SoCal Hub News
Coupled carbon-climate dynamics under strong mitigation scenarios by Dr. Charles Koven (LBNL)
Join us for the last CLEWS x SoCal Hub Climate seminar series with a special presentation on March 14 by Dr. Charles Koven from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). Date: March 14; 4-5pm, followed by a receptionLocation: Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB)Livestream: https://uci.yuja.com/LiveStream/W/331256/1464052586RSVP: Registration Form Here Special Note: Interested in meeting with Dr. Koven? Add your name to his visit schedule or contact constance.may@uci.edu…
Read MoreDr. Peter Schlosser Vice-President of Global Futures Lab (ASU) – January 31, 2024
Dr. Peter Schlosser Vice President and Vice Provost of the Global Futures at Arizona State University and earth scientist will be visiting UCI on January 31, 2024 to give a talk at our CLEWS x SoCal Hub Seminar. Learn more on the SoCAL HUB Events Page
Read MoreCalifornia—US Government (CA-USG) Workshop on 2D Materials (September 21-22, 2023)
University of California, Irvine The CA-USG 2D materials workshop connects California academics with US government scientists in 2D materials for electronics, photonics, and quantum applications, promoting collaboration and career opportunities while laying the foundation for long-term cooperation. Learn more at https://sites.google.com/uci.edu/causg2d/
Read MoreSoCAL HUB announces funding of two new projects aimed at improving robotic/AI systems
A proposal spearheaded by UC Riverside and UC Irvine to work with scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on building a new class of ensemble-based methods for robust computer vision, was fully funded at $200K. A second proposal, lead by UC Riverside and UC San Diego will also work with LANL to improve training…
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Inaugural UCI Engineering-Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows Named
Aug. 2, 2022 – UC Irvine’s Samueli School of Engineering has announced the first four recipients of the UCI Engineering-Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Fellowship. Learn more at https://engineering.uci.edu/news/2022/8/inaugural-uci-engineering-los-alamos-national-laboratory-fellows-named
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Workshop on Secure Autonomy – June 2nd
HOW TO CREATE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS THAT MEET TIGHT SECURITY CONSTRAINTS SPONSORED BY UC‐National Laboratories Southern California Hub JUNE 2, 2022 | 8:30-5:00 | UCR ALUMNI AND VISITORS CENTER RSVP By MAY 15th!! at https://www.engr.ucr.edu/forms/socal_hub_workshop
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Livermore WiDS provides forum for women in data science
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) celebrated the 2022 Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference on March 7 with its fifth annual regional event, featuring workshops, mentoring sessions and a discussion with LLNL Director Kim Budil, the first woman to hold that role. For the second straight year, the WiDS Livermore event was entirely virtual…
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Bioplastics point the way to an environmentally sustainable, green future
Getting a grip on climate change depends on shifting from CO2-emitting fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. When that happens, where will we get all the plastic we need for, well, nearly everything? Most plastics today come from petroleum. About three-quarters of every barrel of oil goes to make gasoline, diesel and jet fuel; the…
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Three Lab postdocs selected to attend the 71st annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting
Three Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoctoral appointees have been selected to attend the 71st annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting in Germany this summer thanks to the University of California President’s 2022 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows Program. The three selected to attend are Magi Mettry, Johanna Schwartz and Dane Sterbentz.
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