CIRC Core Faculty Member Tim Downing Introduces Two New PhDs!
Dr. Tim Downing presents two new PhD’s – Dr. Lauren Urban and Dr. Andrew Phan – after the UCI 2023 Hooding Ceremony.
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.
