By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Larry L. Hench, a distinguished materials scientist and discoverer of Bioglass, the first manmade material that can bond with human tissue, will deliver this year’s Nippon Sheet Glass Lecture at the UCLA Henry Samueli...
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UCLA Engineering Holds Summer Research Program for High School Students
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]This past summer, 30 high school students from the Los Angeles metropolitan area took part in the Summer Research Program at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. By Matthew Chin This program...
New Department Chairs Named for Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two UCLA Engineering professors have been named as department chairs. Harold Monbouquette is the chair of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department. Jiun-Shyan (JS) Chen is the chair the Civil and Environmental...
UCLA Engineering Adds New Faculty
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]This year, seven talented researchers and teachers have joined the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. These new faculty members bring a diverse range of expertise in several emerging fields....
Professor Richard D. Wesel Appointed as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Richard D. Wesel, a professor of electrical engineering, has been appointed as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. “Rick brings a...
In Memoriam: Joseph Miller, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Joseph Miller, an adjunct professor at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and a former vice president and general manager at TRW Applied Technology Group, died on July 5 in a bicycling...
William Kaiser Wins 2007 UCLA Gold Shield Faculty Prize
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]William Kaiser, an electrical engineering professor at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has received the 2007 Gold Shield Faculty Prize from the UCLA Gold Shield Alumnae. By Matthew Chin...
In Memoriam: Tung-Hua Lin, Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Tung-Hua Lin, a professor emeritus at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science who was a major contributor to the safety of building materials and a pioneer in China’s aviation history, died on June...
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Jim Maser Advises UCLA Engineering Graduates to be Leaders in Eco-Friendly Solutions
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Nearly 6,500 guests and students from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science gathered at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood Saturday to hear Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne president Jim Maser deliver the...
New Approach to Encryption Takes IT Departments One Step Closer to True Security
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA Engineering professor’s love of elliptic curves leads him to revolutionary research By M. Abraham Encryption is a tricky business, but one professor at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science...
Television Just Got Brighter: UCLA Engineers Are Obsessed With the Next Generation of LED Panels, and That’s Good News for Consumers
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Record-breaking LED device means brighter, more glorious color, a slimmer profile and an all-around cheaper price tag By M. Abraham Two researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science want...
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne President Jim Maser to Deliver 2007 Commencement Address for UCLA Engineering on June 16
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Maser graduated magna cum laude from the University of Akron (Ohio) with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, followed by a Master's degree in Engineering. He later received a Master's degree in Business Administration from...