OVERVIEW
• Introduction to The Samueli School of
Engineering
• Review of available opportunities for
students
• Student panel
• Questions
The definition of Engineering
that we like best…
VIDEO
SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
BY THE NUMBERS
• Founded in 1965, The Samueli School of Engineering is
one of the nation’s fastest growing programs.
• Undergraduate program ranked in top 50 out of 300
engineering programs.
• Grad program is ranked 38th.
• 5 departments, 12 majors including CSE
• 10 faculty members elected to National Academies
• More than 1/3 of faculty are fellows in professional
societies
• 3,119 undergraduate students, 898 graduate students
EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH AREAS
• Water resources
• Center for Hydrometerology and Remote Sensing
• Urban Water Resource Center
• Energy
• The National Fuel Cell Research Center
• UCI Combustion Laboratory
• Biomedical Engineering
• Beckman Laser Institute
• The Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced
Cardiovascular Technology
• Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Plus 10 other research centers and 40 additional
individual research groups
COURSES ARE TAUGHT BY TOP RESEARCHERS
Dr. Michelle Khine
Inventor of microfluidic technologies for
biomedical applications
Dr. Bob Liebeck
Boeing Senior Fellow
Father of Blended Wing Body Airplane
TEACHING APPROACH
• Initially, classes are large (lower division)
• Upper division courses become smaller
and more interactive
• Year long senior design courses
• Projects such as cargo airplane, steel bridge
• Interaction with faculty is a hallmark of
smaller classes
• A blend of fundamentals, research and
hands-on experience.
EXCELLENT CONNECTIONS WITH INDUSTRY
PRACTICAL DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES
• Students are encouraged to participate in
research and hands-on engineering
design opportunities to develop practical
skills needed for graduate study or
employment.
• Some examples of ways to participate:
• Senior design projects
• UROP and Independent Studies
• Engineering design competitions
COMMUNICATION & TEAMWORK
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
• Engineering Student Council (ESC)
• Discover Research
• Engineers week
• E-Prom
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Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Mexican American Engineers and Scientists (MAES)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Honors Societies
And many more!
MAJORS
MAJORS
AEROSPACE 260
BME 483
BME: P 113
CHEMICAL 295
CIVIL 413
COMPUTER 238
CSE 118
ELECTRICAL 307
ENVIRON 110
MSE 32
MECHANICAL 701
UNDECLARED 113
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
*Biomedical Computational Technologies
*Biomedical Flourescence Spectroscopy
*Biomedical Image Processing
*Biomedical Nanscale Systems
*Biophotonics
*Medical Diagnostic Devices
*Micro/nano Fluidics
*Single Cell Analysis
*Tissue Engineering
*Cardiovascular Technologies
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & MATERIALS SCIENCE
*Bio-Nano-Materials
*Biophotonics
*Ceramic Materials Engineering
*Complex fluids and colloids
*Drug delivery engineering
*Environmental Microbiology and Engineering
*Molecular biotechnology and recombinant
cell technology
*Nanostructured Materials and nanotechnology
*Optoelectronic Devices and Materials
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
*Earthquake Engineering
*Hydrology/Hydrometeorology/Remote Sensing
*Smart Materials and Structures
*Structural Systems Reliability
*Sustainable build and natural environment
*Transportation Driven pollution control
*Transportation Systems Engineering
*Water and Wastewater Treatment
*Water Chemistry and Reuse
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING &
COMPUTER SCIENCE
*Analog/RF IC design
*Communications
*Computer architecture
*Nano/biotechnology
*Photonics/MEMS technology
*Power electronics
*Signal processing
*System software
*Wireless communications and networks
MECHANICAL & AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING
*Aerospace Systems: Propulsion & Dynamics
*Combustion & Thermophysics
*Energy systems/Fuel Cell Technologies
*Environment & Sustainability
*Fluid Mechanics & Turbulence
*Micro/Nano-mechanics
*Miniaturization Engineering
*Robotics & Machine Learning
*Structures & Solid Mechanics
LAPTOPS
• Engineering students are required to have
access to a laptop.
• Some software and support is provided to
students.
• Financial assistance offered by Financial
Aid.
• More information can be found at
laptops.eng.uci.edu
CHANGE OF MAJOR
• Students who have been admitted to UCI
may request a major change into
engineering by submitting an appeal
• www.eng.uci.edu/appeal
• Reviewed on a case by case basis
• Not guaranteed
FSSP
• Freshman Summer Start Program
• Earn academic credit – GE or Major
• Learn about campus resources
• Contact the Undergraduate Student Affairs
Office prior to enrolling in a course.
INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
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First year Engineering students
design, build and test a multidisciplinary project
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Course offers an introduction to
basic Engineering principles as
well as all the Engineering
disciplines
VIDEO
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B7OpQuyqJ
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Please visit our youtube channel:
www.youtube.com/user/UCIEngineering
Thank you for your interest in UCI
and The Samueli School of
Engineering! We wish you the best
of luck in all your future endeavors!
Contact: ugengr@uci.edu