Newport honoring firefighters, lifeguards Newport Beach once...
Newport honoring firefighters, lifeguards
Newport Beach once again is set to honor its best firefighters and
lifeguards.
The annual Fire and Lifeguard Appreciation Beach Party takes place
this Thursday at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort. The event is
sponsored by Good Dog University and hosted by the Commodores Club of
the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce.
Those being honored this year are: Craig Johnson, firefighter of
the year; Rob Williams, marine safety officer of the year; and Omar
Kattan, seasonal lifeguard of the year.
Tickets are $30, or a table of ten can be reserved for $350.
The event starts at 5:30 p.m. The resort is at 1131 Back Bay Drive in Newport Beach.
For information on becoming a sponsor or to make a reservation,
call the chamber office at (949) 729-4400.
UC Irvine engineering wins millions in grants
UC Irvine engineering programs have received nearly $3 million in
grants over the last two months, including $1.2 million for a
professor to develop more effective communications antennas.
Electrical engineering professor Franco De Flaviis received the
grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration to
make lighter and more cost effective “phased array” antennas for
commercial use, the university announced Tuesday. The phased array
antennas deliver a stronger, adjustable signal compared to normal
single antennas.
With the new technology, De Flaviis said that large antennas that
normally cost $250,000 could be manufactured for $15,000. The lower
cost would make them more feasible for commercial use, not just for
military applications, as they are used now.
De Flaviis said the more affordable versions could be used to
improve wireless technology for laptop computers or televisions in
vehicles.
The new antennas will be manufactured in the UCI Integrated
Nanosystems Research Facility, an 8,600-square-foot clean room.
The National Science Foundation has also awarded more than $1.5
million in grants to 10 additional faculty members from UCI’s Henry
Samueli School of Engineering. Those grants will cover research
projects including ones to develop portable fiber optic sensors and
tools to analyze traffic accident data.
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