2012: Best of Media Coverage

2012 has been a busy year for news here at the Jacobs School of Engineering. We've compiled some of our best media coverage and wanted to share these with our readers. They are organized by subject. Enjoy!

·        Five-story building on the Englekirk shake table:

The tests were featured on NBC Nightly News, CBS Evening News and ABC Nightly News. The broadcasts from these shows can be found here:
http://cse-ece-ucsd.blogspot.com/2012/04/jacobs-schools-in-spotlight.html

In addition, the tests were featured in a wide range of online and print media, including:

BBC News: Engineers Launch Artificial Earthquakes at 'Hospital'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17954352

The New York Times: In California Quake Research, Boring Is the Hoped-for Result
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/us/in-california-quake-research-boring-is-the-goal.html?_r=3&ref=science&

Huffington Post: California Earthquake Test Looks for Ways to Shore Up Hospitals
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/california-earthquake-tests-hospitals_n_1430416.html

·        CSE Prof. Henrik Wann Jensen’s research on rainbow simulations:

ScienceNOW: 'Burgeroids' Cause Double Rainbows
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/12/science-shot-burgeroids-cause-do.html?ref=hp

ABC News: Fake Rainbows Lead to Scientific Discovery
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/12/fake-rainbows-lead-to-scientific-discovery/

·        MAE Prof. Mark Meyers’ research on an Amazon fish with piranha-proof scales:

ScienceNOW: A Piranha-Proof Fish
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/a-piranha-proof-fish.html?ref=hp

CNN: Fish Scales may Inspire Body Armor
http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/13/fish-scales-may-inspire-body-armor/

·        MAE Prof. Miroslav Krstic’s research on EV batteries:

Engadget: Researchers Create Algorithms That Could Help Lithium-ion Batteries Charge Two Times Faster
http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/04/uc-san-deigo-lithium-ion-batteries-charging-algorithms/

UT San Diego: UCSD Research Could Yield a Better Battery
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/oct/12/tp-ucsd-research-could-yield-a-better-battery/?print&page=all

·        MAE Prof. Forman Williams’ research on fire in micro-gravity:

Scientific American: Flame Dances on Board Space Station
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=flame-dances-aboard-space-station-12-02-06

Smithsonian: Daily Planet blog: Great Balls of Floating Fire
http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2012/11/great-balls-of-floating-fire/

·        Medical devices Prof. Alison Marsden and SE Prof. Yuri Bazilev’s research on the Berlin Heart

KPBS: UC San Diego Engineers Try to Redesign Heart Pump
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/nov/13/uc-san-diego-engineers-try-redesign-heart-pump/

·        MAE Prof. Carlos Coimbra and Jan Kleissl in The New York Times

The New York Times: Gleaning Clues on Sunny Days from the Clouds
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/business/energy-environment/gleaning-clues-on-sunny-days-from-the-clouds.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

·        BE Prof. Geert Schmid-Schönbein’s research

The Atlantic: Infant Formula Causes Cell Death Where Breast Milk Does Not http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/12/study-infant-formula-causes-cell-death-where-breast-milk-does-not/266105/

Dairy Reporter (industry publication): Formula ‘may contribute’ to intestinal condition in premature infants http://www.dairyreporter.com/Formulation/Formula-may-contribute-to-intestinal-condition-in-premature-infants-study

UT San Diego: Trials begin on therapy to treat septic shock http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/mar/13/tp-trials-begin-on-therapy-to-treat-septic-shock/

San Diego Business Journal: Bioengineering Professor’s Treatment for Shock Under Study http://www.sdbj.com/news/2012/mar/14/bioengineering-professors-treatment-shock-under-st/

·        Nano Prof. Shaochen Chen’s research on 3D printed biological tissues and nanomanufacturing

Gizmag: New technique paves the way for 3D-printed biological tissues http://www.gizmag.com/3d-printed-biological-tissues/24155/

CNBC: How 3D Printers are Reshaping Medicine http://www.cnbc.com/id/49348354

·         BE Prof. Todd Coleman’s research on flexible, wearable electronics

Seattle Times/Associated Press  : Gates Foundation experiments with global health http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2018168236_apusgatesfoundationchallengegrants.html

Pregnant-Monitor Idea at UCSD Gets Funding, http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/15/tp-pregnant-monitor-idea-at-ucsd-gets-funding/

·         BE Prof. Bernhard Palsson’s research in systems biology

ScienceNews: Big Jobs Go to Loyal Proteins, http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/343412/title/Big_jobs_go_to_loyal_proteins

·        MAS in Medical Device Engineering

California Healthline: UC San Diego Program Focuses on Designing Medical Devices, http://www.californiahealthline.org/features/2012/uc-san-diego-program-focuses-on-designing-medical-devices.aspx

·        ECE Prof. Gert Lanckriet’s research in game-powered machine learning

Gizmag: Game-powered machine learning: could we make searching for music online easier? http://www.gizmag.com/game-powered-machine-learning-music/22433/

The Academic Minute podcast, Inside Higher Ed: Audio Search Engines http://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2012/08/01/audio-search-engines

·        BE Prof. Shyni Varghese’s research on a self-healing hydrogel

PopSci.com: Smart, self-healing hydrogels repair themselves after sustaining damage http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-03/smart-self-healing-hydrogels-repair-themselves-after-sustaining-damage

Scientific American: New Gels Heal Themselves – and Maybe You http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=new-gels-heal-themselves--and-maybe-12-03-07&WT.mc_id=SA_syn_HuffPo

The Engineer: Self-healing hydrogels could help seal leakages http://processengineering.theengineer.co.uk/self-healing-hydrogels-could-help-seal-leakages/1011929.article

MSNBC: Hydrogel acts like Velcro at the molecular level http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/hydrogel-acts-velcro-molecular-level-321030

Huffington Post: Hydrogels Heal Themselves – and Maybe Your Ulcers and Stomach Perforations http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/08/hydrogels-heal-ulcers-stomach-perforations_n_1332510.html

·        BE Prof. Karen Christman’s Research on injectable hydrogel for heart attack repair

KPBS: A Shot in the Heart May Repair Damage http://www.kpbs.org/news/2012/mar/05/shot-heart-may-repair-damage/

UT San Diego: UCSD Creates Gel to Treat Heart Attacks http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/feb/22/ucsd-creates-gel-repair-heart-tissue/?sciquest

Gizmag: Hydrogel could grow new heart tissue, without the need for surgery http://www.gizmag.com/hydrogel-grows-new-heart-tissue/21635/

·        Dedication of the new Structural and Materials Engineering building

 UT San Diego: UC San Diego opening huge engineering center
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/sep/09/uc-san-diego-opening-huge-engineering-center/