Bourns College of Engineering at UC Riverside

Congratulations to Vagelis Papalexakis, assistant professor of computer science, for earning BCOE's Distinguished Teaching Award, a decades-long tradition to recognize faculty who excel in teaching at the college. The award selection committee pointed to Papalexakis' strong record of innovation in education in and out of the classroom, reputation for energizing students, and eagerness to promote our educational mission on-campus and beyond.

Could The Martian become more fact than fiction? In a new study, Jinyong Liu, assistant professor of chemical and environmental engineering, has created a soil catalyst to help make farming on Mars a reality.

In case you missed last week's open house about our new master's degree in Robotics, here is a recording of the meeting. International applications are open through July 15, and domestic applications are open through September 1. https://youtu.be/wlUbA_zTDHw

A new $2 million study with the National Institute of Aging co-led by bioengineering professor Xiaoping Hu could unlock improvements for diagnosing and treating dementia.

Congrats to Class of 2021 graduate Noe Hernandez of bioengineering! Noe was actively involved in the Biomedical Engineering Society at BCOE and will begin his career in industry as a process engineer at Applied Medical. #BCOEGrad2021 #UCRGrad2021