By Ethan Yim In a region increasingly dependent on water infrastructure, the Irvine Ranch Water District (IRWD) incorporates data-driven solutions and strategy when managing water resources for a significant portion of Orange County. Serving a daytime population of over 600,000 residents, the IRWD encompasses 181 square miles including the cities of Irvine, Tustin, Newport Beach,…Continue Reading Navigating Water Management: Eric Akiyoshi’s Journey at the Irvine Ranch Water District
Eva-Marie Martin on SoCal CEE Research Symposium
By Victoria Le Eva-Marie Martin is a 2nd year PhD student in the UC Irvine Flood Lab and is currently engaged with LA and Miami FloodRise Projects. She graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a minor in Environmental Science from Brigham Young University in the spring of 2023. Her primary research interests…Continue Reading Eva-Marie Martin on SoCal CEE Research Symposium
Get to Know Monica Palta!
By Nicole Schaeffer Staying on the cutting edge of research is important at UC Irvine, but so is making sure that important findings are accessible to everyone. Hence, it is the role of cooperative extension specialists to “ensure that university research is applied to help California communities solve problems and realize opportunities”. Researcher Monica Palta…Continue Reading Get to Know Monica Palta!
Thinking about Thinking, with Jasper Vrugt on Developing Artificial and Natural Intelligence
By Nicole Schaeffer Data collection and analysis are incredibly important in the current age of information, both within computers and for future generations of engineers. In the past, physics-based models were the go-to for simplifying and understanding natural processes. However, these types of models may be computationally demanding, data-hungry and have other important limitations. Professor…Continue Reading Thinking about Thinking, with Jasper Vrugt on Developing Artificial and Natural Intelligence