Aerospace engineering alumna and NASA astronaut Megan McArthurwill soon visit the International Space Station for the first time following a previous trip to space in 2009 .
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Bioengineering Alumnus Builds Green Businesses to Harness Sustainable Products
Growing up in a small city near Shanghai, bioengineering alum Wei Yu (MS ’12, PhD ’14) was always concerned about the mounting environmental crisis he saw around him. As a child, he would walk the riverbanks next to his home, where chemical factories and paper mills had polluted the water.
Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity: Empowering Students at UCLA and Beyond
Three UCLA Samueli School of Engineering alumni who were part of the Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) as students share how the organization made a major impact on their careers.
UCLA Computer Scientists Set Benchmarks to Optimize Quantum Computer Performance
Two UCLA computer scientists have shown that existing compilers, which tell quantum computers how to use their circuits to execute quantum programs, inhibit the computers’ ability to achieve optimal performance.
The Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series: Disney Imagineering Executive Shares Career Arc
If going to Disneyland is not enough of an adventure, try becoming one of the people who helps make the magic happen as alumnus Craig Russel has done.
Learning vs. Doing: How the Brain Interprets Observation and Action
In a new study published in Cell Reports, a UCLA-led team has changed the way scientists think about how observation and action are coded in the brain. The study shows that learning a movement and then repeating it involve more than just shared neurons. Instead, it is more akin to a shared circuit of neurons.
Smartwatch Tracks Medication Levels to Personalize Treatments
Engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues at Stanford School of Medicine have demonstrated that drug levels inside the body can be tracked in real time using a custom smartwatch that analyzes the chemicals found in sweat.
Bioengineering Student Receives National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
UCLA bioengineering graduate student Trinny Tat has received a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, considered one of the country’s most prestigious honors for graduate students beginning their studies.
Glass Scientist Receives National Science Foundation Award for Early Career Faculty
Mathieu Bauchy, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members in the early part of their careers.
UCLA Researchers Say Physical-Distancing Measures, if Relaxed Too Soon, Might be All for Naught
If physical-distancing measures in the United States are relaxed while there is still no COVID-19 vaccine or treatment and when personal protective equipment remains in short supply, the number of resulting infections could be about the same as if distancing had never been implemented to begin with, according to a UCLA-led team of mathematicians and scientists.
Materials Engineering Major Signs with Premier UK Professional Soccer Club
Jessie Fleming, a materials engineering major and environmental science minor who was a four-year starter on the UCLA Women’s Soccer Team, has started her professional career, signing with Chelsea FC Women. The club, which is based in London and plays in England’s Barclays FA Women’s Super League, announced her signing on July 22.
Honoring CEED’s Enrique Ainsworth: Three Decades Dedicated to Improving Diversity at UCLA Samueli
More than 200 UCLA Samueli School of Engineering students, faculty, staff and alumni gathered together virtually in June to celebrate Enrique Ainsworth, who is retiring after spending 31 years as the executive director of the Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) at UCLA.