Suhas Diggavi, a professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCLA, has been awarded a 2021 Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, among the most prestigious honors
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UCLA Mechanical Engineer Receives NSF CAREER Award to Create Soft Robot Simulation
M. Khalid Jawed, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award,
UCLA Materials Scientists Find New Angle toward Better Heat Transfer
UCLA materials scientists have developed a class of optical material that controls how heat radiation is directed from an object.
Civil Engineering Professor Testifies before U.S. Senate on Carbon Management
Following a major XPRIZE win, UCLA professor Gaurav Sant joined an expert witness panel on Earth Day to testify in front of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on carbon utilization and management.
Graduate Student Shares View on Mars Rover Landing, RIMFAX and Space Exploration
On Feb. 18, UCLA electrical engineering graduate student Mark Nasielski, held a jar of peanuts tightly in his hand for good luck as he watched the NASA Perseverance rover descend into Mar’s Jezero Crater.
Team led by UCLA professor wins $7.5 million NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE
A group of UCLA engineers has become the first university team to win the grand prize in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE global competition.
UCLA Men’s Basketball Player and Engineering Student Wins Elite 90 Award
From the First Four to the Final Four, the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team advanced to the national semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Tournament in one of the most riveting runs since the team’s last Final Four appearance in 2008.
UCLA Engineering Alumna Recounts Journey of Perseverance on Mars and Planet Earth
A perfect blend of nervousness, excitement and fulfillment ran through her as UCLA mechanical engineering alumna Ny Sou Okon ’02 watched NASA’s Perseverance rover land on Mars on February 18.
QWER Hacks: A Case Study on How to Build an Inclusive Hackathon
On a Saturday morning in late January, more than 200 people from across the globe hopped online to participate in QWER Hacks, UCLA’s first-ever LGBTQIA+ hackathon.
UCLA Samueli Alumna Shares Experience Landing Mars Rover Amid Pandemic
UCLA mechanical engineering alumna Anais Zarifian ’16 has had an amazing career “win” with the recent Mars Perseverance rover landing.
UCLA HKN Honor Society Receives Outstanding Chapter Award
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) honor society awarded UCLA’s HKN chapter an Outstanding Chapter Award for the 16th year in a row.
UCLA Human-Computer Interaction Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop AI for Physicians
Xiang “Anthony” Chen, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award,










