UCLA Engineering Professor Awarded Joint Grant from the NSF and Japan Science and Technology Agency
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) have issued new joint awards to reduce pesticide pollution and promote biofuel. In particular, James Liao of the UCLA Henry Samueli School...
UCLA Engineering Researchers Awarded $4.5M to Develop Stronger Carbon Nanotube Materials
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have been awarded $4.5 million over four years by the U.S. Department of Defense to strengthen carbon nanotube yarns...
Broadcom Visionary, Henry Samueli, Wins Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, announced the 2011 winner of the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award: industry pioneer and co-founder of Broadcom...
James C. Liao named to Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Chair in Chemical Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] By Wileen Wong Kromhout James C. Liao, the Chancellor's Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named the holder of the Ralph M....
Jennifer Wortman Vaughan named to Symantec Term Chair in Computer Science
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, assistant professor of computer science at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named the holder of the Symantec Term Chair in Computer Science. The chair was...
Bioengineering Professor named Packard Fellow
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has named Dino Di Carlo, assistant professor of bioengineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, a 2011 recipient of a Packard Fellowship for...
UCLA Engineering Receives $2.6 Million Gift for Student Scholarships, Faculty Support
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout The Muriel K. and Robert B. Allan Fund has been established at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science with an endowed estate gift of $2.6 million. The gift will be used to...
New UCLA Center to Drive International Research in Clean Energy
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Alison Hewitt An interdisciplinary crowd of scientists from around the world gathered on campus Monday for a workshop aimed at shaping UCLA's new Clean Energy Research Center–Los Angeles. CERC–LA researchers will...
UCLA Study Shows Cell-Penetrating Peptides for Drug Delivery Act Like a Swiss Army Knife
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout Cell-penetrating peptides, such as the HIV TAT peptide, are able to enter cells using a number of mechanisms, from direct entry to endocytosis, a process by which cells internalize molecules by...