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UCSD Engineering @UCSDJacobs
Joined May 2009
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This #AI tutor developed and tested by @UCSanDiego researchers will be deployed more broadly in San Diego County. It’s trained on course-specific materials and to never just to give answers to course assignments. today.ucsd.edu/story/san-die… @ucsd_cse @QI_UCSD @SDSU @palomarcomets
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Our engineers are doing critical work to keep buildings and infrastructure safe during earthquakes at the world's only outdoor earthquake simulator, one the three biggest such facilities in the world! #earthquake #seismicsafety
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🚨 Earthquakes rocked San Diego County this week! Good news: @UCSanDiego's world-famous shake table is helping make buildings, bridges & other structures safer when the ground shakes. 💪🌍 Thanks to support from @NSF! Watch on @CBS8 ⤵️ cbs8.com/article/weather/ear…
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We’re Top 10, Yet Again🔱The @UCSanDiego Jacobs School of Engineering ranked #10 best in the nation in the influential @usnews rankings, up from #11 last year. Among public engineering schools, the Jacobs School ranks #6. More details: jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/r… @UofCalifornia
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Congratulations to #bioengineering Prof. Karen Christman @ChristmanLab, who was elected an @aaas fellow! She is an expert in #hydrogels & #biomaterials that heal tissues inside the body. today.ucsd.edu/story/three-u… @ucsdbe
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12 Feb 2025
🎉 Congratulations to Professor Meyers! 🎖️ Marc A. Meyers, a Distinguished Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering & Chemical and NanoEngineering, has been awarded the Acta Materialia Gold Medal for his contributions to materials science!👏 @UCSanDiego @UCSDJacobs
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By assessing how “sticky” tumor cells are, researchers have found a potential way to predict whether a patient’s early-stage breast cancer is likely to spread. The discovery could help doctors identify high-risk patients and tailor their treatments. bit.ly/41xoAwW
Two scientists examining a sample under a microscope in a dark laboratory illuminated by blue light.

ALT Two scientists examining a sample under a microscope in a dark laboratory illuminated by blue light.

Three researchers wearing lab coats stand in a laboratory, with various scientific equipment in the background. They each have a badge with the logo of UC San Diego visible on their coats.

ALT Three researchers wearing lab coats stand in a laboratory, with various scientific equipment in the background. They each have a badge with the logo of UC San Diego visible on their coats.

A Mastercycler nexus gradient thermal cycler on a laboratory bench surrounded by various lab equipment and containers.

ALT A Mastercycler nexus gradient thermal cycler on a laboratory bench surrounded by various lab equipment and containers.

A scientist in a white lab coat conducts an experiment in a laboratory, using precision equipment and various scientific tools.

ALT A scientist in a white lab coat conducts an experiment in a laboratory, using precision equipment and various scientific tools.
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Research breakthroughs—from lifesaving treatments to cutting-edge technology—are made possible with federal funding. But today, that funding is at risk. Without it, progress stalls. Help us protect research funding: ucsd.edu/research-innovation… #BehindEveryBreakthrough #SaveResearch
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Thrilled to see this important program highlighted--a collaboration between our engineers, @Scripps_Ocean and @CAL_FIRE!
Scripps Institution of Oceanography@Scripps_Ocean
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📹 🔥 The @ALERTCalifornia public safety program is harnessing #AI throughout its 1,150 camera network to revolutionize wildfire detection and response. @jimcarltonsf of @WSJ shares more on how this innovative system helps protect communities. ⬇️ wsj.com/tech/ai/these-ai-cam…
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Researchers from around the world converged on the @UCSanDiego campus to explore the promise of #GenerativeAI during the #GenAI Summit 2025. #AI @ucsd_cse @QI_UCSD @HDSIUCSD @ucsdbiosciences @haosu_twitr @EarlenceF @yuqirose @rajammanabrolu @cmuptx today.ucsd.edu/story/explori…
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Using the microscopic structures on the wings of the Morpho butterfly, @UCSanDiego researchers developed a simple, inexpensive way to analyze biopsy samples that could make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate & more accessible worldwide. @LPoulikakos today.ucsd.edu/story/butterf…

Butterfly Wings Inspire New Imaging Technique for Cancer Diagnosis

Using the microscopic structures found on the wings of the Morpho butterfly, researchers have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancer biopsy samples that could make cancer diagnosis...

