Researchers from the UCLA startup SeaChange, including Prof. Gaurav Sant of civil and environmental engineering, took home the top prize of S$1 million (US$735,000) at the 2021 Liveability Challenge for their work using seawater as a medium for carbon removal.

The second of a three-part “Engineering in Action” series featured a multidisciplinary panel of transportation experts, including LA Metro Chief Sustainability Officer Cris Liban.

The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science recognized its Class of 2021 with an in-person, engineering procession at Drake Stadium on June 12 and a virtual commencement on June 13. NASA astronaut and aerospace engineering alumna Megan McArthur ’93 is this year’s commencement speaker. She delivered her remarks from aboard the International Space Station.

Two UCLA engineering students conducted a live interview from Earth to space with aerospace engineering alumna and SpaceX Crew-2 mission pilot Megan McArthur ’93 and commander Shane “Kim” Kimbrough.

Led by civil and environmental engineering professor Gaurav Sant, the UCLA CarbonBuilt team won the grand prize for a first-of-its-kind, eco-friendly approach turning carbon into concrete.

WE@UCLA is in the midst of a month-long celebration of Women’s History Month with social content highlighting notable engineering students and alumnae by department.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, UCLA Samueli hosted a virtual webinar featuring Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, engineers from the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and others on the importance of lifeline resilience.

The new year brings the promise of vaccines against COVID-19 and the hope that we can return to normal soon. While we welcome the great news of vaccines being deployed to our front-line health care workers and the most vulnerable in our community, we began the winter quarter this week remotely in accordance to public health guidelines.

The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced its 2020 class of fellows, including four UCLA Samueli School of Engineering faculty members. There are now 18 UCLA Samueli-affiliated NAI fellows.

The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is proud to welcome prominent new faculty members to its growing roster of nearly 200 full-time faculty.

The new on-campus, self-supporting program, which debuts fall of 2021, will address the needs of students who wish to pursue technical management positions with both technical and management training.

As the 2020-21 academic year is set to begin, Dean Jayathi Murthy offered a brief video welcome message to students.

Their research has revealed that improving quantum-compilation design could help achieve computation speeds up to 45 times faster than currently demonstrated.

A UCLA research team led by Prof. Gaurav Sant has received a two-year, $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a process to convert carbon dioxide emissions into construction materials.

UCLA Samueli recognized more than 1,700 graduating students at its 2020 virtual commencement. Jason Droege, who led Uber Eats, was the ceremony’s distinguished speaker. Imani Chantal Elston ’20 delivered remarks on behalf of the graduates.

Dean Jayathi Murthy addresses the 2020 graduates of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, acknowledging the difficulties during the current pandemic.

UCLA Samueli transitioned its annual Discover UCLA Engineering recruitment event to a comprehensive virtual experience for admitted students. Alina Haas, an academic counselor who led the effort, shares her experience.

These past few weeks have seen a whirlwind of changes that impact each of us at school, at work, in our homes and throughout communities around the globe. I am writing to share with you, especially our students and their parents, what we have been doing here at UCLA Samueli to adapt to this dynamic situation.

The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering held its annual celebration of excellence by alumni, faculty and students at its 2020 Awards Dinner.

The online master’s degree program at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report in the publication’s 2020 list of best online engineering programs.

UCLA engineers led by Prof. Richard Wirz have designed a biplane-like blade that could lead to next-generation wind turbines.

On Oct. 29, 50 years to the day when the first message on the internet was sent from UCLA computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock’s lab, a packed Royce Hall saw dozens of tech pioneers, business leaders and activists share the stage to examine the history and current state of the internet, and offer ideas on how it can improve.

The program of A-list speakers at UCLA Samueli’s celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Internet has been unveiled.

As we continue to expand, 11 new faculty members are joining our team in fields as diverse as quantum engineering, intelligent materials and personalized health care.

Join UCLA Samueli on Oct. 29 at Royce Hall as we celebrate 50 years to the day when Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Leonard Kleinrock’s team sent the first message over the Arpanet from 3420 Boelter Hall. That historic moment transformed his mathematical theory of packet-switching into what would become the modern internet.

As we celebrate 50 years since the moon landing, Prof. Jason Speyer shares his story on Apollo’s autonomous navigation system and the engineers who built it.

We celebrated another class of newly-minted Bruin Engineers on June 15. A little advice for grads from commencement speaker Chuck Lorre: “Stop sharing your life [on social media], and start living it.”

An inspirational light show spanning 10 decades of UCLA’s history kicked off our centennial celebration this month. Distinguished Professor of Computer Science Leonard Kleinrock, alumnus Vint Cerf, and Gaurav Sant, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, represented the impactful research of UCLA Samueli.

Last year, we asked newly admitted freshmen why they selected UCLA Samueli. A year later, after their fall and winter quarters, we followed up on what they thought of their first year as Bruin Engineers.

This Women’s History Month, we profile electrical engineering professor Danijela Cabric, who shares an interest with iconic Hollywood glamour queen Hedy Lamarr: wireless communications.

Thanks to a recent five-year grant to the Center for Excellence in Engineering in Diversity, 42 UCLA Samueli undergraduates have received academic scholarships of up to $5,000 each.

Happy New Year and hang on to your party hats—this year is one for celebration!

Beginning in May, the UCLA community will come together to commemorate our university’s 100th anniversary, a celebration that will continue through June 2020.

As we near the holidays and get ready to welcome a new year of engineering excellence at UCLA Samueli, following are a few of the many highlights of 2018. A heartfelt thanks to all who contributed to our combined success, and best wishes for a happy holiday season!

As part of our strategic initiative to expand by 50 faculty members and 1,000 students in five years, UCLA Samueli welcomes our newest batch of distinguished scholars to the No. 1 public research university in the country.

Whether you took these past months to relax, work, or further your research, we extend a warm welcome to our new and returning students. As we start the school year, here is a snapshot of how UCLA Samueli continues to excel.

How do we save the planet for future generations? We can start by cleaning up our oceans and bringing potable water to areas that desperately need it — which is exactly what the engineers at UCLA Samueli are pursuing.

With school officially in summer session, we caught up with a few of our students to find out what they are up to. From volunteering to internships, not surprisingly, many are spending time engineering change.

We believe the entrepreneurial spirit is vital to engineer change. Learn how a few of our current and former student entrepreneurs are pursuing their visions for a better world.

As newly minted Samueli engineers go off to pursue great things, two class members share their stories on how access to educational and financial resources, an engaged support system, and hard work prepared them for graduation and life beyond UCLA.

The building houses some of the world’s leading labs in metrology, optics and quantum electronics, nano-manufacturing, tissue engineering, and advanced materials, as well as the school’s Computer Science Department.