By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Initiative funded by $3 million grant from National Science Foundation By 2030, roughly 60 percent of the world’s inhabitants will live in cities, up from just 34 percent in 1960. As a result of that population shift, much...
Year: 2017
New UCLA Computer Engineering major to focus on smart systems
The major, culminating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering, embraces the movement toward embedding computer intelligence in everything from smart structures to personal technology.
A Cleaner Water Supply Thanks to Waste Materials and Fungi
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] UCLA environmental engineer Sanjay Mohanty adds iron filings and biochar to topsoil to facilitate natural water treatment Growing up in arid eastern India in a family of farmers, water was always on Sanjay Mohanty’s mind....
UCLA-led research offers clear evidence for Majorana particle
A UCLA-led team found evidence of the Majorana particle, which would give quantum computers more power and speed.
Like Father, Like Son
Continuing a family legacy of Bruin engineers, electrical engineering professor Asad Madni and his son, Jamal…
New aerospace capstone class achieves lift-off
On a recent Saturday, under the hot desert sun 90 miles north of Los Angeles, 45 Aerospace Engineering students from UCLA…
Robots for the Masses: 3Qs with Ankur Mehta
Last year Ankur Mehta, an assistant professor of electrical engineering, received a grant from the National Science Foundation…
CJ Kim named to Volgenau Chair
Chang-Jin “CJ” Kim, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been named the inaugural holder of the Volgenau Chair in Engineering.
Stewart outlines threats to state water system at National Academies program
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Jonathan P. Stewart, professor and chair of the UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, gave a talk in May on the seismic threats to California’s water transport at the public lecture series Distinctive...
UCLA Engineering Class of 2017 celebrated at commencement
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science held its 2017 commencement on Saturday, June 17, at Pauley Pavilion.
Graduating CS senior receives prestigious fellowship for graduate study
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Iris Cong is also the school-wide 2017 Outstanding Bachelor’s of Science award winner Graduating UCLA computer science student Iris Cong has received a National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship, one of...
AI pioneer Adam Cheyer to address 2017 UCLA Engineering commencement
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will hold its 2017 commencement on Saturday, June 17, at Pauley Pavilion. Approximately 720 bachelor’s degrees, 450 master’s degrees, and 120 doctoral...