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Congratulations to @xiaolonw on being named one of @UCSanDiego's 2025 Sloan Research Fellows! Funding from the fellowship will support Wang's work to develop robots with finer motor skills and dexterity. today.ucsd.edu/story/two-uc-…

Two UC San Diego Scientists Awarded Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships

UC San Diego faculty members Vashan Wright and Xiaolong Wang have been selected to receive 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships, a prestigious award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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The #microdrone #batterylife may get a major upgrade, thanks to a new circuit design by @UCSanDiego & @CEA_Leti researchers. It features mini solid-state batteries in a “flying battery” configuration. Presented at 2025 ISSCC. today.ucsd.edu/story/new-mic…

New Microactuator Driving System Could Give Microdrones a Jump-start

An innovative circuit design could enable miniature devices, such as microdrones and other microrobotics, to be powered for longer periods of time while staying lightweight and compact.

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UC San Diego@UCSanDiego
18 Feb 2025
For decades, @NIH funding has fueled breakthroughs in cancer, heart disease and more. But a new policy puts progress at risk. We’re asking Congress to oppose this abrupt change. Email your lawmakers! 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3EC0mtT
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UCSD CSE@ucsd_cse
12 Feb 2025
The @UCSanDiego GenAI Summit brings together researchers, students, and industry professionals to share ideas, showcase UCSD breakthroughs, and explore GenAI's impact!🙌 🔗Register at genaisummit2025.ucsd.edu @UCSDJacobs #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning
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Amazing video about the partnership between @CAL_FIRE and @UCSanDiego based @ALERTCalifornia!
ALERTCalifornia@ALERTCalifornia
4 Feb 2025
Thanks to @CAL_FIRE for sharing this video about our partnership and collaboration. Our @UCSanDiego scientists work hard to provide the data emergency managers need make informed decisions efficiently.
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In the news! Sweat monitoring tech from the lab of @JWangnano was featured on the latest episode of @CNN's Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. The touch-based device measures levels of Parkinson's medication directly from a patient's fingertip sweat. cnn.com/2025/01/21/health/vi…

What sweat can tell us about our health | CNN

Researchers have discovered biomarkers in sweat that could play a role advancing everything from precision medicine and nutrition to diagnosing things like depression and anxiety.

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We are thrilled to have six @UCSanDiego engineering professors named 2025 IEEE Fellows! Learn more about their outstanding contributions here: today.ucsd.edu/story/six-uc-… @XugroupUCSD @CNE_Nano @ucsd_cse

Six UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering Faculty Named 2025 IEEE Fellows

Six faculty from the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have been named 2025 Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world’s leading professional associa...

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Five @UCSanDiego researchers received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the White House! In our school: associate profs John Hwang, Duygu Kuzum & Rose Yu. @Scripps_Ocean's Sophia Merrified @ucsdbiosciences' Sonya Neal today.ucsd.edu/story/five-uc…
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What happens when you let a little #AI into your heart? Researchers co-led by @Zjahed developed an AI-driven method to noninvasively monitor electrical activity inside heart muscle cells—from the outside. @CNE_Nano @NatureComms @UCSanDiego today.ucsd.edu/story/ai-driv…

AI-driven Approach Reads Heart Cells’ Inner Electrical Signals from the Outside

Researchers have developed a noninvasive method to monitor the electrical activity inside heart muscle cells from the outside, avoiding the need to physically penetrate the cells. The method relies...

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Mysterious plant hormones called strigolactones have long eluded scientists. Yet understanding how plants use them to adapt & survive can help improve agriculture. New work by @UCSanDiego engineers could made it easier to get to the root of these hormones. today.ucsd.edu/story/microbi…

Microbial Cell Factories May Help Get to the Root of Understudied Plant Molecules

A new tool could make it easier to study scarce and mysterious plant molecules. Researchers co-led by the University of California San Diego have developed so-called microbial cell factories—using E....

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