Congratulations to UC Irvine Recipients of the University of California Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards

We are pleased to announce that, out of 100 applicants across the University of California, six UC Irvine faculty members have been selected as recipients of the inaugural Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards! This competitive program recognizes outstanding early career scholars whose innovative research demonstrates exceptional promise and impact.

Please join us in congratulating the following UC Irvine awardees:

Ty Christoff-Tempesta, Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Unzip, rebuild, repeat: sustainable and circular plastics alternatives designed to deconstruct and reassemble

Matthew Dean, Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Multi-Location Electric Vehicle Charging Coordination: Cost Savings and Emission Reduction Through Aggregator Cooperation

Matthew Griffin, School of Physical Sciences
Targeting peptidoglycan remodeling to combat the threat of multidrug resistant bacteria

Christopher Ignacio Olivares Martinez, Henry Samueli School of Engineering
A new paradigm to discover microorganisms to fully biodegrade PFAS, the “forever chemicals

Christofer Rodelo, School of Social Sciences
So Moved: Dance, Migration, and the Making of Latinx New York

Fei Xia, Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Live Biopsy Microscope: Label-Free, Real-Time Disease Diagnosis for Accessible Precision Medicine

Each awardee will receive a $50,000 research award, for a total of $300,000 awarded to UC Irvine faculty through this inaugural cycle. We are proud to see UC Irvine faculty recognized for their creativity, scholarly excellence, and contributions to addressing critical societal challenges!

Please join us in congratulating our colleagues on this well-deserved achievement!

Sincerely,

Gillian R. Hayes
Vice Provost for Academic Personnel

Click here or visit https://bit.ly/uc-early-career-award-xia to read more about the University of California Early Career Faculty Research Excellence Awards.

Author: Gabrielle Comfort