UCSD Engineering

@UCSDJacobs

Engineering for the public good: inclusive education; research advances; tech transfer. We make bold possible.

La Jolla, California

Joined May 2009

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Apr 16

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

UUC San Diego Shake Table@NHERI_UCSD · Apr 15

🚨 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/weathe…

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · May 15

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-dieg… @ucsd_cse @QI_UCSD @SDSU @palomarcomets

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Apr 8

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/release/3… @UofCalifornia

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Mar 27

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-uc… @ucsdbe

UCSDJacobs's tweet image. Congratulations to #bioengineering Prof. Karen Christman @ChristmanLab, who was elected an @aaas fellow!
She is an expert in #hydrogels &amp; #biomaterials that heal tissues inside the body.
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UCSD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering@ucsd_mae · Feb 12

🎉 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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UC San Diego@UCSanDiego · Mar 14

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

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Mar 19

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-innov… #BehindEveryBreakthrough #SaveResearch

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Mar 12

Thrilled to see this important program highlighted--a collaboration between our engineers, @Scripps_Ocean and @CAL_FIRE!

SScripps Institution of Oceanography@Scripps_Ocean · Mar 9

📹 🔥 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-…

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Feb 27

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/explorin…

UCSDJacobs's tweet image. 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
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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Feb 21

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/butterfl…

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Feb 19

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-s…

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Feb 19

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-micr…

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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 · Feb 18

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 · Feb 12

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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Feb 7

Amazing video about the partnership between @CAL_FIRE and @UCSanDiego based @ALERTCalifornia!

AALERTCalifornia@ALERTCalifornia · Feb 4

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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Jan 28

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/hea…

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Jan 27

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-s… @XugroupUCSD @CNE_Nano @ucsd_cse

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Jan 18

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-…

UCSDJacobs's tweet image. 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 &amp; Rose Yu.
@Scripps_Ocean's Sophia Merrified
@ucsdbiosciences' Sonya Neal
today.ucsd.edu/story/five-uc-…

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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Jan 17

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-drive…

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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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UCSD Engineering@UCSDJacobs · Jan 16

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/microbia…

UCSDJacobs's tweet card. 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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