By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Tyson Condie, an assistant professor of computer science at UCLA, has been named the holder of the Symantec Term Chair in Computer Science. The chair was established in 2009 through an endowment from information security...
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UCLA researchers find out why high-performance glass flows, and how fast
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Does glass in cathedral windows flow downward at room temperature — acting essentially as a liquid in super slow-motion? No. It’s a myth. The larger volume observed at the bottom of some windows is due to...
Ten New Faculty Join UCLA Engineering in 2015-16
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomThe UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomes 10 new faculty members in 2015-16 to a roster that includes 32 affiliated members of the National Academy of Engineering and more than 60...
UCLA Researchers Win NSF Grant to Detect and Characterize Nanoparticles
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and California NanoSystems Institute have won a $1 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation for on-site and ubiquitous...
Antimatter Catches A Wave: Joshi, Mori help develop better linear electron-positron colliders
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A study led by researchers from UCLA and the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has demonstrated a more efficient way to accelerate positrons, the antimatter opposites of electrons. The method...
Cybersecurity: Sahai receives $2.8M grant to develop mathematical software protection
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] Amit Sahai, UCLA professor of computer science at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant over four years from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...
UCLA engineers receive $1.6M grant to develop hybrid energy storage system
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A team of engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, in partnership with Southern California Edison, has received a $1.62 million grant from the California Energy Commission to build a...
Ozcan lab teams with Korean group to teach middle school students about global health
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and a Korean youth organization have established a program to teach middle school students about global health problems and how to use...
UCLA Engineering Spinoff Holomic named World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Holomic, LLC, a company spun off from technology developed by the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, was named a 2015 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. Holomic’s...
UCLA Materials Scientists Take Big Step Toward Tougher Ductile Ceramics
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Advance could lead to more durable, higher-performing components for spacecraft technology and tiny mechanical systems By Matthew Chin A team of materials scientists at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and...
THOR triumphs at 2015 RoboCup
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk THOR, a humanoid robot under the command of UCLA and University of Pennsylvania, has kicked its way to the top of the robotic soccer world, winning first place and a top technology trophy on July 22 at...
UCLA Engineering Raises a Record $42.6 Million in 2014-15
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science had a record-breaking year for fundraising in 2014-15, bringing nearly $42.6 million to the school. The funds support student scholarships and faculty...











