
…Meng, a professor of nanoengineering at the Jacobs School of Engineering. “The encouraging fact is that at UC San Diego, scientists and engineers from various disciplines are now working together to tackle this grand challenge.” At the Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion, Meng is focused on vastly improving the…
