Two UCLA civil and environmental engineering graduate students — Onja Davidson and Renan Valenca —have received the 2021-2022 Science Fellowships from the Los Angeles
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UCLA Samueli Engineering in Action Speaker Series Addresses Transportation Equity
As part of a renewed commitment to increase equity and diversity in the fields of engineering and computer science, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering hosted in spring
Engineering Alumna and Tech Nonprofit Founder Selected 2021 TED Fellow
UCLA computer science alumna Nithya Ramanathan, Ph.D. ’08 has been selected as a 2021 TED Fellow for her leadership in using data and technology to improve the health of people around the world.
UCLA Engineering Doctoral Candidate Leads Training Program in Mars Simulation
Dylan Dickstein, a Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering, is back to everyday life on Earth after leading a two-week Martian simulation experiment this past spring.
UCLA Samueli Launches Mentor Professor Program to Enhance Equity and Diversity
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is proud to welcome three new faculty members to its growing roster of nearly 200 full-time professors. The recruitment
UCLA Computer Scientist Named Simons Investigator
Amit Sahai, UCLA’s Symantec Professor of Computer Science, has been named a 2021 Simons Investigator, one of the most prestigious recognitions for faculty members in the prime of their research careers.
Novel Heat-Management Material Keeps Computers Running Cool
UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips to reduce heat on processors and improve their performance.
UCLA Engineering Outstanding Bachelor Awardee Champions Equity for LGBTQ+ Community
Computer science major Arjun Subramonian graduated summa cum laude in March 2021, amassing not only multiple top awards, but also raising awareness of LGBTQ+ and other underserved communities around Los Angeles.
UCLA Engineering Students Receive 2021 NSF Graduate Fellowships
Five UCLA Samueli engineering students — two graduate and three undergraduate students pursuing an advanced degree — have received the prestigious 2020 Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
UCLA Engineering Alumnus on Equity for LGBTQ+ in STEM
June is Pride Month when the LGBTQ+ communities across the globe come together in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City, and in celebration of their freedom and rights.
UCLA and UIC Researchers Discover Foam “Fizzics”
Chemical engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago and UCLA have answered longstanding questions about the underlying processes that determine the life cycle of liquid foams.
UCLA Engineers Show New Path to Make Glass as Tough as Metal
Through new atomic-level computer simulations, UCLA engineers have opened a path toward developing stronger and tougher glass that can be more ductile than the existing kind.