Now an up-and-coming software engineer at real-estate technology firm Redfin, Nathan Yang was once a freshman majoring in computer science.
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Five UCLA Engineering Students Receive 2020 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 Engineers Develop Simpler, Faster Way to Build Complex & Better-Performing 3D Electronics
UCLA engineers have developed a faster, simpler 3D-printing technique to build electronics, trimming their manufacturing time from hours down to a few minutes.
Biotech Company Founded by UCLA Engineers Helps Increase Accuracy in COVID-19 Testing
A biotech company founded by UCLA Samueli School of Engineering bioengineers has launched a product to look for COVID-19 more accurately than conventional tests by extracting RNA from patient samples.
A Virtual Workforce to Tackle COVID-19: Q&A with Muddu Sudhakar
Alumnus and serial entrepreneur Muddu Sudhakar’s company, Aisera, offers a virtual AI-based workforce available 24/7. With customers such as Autodesk, Ciena, Unisys and McAfee on board, the company is now gearing up to tackle COVID-19.
To the Rescue: UCLA Bioengineers Create Reusable COVID-19 Face Shields
First responders and health care workers have been putting their lives on the line to treat the tidal wave of COVID-19 patients flooding emergency rooms and intensive care units.
UCLA Web App Enlists Public Support to Mitigate Spread of COVID-19
The public is encouraged to help fight the spread of the coronavirus by using Stop COVID-19 Together. The web-based app is a simple 5-minute survey about exposure and symptoms.
UCLA Computer Scientist Receives Test-of-Time Award for Influential Research Paper on Encryption
UCLA computer science professor Amit Sahai and longtime collaborator Brent Waters, of NTT Research, have received a Test-of-Time award from the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR).
UCLA Engineering Graduate Student Develops Low-Cost Ventilator
UCLA electrical engineering graduate student Glen Meyerowitz is developing a low-cost ventilator in collaboration with medical professionals at UCLA Health.
UCLA Samueli Engineers Step Up in COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Bioengineering professor and director of the Makerspace demonstrates laser-cutting face shields and 3D-printing headbands, while electric engineering doctoral student Glen Meyerowitz showcases a ventilator prototype he designed using everyday household materials.
UCLA Engineers Develop First-Ever Drag-Reduction Technology for Boats
A research team from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has demonstrated that a specially designed surface is able to reduce friction from flowing water by nearly a third. This was done in a first-ever successful boat test on open water in Marina Del Rey, California.
UCLA Engineers Step Up to Help Health Care Workers
With a deluge of patients suffering from COVID-19 expected to flood hospitals in the very near future, UCLA engineers are part of a quickly growing team working to build up supplies of personal protective equipment for health care workers.