Nearly 1,900 engineering and computer science students — 1,111 bachelor’s degree candidates on June 13 and 777 master’s and doctoral candidates on June 14 — walked across the stage to the applause of more than 11,000 family members and guests
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In Conversation with Vinita Gupta, First Woman of Indian Origin to Take a U.S. Company Public
Born and raised in India, Vinita Gupta M.S. ’74 earned her bachelor’s degree in electronics and communications engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 1973 before coming to the U.S.
From UCLA to Microsoft: A Bruin Computer Scientist Surfing Two Decades of Tech Waves
At Adam Harmetz’s childhood home in San Diego, the rules were simple. Video game consoles were not allowed. If he wanted to play, he had to learn to use a computer.
From Mumbai to UCLA and Back: Triple Bruin Dedicates Career to Tackling Waste Management and Water Pollution in Developing Countries
Kshitija Shah ’19, M.S. ‘21, Ph.D. ‘25 was nine years old when she started an environmental protection club at her elementary school in Mumbai, India.
From UCLA to Aerospace to Service: Engineering Alumna Redefines Retirement
Coretta Harris ’83 thought she wanted to be a school teacher until she was introduced to the Math Engineering Science Achievement program, or MESA, in high school.
Bridging Technical Rigor and Corporate Strategy: A Bruin Engineer Shares Early Lessons in Numbers, Community and Leadership
Christian Duncan ’03 did not learn his first math lessons in a classroom; it was at a hotel.
From Flying Planes and Teaching Abroad to Advancing Green Technologies, A UCLA Alum’s Path to Self-Discovery
Alexander Moutoux ’17, MEng ’22 has built his career by staying open to opportunity rather than following a fixed long-term plan
A Double Bruin Engineer’s Path from Plane-Watching as a Child to Boeing Leadership
As a boy growing up in the suburbs of Los Angeles under the flight path of planes on final approach to LAX, Jack Castro ’87, M.S. ’91 didn’t need an aviation camp or aerospace museum to spark an interest in flight — he had his backyard.
Bruin Engineer and Tech Leader Fang Lu Named UCLA Samueli’s 2025 Alumnus of the Year, the School’s Highest Honor
Fang Lu M.S. ’88, Engr. ’89, Ph.D. ’92 is a fellow and longtime technical director at Broadcom Inc., where he designs algorithms and architectures
UCLA Computer Science Alumna and Taboola Executive Helps Lead Global AI Efforts to Empower Digital Media
For Ning Ning Yu M.S. ’84, technology only matters if it solves a meaningful problem. Over a career spanning more than four decades, she has held senior leadership roles
Finding Your Why: Double Bruin Engineer and Innovator Equates Growth and Contribution with Fulfillment and Happiness
Bill Goodman M.S. ’91, Ph.D. ’95 hasn’t fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut, but the Bruin entrepreneur leads a successful nanotech company building ultra-lightweight materials for space,
From Disposable Culture to Circular Economy: UCLA Environmental Engineering Alumna’s Mission to Harness Collective Action
Isha Shah M.S. ’20 grew up near Dumas Beach in Surat, India, where conversations about the environment often echoed from her family’s dinner table. In her traditional Gujarati household, deeply involved in the environmental