e+ Institutes

Engineering Plus

As designers and builders of the modern world, engineers have a responsibility to address the most important global grand challenges facing society. The solutions will need to cross disciplinary lines and require collaborative efforts between engineers, and physical and social scientists, health professionals, businesses, and policymakers. At the UCI Samueli School of Engineering, we call this Engineering Plus, or simply “e+.” The interpretation of this inclusive concept is that although engineering is at the center of these big, impactful research questions, we must go beyond historical, disciplinary boundaries and adopt a deeply collaborative approach.  To that end, the school has created three e+ interdisciplinary institutes under the themes: Engineering+ Health, Engineering+ Sustainability and Engineering+ Society. The institutes are funded by a $50 million gift in 2023 from Susan and Henry Samueli.

E+ Institutes