Guide to the University of California, Irvine, Henry Samueli School of Engineering publications PS.039
Machine-readable finding aid created by Cyndi Shein, 2008.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
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The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, Henry Samueli School of Engineering publications
Creator:
Henry Samueli School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine)
Identifier/Call Number: PS.039
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1965-2003
Abstract: The collection contains publications of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
The materials include brochures, fliers, event programs, newsletters, reports, course and program descriptions, guidelines,
and catalogs.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
University of California, Irvine, Henry Samueli School of Engineering publications. PS-039. Special Collections and Archives,
The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Acquired periodically from the Henry Samueli School of Engineering.
Accruals
Accruals are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Cyndi Shein, 2008.
Historical Background
The School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) was established in 1965 with the founding of the university.
Seventy five students declared a major in engineering in fall of 1965. The academic plan for the School of Engineering at
Irvine equally emphasized environmental engineering and scientific discovery and anticipated appointment of faculty in small
groups according to research interests, rather than by departments, in order to provide critical units with ability to contribute
to teaching and research almost from the date of their formation. Optimization theory, a new approach to computer-aided design
and the synthesis of engineering systems, was an unusual component of the undergraduate program. Interaction with local industry
through continuing education opportunities and research information exchange was also emphasized.In 2000 the school was renamed
the Henry Samueli School of Engineering. It is comprised of five departments: Biomedical Engineering; Chemical Engineering
and Materials Science; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and Mechanical and
Aerospace Engineering. The school offers numerous research centers, institutes and facilities, including the Center for Pervasive
Communications and Computing, the Integrated Nanosystems Research Facility, the National Fuel Cell Research Center, the UC
Irvine Combustion Lab, the Center for Embedded Computer Systems, the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing, the Facility
for RF Design and Characterization, the Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, and the Micro/Nano Fluidics Fundamentals Focus
Center.
Biographical/Historical note
Chronology
| 1965 |
Robert M. Saunders becomes first dean. |
| |
School of Engineering is established with a focus on electrical engineering. |
| |
UCI is founded. |
| 1966 |
First Ph.D. degree in Engineering awarded at UCI (jointly with UC Berkeley). |
| 1967 |
First M.S. degree in Engineering awarded at UCI. |
| 1968 |
Program in Engineering (Electrical) accredited by ECDP. |
| |
First B.S. degree in Engineering awarded at UCI. |
| |
Program in Civil Engineering is established. |
| 1969 |
Program in Environmental Engineering is established. |
| 1970 |
Engineering Tower is constructed. |
| 1974 |
James Henry Mulligan, Jr. becomes dean. |
| 1978 |
Allen R. Stubberud becomes dean. |
| 1983 |
Robert M. Saunders becomes acting dean. |
| 1984 |
Gene H. Hostetter becomes acting dean. |
| 1985 |
William A. Sirignano becomes dean. |
| 1986 |
ICS/Engineering Research Facility is constructed. |
| 1987 |
Engineering Laboratory Center is constructed. |
| 1988 |
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering is constructed. |
| 1990 |
Rockwell Engineering Center is constructed. |
| 1994 |
Engineering Gateway and Engineering Lecture Hall are constructed. |
| 1995 |
Alen R. Stubberud becomes acting dean. |
| 1997 |
Nicholas G. Alexopoulos becomes dean. |
| 1999 |
Henry Samueli makes generous donation to the UCI School of Engineering. |
| 2000 |
School of Engineering is renamed the Henry Samueli School of Engineering. |
| 2008 |
Rafael L. Bras becomes dean. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The collection contains publications of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
The materials include brochures, fliers, event programs, newsletters, reports, and course and program descriptions, guidelines,
and catalogs.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material. Within folders materials are generally arranged in reverse
chronological order.
Separation Note
Many publications of the School of Engineering and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering are shelved separately and cataloged
in the UCI Libraries' online catalog
Library Search.
McCullough, Samuel Clyde.
Instant University: The History of the University of California, Irvine 1957-1993. Irvine, California: University of California, Irvine, 1996.
Henry Samueli School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine). "About the School." Regents of the University of California,
2001-2008. http://socialecology.uci.edu/about (accessed September 23, 2008).
University of California.
University of California History Digital Archive. "Irvine: Colleges and Schools." Regents of the University of California, 1999-2005. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/uchistory/general_history/campuses/uci/colleges.html#engineering
(accessed September 24, 2008).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Environmental engineering -- California -- Irvine
Electrical engineering -- California -- Irvine
Chemical engineering -- California -- Irvine
Civil engineering -- California -- Irvine
Materials science -- California -- Irvine
Mechanical engineering -- California -- Irvine
Aerospace engineering -- California -- Irvine
Engineering -- Periodicals
Biomedical engineering -- California -- Irvine
Engineering -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- California -- Irvine -- History
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
Henry Samueli School of Engineering (University of California, Irvine) -- Archives
box 1
Announcements and group mailings
1973, 1978
box 1
Commencement programs and invitations
1971-circa 1981
box 1
Course and program descriptions
1969-1980, undated
box 1
Course catalogues
1978-1981
box 1
Event programs, schedules, and guidelines
1976-1982, undated
Faculty Profiles
1969-1981
Faculty Research Summary
1985-1995
box 1
School of Engineering Alumni News
1978-1981
box 1
School of Engineering News
1974-1988
box 1
School of Engineering Newsletter
1989-1994
box 1
Petition:
A Petition to the Tau Beta Pi Association for a Chapter at the University of California, Irvine from Chi Epsilon Mu
1981 May
Scope and Contents note
Photocopy of document requesting a charter to establish a UCI chapter of Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honors Society.
The document includes information about the UCI School of Engineering and letters of endorsement from UCI faculty and administrators.
box 1
Primum Quinquennium, by Robert M. Saunders
1971
Scope and Contents note
Report by Dean Saunders on the state of the School of Engineering, including an evaluation of the quality and productivity
of the school.
box 1
Speech:
The Role of Engineers and Engineering Education, by Ralph Nader
1970 October
Scope and Contents note
Comprises remarks made by Ralph Nader, Chancellor Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr., Dean Robert M. Saunders, and Julian Feldman (assistant
chancellor for computing) on the occasion of a campus convocation and the dedication of the engineering and computer sciences
buildings at UCI on October 21, 1970.
