I, Robot
A long time ago in a theater not far away, 7-year-old Dennis Hong sawStar Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope and found his life’s purpose.
A Double Bruin Engineer’s Path from Plane-Watching as a Child to Boeing Leadership
As a boy growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles under the flight path of planes on final approach to LAX, Jack Castro ’87, M.S. ’91 didn’t need an aviation camp or aerospace museum to spark an interest in flight — he had his backyard.
UCLA and SLAC Develop Plasma Accelerator that Boosts Electron Beam Energy and Quality Simultaneously
A team led by researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has shown that a plasma accelerator
Engineers With a Cause
Julia Gutierrez has always had a way with numbers. “I was ‘the math girl,’” she explains. In her Canoga Park middle school in the San Fernando Valley, there were times
UCLA Research Leads to World’s First Robotic-Assisted Cataract Surgery
A surgical robotics system developed by UCLA engineers and physicians has achieved a major breakthrough in ophthalmic surgery.
FHWA Awards $2.5 Million to UCLA Mobility Center for Cooperative Perception Research in Transportation
The Federal Highway Administration, an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation, has awarded a three-year, $2.5 million grant to UCLA’s Mobility Center of Excellence
American Physical Society Names Anya Jones and Aaswath Raman as Fellows
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering faculty members Anya Jones, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Aaswath Raman, an associate professor of materials science and engineering
Where Art Meets Engineering: UCLA Samueli Premieres Film on Taiwan’s Role in the Global Chip Race
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering co-hosted a screening of “A Chip Odyssey,” Taiwan’s first feature-length documentary chronicling
From Italy to US: UCLA Engineering Alumnus Advances AI in Medicine and Cybersecurity
When Andrea Casassa Sian M.Eng. ’22 left Italy for graduate school at UCLA in September 2021, he was pursuing more than a degree