Amir AghaKouchak
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.
Expertise
- Climate Extremes
- Climatology
- Climate Change
- Flood
- Drought
- Heatwave
- Hydrology
- Remote Sensing of the Environment
Jack Brouwer
Professor: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Director: National Fuel Cell Research Center, Advanced Power and Energy Program
Jack Brouwer's research focuses on high-temperature electrochemical dynamics and integrated renewable energy systems.
Expertise
- High-Temperature Electrochemical Dynamics
- Renewable Hydrogen
- Renewable Power Dynamics
- Integrated Renewable Power Systems
- Hybrid Power and Energy Storage Systems
David Feldman
Professor of Urban Planning & Public Policy and Political Science, Director of Water UCI
David Feldman specializes in water resources management and policy, global climate change policy, ethics and environmental decisions.
Expertise
- Drought
- Sustainable Development
- Ethics and Environmental Decisions
- Water Resources Management
- Global climate change policy
- Adaptive Management
- Water
Michael Mendez
Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy
Michael Mendez has experience in the public and private sectors, where he consulted and actively engaged in the policymaking process.
Expertise
- Global climate change policy
- Environmental Planning
- Public Policy
- Legislative Relations
- Climate Change
Virginia Parks
Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy
Virginia Parks, PhD, is a geographer and urban planner specializing in the study of urban inequality.
Expertise
- Clean Energy Transition
- Urban Politics and Policy
- Racial Inequality
- Employment
- Local Economic Development
- Labor
James Randerson
Chancellor's Professor Earth System Science
James Randerson studies the global carbon cycle using remote sensing and in-situ measurements and different types of models.
Expertise
- Climate-Carbon Cycle Feedbacks
- Forests
- Wildfires
- Climate
- Plants
Eric Rignot
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Earth System Science
Dr. Rignot works to understand the interactions of glaciers and climate and what effects they will have on global sea levels.
Expertise
- Ice Sheet Dynamics and Mass Balance
- Climate Change
- Glaciology
- Radar
Isabella Velicogna
Professor, Earth System Science, Physical Sciences Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Equity and Inclusion
Isabella Velicogna is a Professor of Earth System Sciences and a Faculty Part time at NASA/Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Expertise
- Physical Climate
- Sea Level Rise
- GRACE Satellite
- Climate Change
Amir AghaKouchak
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Amir AghaKouchak studies how climate change and variability influence extreme events (flood/drought/heatwaves) and compound hazards.
Expertise
- Climate Extremes
- Climatology
- Climate Change
- Flood
- Drought
- Heatwave
- Hydrology
- Remote Sensing of the Environment
June Ahn
Professor
June Ahn is a Professor of Learning Sciences and Research-Practice Partnerships at the UC Irvine (UCI) School of Education.
Expertise
- Data Use and Analytics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Learning Technologies
- Research-Practice Partnerships
- Educational Technology
Aileen Anderson
Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center
Dr. Anderson is an expert on stem cell research, with a focus on spinal cord and traumatic brain injury.
Expertise
- Glioblastoma
- Stem Cell Biology
- Stem Cell Research
- Spinal Cord Injury
Richard Arum
Professor of Education and Sociology
Richard Arum's research is focused on education, social stratification and formal organizations.
Expertise
- Social Stratification
- Legal and Institutional Environments of Schools
- Digital Education
Bernadette Boden-Albala
Director of Program in Public Health and Founding Dean of proposed School of Population Health
Bernadette Boden-Albala, Dr.P.H., is a renowned researcher & administrator who researches community-based stroke & heart disease prevention.
Expertise
- Stroke and heart disease prevention
- Public Health
- Infectious Diseases
- COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Jessica Borelli
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Jessie Borelli's research focuses on the links between close relationships and mental health
Expertise
- Attachment
- Parenting
- Developmental
- Mental Health
- Health
- Clinical
- Parent-Child Relationships
Dr. Daniela Bota
Associate Dean of Clinical Research and Associate Professor of Neurology
Dr. Daniela A. Bota is a UCI Health neuro-oncologist who specializes in the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors.
Expertise
- Clinical Trials
- Neuro-Oncology
- Brain Cancer
- Neurology
- Brain Tumors
Jack Brouwer
Professor: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering; Director: National Fuel Cell Research Center, Advanced Power and Energy Program
Jack Brouwer's research focuses on high-temperature electrochemical dynamics and integrated renewable energy systems.
Expertise
- High-Temperature Electrochemical Dynamics
- Renewable Hydrogen
- Renewable Power Dynamics
- Integrated Renewable Power Systems
- Hybrid Power and Energy Storage Systems
James Bullock
Dean, School of Physical Sciences, Professor Physical Sciences, Physics & Astronomy
James Bullock studies how galaxies and their constituent dark matter halos have formed and evolved over billions of years of cosmic time.
Expertise
- Dark Matter
- Star Formation
- Astronomy
- Galaxy Dynamics
- Physics
Elizabeth Cauffman
Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law
Elizabeth Cauffman’s research addresses the intersect between adolescent development and juvenile justice.
Expertise
- Social Ecology
- Juvenile Justice
- Adolescent Development
- Mental Health
- Legal and Social Policy