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Tyson Condie Named Symantec Chair in Computer Science

Tyson Condie Named Symantec Chair in Computer Science

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...

UCLA researchers find out why high-performance glass flows, and how fast

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

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

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...

THOR triumphs at 2015 RoboCup

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

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...