Every year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering selects and recognizes the outstanding achievements by a number of its alumni, faculty members and students who have excelled in various fields.
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“Good Morning America” Honors UCLA Engineering Grad for Community Leadership
In celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, ABC News announced its 2021 Inspiration List highlighting notable individuals from the community
UCLA Grad Student’s New Podcast Raises Awareness of Child Abuse
Since 1983, April has been designated Child Abuse Prevention Month, an annual observance in the United States dedicated to raising awareness and preventing child abuse.
Breaking Barriers at UCLA’s First Student-Organized Women in STEM Summit
Over the course of three days in April, Women in STEM: Breaking Barriers (WiSTEM) virtually connected students and professionals with prominent women leaders in STEM fields.
Student-Run Engineering Organization Celebrates Arab American Heritage and Helps Build Community
As an extension of the national and California chapters of the Arab American Association of Engineers and Architects, the UCLA chapter of AAAEA
UCLA Engineering In-Flight Conversation with SpaceX Crew 2 aboard the International Space Station
Two UCLA mechanical and aerospace engineering students conducted a live interview today from Earth to space with aerospace engineering alumna and SpaceX Crew-2 mission pilot Megan McArthur
UCLA Samueli Launches Engineering in Action Speaker Series to Address Equity
In an effort to increase equity and diversity in the fields of engineering and computer science, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has announced the launch of a three-part “Engineering in Action” series
UCLA Engineers Part of Avatar Team Advancing to $10M XPRIZE Semifinals
A multidisciplinary team developing an immersive avatar system that enables remote human connection has advanced to the semifinals for the $10 million ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition.
Bioengineers Find Ways to Enhance Potential Drug for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
UCLA bioengineers have created a computational model to fine-tune a potential drug for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. A study detailing the finding was recently published in Cell Reports.
Engineering Professor Awarded 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship
Suhas Diggavi, a professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCLA, has been awarded a 2021 Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, among the most prestigious honors
UCLA Mechanical Engineer Receives NSF CAREER Award to Create Soft Robot Simulation
M. Khalid Jawed, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award,
UCLA Materials Scientists Find New Angle toward Better Heat Transfer
UCLA materials scientists have developed a class of optical material that controls how heat radiation is directed from an object.