Latest engineering research and news from @UCRiverside's Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering. #UCRBCOE

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UCR mechanical engineering professor Mona Eskandari is building advanced “living lung” models to improve how researchers study breathing, disease, and respiratory care. engr.ucr.edu/news/2026/06/01… #UCREngineering #BCOE
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Congratulations to BCOE bioengineering student Janna Soliman on earning a prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 🎉 Read more: engr.ucr.edu/news/2026/05/13… #UCREngineering #BCOE
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Float around and find out 🚤☀️ UCR SHPE Solar Boat brought home FIVE awards at the SMUD Solar Regatta, including 3rd Place Overall and the Grit & Gumption Award 🏆 Read more: engr.ucr.edu/news/2026/05/13… #UCREngineering #BCOE
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UCR researchers developed a method called Test-Time Matching that allows AI models to improve reasoning during use, without adding new training data. The work challenges the idea that bigger models are always better. 🔗 news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/0… #UCREngineering #BCOE #AIResearch
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A UC Riverside-led study in Science Advances finds that trace gases, long thought irrelevant, significantly influence cloud droplet formation. The discovery challenges a century of assumptions about cloud physics. 🔗 ow.ly/Ms6P50Ye7nR #UCREngineering #BCOE #ClimateResearch
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UCR Bourns College of Engineering retweeted
Reporters—covering data centers? We're cohosting a briefing with @aaas EPI Center on WED., Feb 25 (2-3:15 p.m. ET) with @xiaofanliang (@TaubmanCollege), Dr. Ayse Coskun (@BU_Tweets), and @renshaolei (@UCRBCOE) to learn about trends & community impacts. bit.ly/4aOQAAV
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UCR Bourns College of Engineering retweeted
From @UofCalifornia campuses to Capitol Hill! Chris Lynch, Dean of @UCRiverside's @UCRBCOE, is in Washington, D.C. advocating for continued federal funding for engineering education to prepare the next generation workforce. @ASEE_DC #ASEE (edited)
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Congratulations to Dr. Georgios Karavalakis on being elected a Fellow of SAE International, one of the highest honors in mobility engineering. 🔗 insideucr.ucr.edu/stories/20… #UCREngineering #BCOE #UCRCEE @ucrcecert
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A new UCR study led by Xiaoping Hu and Amin Ghaffari links grip strength in older adults to activity in the caudate nucleus, offering new insight into how brain function relates to frailty. 🔗 news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/0… #UCREngineering #BCOE #AgingResearch
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We're on the rise, again! UCR’s online master’s programs in information technology and engineering both rose in the 2026 U.S. News Best Online Programs rankings. 🔗 ow.ly/OfZs50Ye6yy #UCREngineering #BCOE
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UCR researchers have built a pilot system that converts agricultural and forestry waste into textile-grade pulp for fabrics like rayon and lyocell, using less energy and avoiding toxic byproducts. 🔗 news.ucr.edu/articles/2026/0… #UCREngineering #BCOE #SustainableEngineering
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BCOE alumnus William Carter is investing in the future of clean air and student success. His $3.65M commitment to UC Riverside will sustain air-quality research and expand scholarships for students early in their academic journey. 🔗 news.ucr.edu/articles/2025/1… #BCOE #UCREngineering
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Thrilled to receive @nvidia Academic Grant to support our research on Cooperative Autonomy! ☁️ 4x #Blackwell empower cooperative agents training and simulation! 🚙 2x #Thor sit in our AV fleet @UCRiverside accelerating real-world deployment! @NVIDIAAIDev @ucrcecert @UCRBCOE
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UCR Bourns College of Engineering retweeted
By comparing heat-tolerant & heat-sensitive dinoflagellate algae, @Xiang_lab of @UCRiverside will ID genetic switches controlling photosynthesis under thermal stress, providing insights to improve bioenergy crop resilience. @JinkersonLab @UCRBCOE More: jgi.doe.gov/user-science/sci…
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