Chand R. Viswanathan, a distinguished professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering died on March 12. He was 88.
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UCLA researchers develop a new class of two-dimensional materials
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial “superlattices” — materials comprised of alternating layers of ultra-thin “two-dimensional” sheets, which are only one or a few atoms thick. Unlike current state-of-the art superlattices, in which
UCLA Samueli honors alumni, faculty, and students at 2018 awards dinner
Capped by emotional speeches from the Alumnus of the Year and the Lifetime Contribution Award honoree, the 2018 UCLA Engineering Awards Dinner honored the very best of the school’s alumni, students and faculty on March 3.
UCLA researchers show a cancer defense mechanism could be turned back to attack tumors
UCLA engineers and scientists have engineered a type of synthetic protein — a chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR, that responds to soluble protein targets. The advance shows great promise for helping the body’s immune system seek out and destroy cancer because it could
Blizzard CEO advises: Break large projects into bite-size pieces
Mike Morhaime ’90, co-founder and CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, addressed fellow Bruin Engineers as part of the 2017-18 Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series
Chemical engineering post-doc receives prestigious fellowship
Yang Hai, a UCLA post-doctoral fellow in chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a prestigious three-year fellowship from the Life Sciences Research Foundation.
Robotics may drive the future of healthcare
Rosen, who specializes in medical robotics, leads the engineering school’s Bionics Lab. He supervises groups developing both wearable robots—think exoskeletons useful in
Grad student receives prestigious NASA fellowship
An aerospace engineering doctoral student has been awarded a NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship (NSTRF), to investigate and develop a miniature ion thruster for in-space propulsion.
Nine exceptional researchers join the UCLA Engineering faculty
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science welcomes nine new faculty members in 2017-18 to a roster that includes 35 affiliated members of the National Academy of Engineering and more than 60 winners of the NSF CAREER Award. The school now has 179 ladder faculty members, the most in its history.
Reducing earthquake risk: 3Qs with Yousef Bozorgnia
Yousef Bozorgnia, professor of civil and environmental engineering, has developed earthquake ground motion models that are used worldwide for the seismic analysis and design of buildings, bridges, infrastructure and critical facilities.
Nanodiamonds show promise for aiding recovery from root canal
Researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry and UCLA Engineering found in a clinical trial that nanodiamonds protected disinfected root canals after the nerve and pulp were removed, thereby improving the likelihood of a full recovery. The findings are a milestone for the use of nanodiamonds in humans.
UCLA-led team looks to speed up secure quantum communications
UCLA Engineering has received a four-year, $2-million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore secure quantum communications and memory.