UCLA has received a $5 million pledge from Boeing Co. to support faculty at the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering. The center, which is jointly operated by the UCLA College Division of Physical Sciences and UCLA Samueli.
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UCLA CHIPS and SEMI Win $300K in NIST Funding to Create Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap
The UCLA Center for Heterogeneous Integration and Performance Scaling (UCLA CHIPS) and SEMI today announced that they have won a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute
From Chemistry to Engineering
Science has long fascinated fourth-year materials engineering student Annie Zhao, who will soon join the class of 2022 to engineer change in the real world. “I remember when I was 6 years old and my grandma was reading this kids encyclopedia to me,” Zhao said. “That’s when I first learned what an atom was and I was
Making Accessibility a Top Priority in UCLA’s Digital Spaces
From the wheelchair ramp zigzagging up Bruin Walk to Braille on elevator buttons in campus buildings, many physical spaces on UCLA’s campus are designed to accommodate Bruins of all abilities. But to what extent is this reflected in other spaces where we spend
UCLA and Amazon Announce Inaugural Recipients of Research Gifts and Amazon Fellowships
The UCLA Science Hub for Humanity and Artificial Intelligence, a collaboration with Amazon, announced today its first cohort of 12 Amazon fellowships and six gift-funded research projects. Funded by Amazon and
UCLA Engineers Develop Phage Therapy to Kill Bacteria
Bacterial infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to antibiotic resistance built up by bacteria as they evolve and adapt to medication. UCLA biomolecular engineers and their colleagues are developing an alternative therapy
UCLA Engineering 2021 Alumnus of the Year
Over his 30-year career in the semiconductor industry, including the last decade as CEO of Silicon Labs, a global technology company. Tyson’s focus has always been about trying to simplify the connection of things, information, networks and people. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuttle received a bachelor’s degree
Lifetime Contribution Award
For his entire 45-year professional career, including more than 30 at UCLA, Enrique Ainsworth has been a much-admired innovator, leader, mentor and champion for increasing diversity in STEM fields by designing evidence-based academic support for engineering students from groups that are underrepresented
UCLA Computer Scientist George Varghese Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
George Varghese, who holds the Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was elected Thursday to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s
UCLA Engineering Students Receive 2022 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Fourteen UCLA Samueli undergraduate and graduate students have received the prestigious 2022 Graduate Research Fellowshipfrom the National Science Foundation. The three-year fellowship program recognizes and supports outstanding students
UCLA Engineering 2021 Professional Achievement Awards Recipients
Every year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering selects and recognizes outstanding achievements by a number of its alumni, faculty members and students who have excelled in various fields. These awardees are honored at a formal school ceremony.
In Memoriam: Oscar Stafsudd, Jr., Professor Emeritus and Micro-Optoelectronics Expert
Oscar Stafsudd, Jr. ’59, M.S. ’61, Ph.D. ’67, a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, died April 14 at the age of 85. For more than 50 years at UCLA, Stafsudd was widely recognized by students and peers











