UCLA engineers have developed minuscule warehouse logistics robots that could help expedite and automate medical diagnostic technologies and other applications that move and manipulate tiny drops of fluid.
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Google Recognizes UCLA Samueli Faculty Research
Four UCLA Samueli faculty members have received 2019-2020 Google Faculty Research Awards for their technical research in computer science and engineering.
UCLA Computer Science Professor Receives $1.5 Million Grant from NTT Research
UCLA computer science professor, Amit Sahai, has received $1.5 million in support from NTT Research, a division of NTT to support his research on the leading edge of cryptography, the field of secure communications.
UCLA Samueli Student is Second in History to Win Coveted Innovation Award
Bioengineering doctoral student Joseph de Rutte overcame the odds to win this year’s $10,000 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening Innovation Award, becoming only the second student to ever win the prize in its 16-year history.
UCLA Samueli Alumni Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Two graduates of the UCLA Sameuli School of Engineering – Alison K. Brown Ph.D. ’85 and Reza Rofougaran ’86, M.S. ’88, Ph.D. ’88 – were elected to the National Academy of Engineering earlier this month.
In Memoriam: John D. Mackenzie, 94, Leader in Glass and Ceramics Processing
John D. Mackenzie, professor emeritus of materials science and engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering who made pioneering contributions to glass and ceramics processing, died Feb. 19, after a brief illness. He was 94.
Internet Architect Dr. Leonard Kleinrock Receives UCLA Medal
Leonard Kleinrock, distinguished professor of computer science and one of the world’s foremost internet pioneers, was awarded the UCLA Medal, , the campus’s highest honor, for his remarkable contributions in providing the intellectual foundation for the modern technical age.
EV Innovator Freeman Shen Honored with 2020 UCLA Samueli Alumnus of the Year Award
Freeman Shen is founder, CEO and chairman of WM Motor, a Shanghai-based electric vehicle company. Established in 2015, WM Motor has been called a unicorn, with investments exceeding $1 billion and multinational conglomerates…
William Goddard Honored with 2020 UCLA Samueli Lifetime Contribution Award
William A. Goddard III is the Charles and Mary Ferkel Professor of Chemistry, Materials Science and Applied Physics and director of the Materials and Process Simulation Center at the California Institute of Technology.
Triple-Bruin Jon Arenberg Honored with 2020 UCLA Samueli Professional Achievement Award
Jonathan Arenberg, a triple-Bruin, will receive the 2020 UCLA Samueli Professional Achievement Award for his accomplishments in the aerospace industry and his passion for sharing science with fellow Bruins and others.
UCLA chapter of National Society of Black Engineers celebrates 40 years
The first meeting of the National Society of Black Engineers was held at Purdue University in 1975.
C.K. Ken Yang Named Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
C. K. Ken Yang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been appointed chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, starting July 1.