$45K UC Riverside investment helps researchers win $1.5 million grant

Community invited to join government and industry leaders in exploring the latest technologies and opportunities in solar energy projects

UC Riverside researchers are combining connected vehicle technology and evolutionary algorithms to make PHEVs more efficient

The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), with approval from the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineering (AIME) Board, has selected Distinguished Professor Reza Abbaschian to receive the 2017 AIME Honorary Membership Award. The recognition is the highest honor the Institute can bestow upon an individual and is awarded in appreciation of outstanding...

Research team will develop new technologies that decrease energy consumption of transit buses through connectivity and automation

Silicon-tin nanocomposite developed at UCR could lead to low cost, long lasting rechargeable batteries for electronic devices and electric vehicles

A research study led by Nosang V. Myung, professor and department chair of chemical and environmental engineering in UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering has been named one of the “Top 10 Sustainable Chemistry Papers” in the June 6 edition of Chemical and Engineering News, which is published by the American Chemical Society. The top 10...

Grant to support biofuel generation from waste plant matter using process developed at UCR’s Center for Environmental Research and Technology

Awards provide a minimum of $500,000 over five years to junior faculty pursuing outstanding research

An opening celebration for UCR’s Sustainable Integrated Grid Initiative at the College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology will be held Wednesday, May 21, from 10 a.m. until noon at the center’s facilities at 1084 Columbia Ave., in Riverside. Persons interested in attending the event should RSVP online at bit.ly/gridrsvp, or by contacting...

Inventor, energy innovator, business leader and Fellow of the Bourns College of Engineering Winston Chung visited campus Sunday, March 9, for a tour of the facilities of the Winston Chung Global Energy Center and an update on research funded through his generous support. Chung’s $10 million gift in 2011 established the energy research center, along...

By creating nanoparticles with controlled shape, engineers believe smaller, more powerful and energy efficient batteries can be built

The power system, which sits on an 18-foot trailer, is a sustainable alternative to diesel- or gasoline-powered generators

1.1-megawatt hour bank of rare earth lithium-ion batteries is one of the largest storage battery installations at a university in the world.

Running May 6 through 9, the event showcases a variety of electric transportation technologies

University and partners receive $2 million award to build solar arrays, advanced battery storage, vehicle charging stations and an electric trolley

A $2.5-million gift of rare earth lithium-ion batteries and $600,000 in research funding from Chinese inventor, entrepreneur and Fellow of the Bourns College of Engineering Winston Chung were announced at a ceremony Wednesday, November 9, during which Engineering Building II became Winston Chung Hall. The two gifts are in addition to the $10 million Chung...