Engineering school names director

Dr. Steven C. George is the new founding director of a new cardiovascular center at UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering.

George will take the new post at the Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology on July 1.

George has led the UCI biomedical engineering department since 2002.

Under George’s supervision, ABET Inc. accredited the department’s undergraduate biomedical engineering program. This makes UCI one of only two universities in California to offer an accredited bioengineering undergraduate program, according to UCI.

The Edwards Lifesciences Center is a multidisciplinary center founded in 2007, which is dedicated to research on heart and vascular diseases and advanced cardiovascular device technology.

Henry Samueli School of Engineering officials expect the center to be transformed into a premier research facility.

“Our research vision will broadly address structural cardiovascular disease, such as defective heart valves or vessels, by integrating technologies and expertise from numerous disciplines,” George said.

— Michelle Mocarski