CIRC Core Faculty Member Tim Downing Introduces Two New PhD’s!
Dr. Tim Downing presents two new PhD’s – Dr. Lauren Urban and Dr. Andrew Phan – after the UCI 2023 Hooding Ceremony.
Elliot Botvinick Awarded HSSoE Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
Professor and CIRC Associate Director Elliot Botvinick was awarded the Henry Samueli School of Engineering Faculty Teaching Excellence Award at the 2023 Spring Faculty Award ceremony. Please join the CIRC in congratulating Dr. Botvinick!
Director Chesler to receive 2023 Florence R. Sabin Award
CIRC Director Naomi Chesler, Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC-Irvine and a member of NAVBO’s DEI committee, has been named as the 2023 recipient of the Florence R. Sabin Award. The award recognizes an individual who embodies the spirit of Dr. Florence Sabin, who broke scientific and social barriers with her research and community engagement. Dr. Chesler has made significant contributions to the scholarship of inclusive teaching and mentorship at her academic homes and across her professional networks. Her work has been recognized by numerous mentoring awards from her professional organizations, evidence of her far-reaching impact. The Sabin Award will be presented to Dr. Chesler at VB2023 in Newport, RI, in October.
You can read more about Director Chesler and this award here.
Naomi Chesler on Cover of OC Business Journal
Naomi Chesler was recently featured on the cover of the Orange County Business Journal. Please click here to read the full article.
Maintaining Inclusion in Engineering in a Post-Dobbs World
Professor Chesler is an author on the article Maintaining Inclusion in Engineering in a Post-Dobbs World. This article outlines the likely negative impact of the Dobbs decision on 50 years worth of progress increasing the number of women in engineering and other STEM disciplines.
CIRC Members attend UC Wide Bioengineering Symposium
Several CIRC members attended the UC Wide Bioengineering Symposium held at UC Santa Barbara. (L-R) Back: Tim Downing, Ashley Urrutia Avila, Christopher Lechuga, Mitchel Colebank, Hunter Wallace, Nandor Laszik, Quinton Smith, Daanish Kulkarni; Front: Andrew Phan, Salla Kim, Laura Caggiano, Naomi Chesler, Nnaoma Agwu.
Tim Downing Received Tenure!
Tim Downing received tenure starting July 1, 2022! The newly minted Associate Professor Downing received his BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University, his PhD in Bioengineering from UC Berkeley/UC San Francisco, and did his postdoc at Harvard University/The Broad Institute. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Downing!
