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December 20199

Innovative Wind Turbine Design Takes Cue from Biplanes
UCLA engineers led by Prof. Richard Wirz have designed a biplane-like blade that could lead to next-generation wind turbines.

UCLA Researchers Use AI to Safely Lower Drug Dosage for HIV Patients
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-sponsored study aims to reduce toxicity and adverse side effects.

Major NIH Grant to Develop Wirelessly Powered “Smart” Pacemakers
Prof. Aydin Babakhani will develop advanced microchip sensors for heart pacemakers, thanks to $1 million from the National Institutes of Health.

UCLA’s Garrick Risk Institute receives $3.5 million from the California Energy Commission
The research contract supports a study of seismic risk to the state’s natural gas infrastructure.

See Long Beach’s Signature Bridge Under Construction
Prof. John Wallace is quoted in a New York Times article on instrumenting a new $1.5 billion bridge in Long Beach with sensors to gather real-time data.

12 UCLA Samueli faculty members named among world’s most influential researchers
These researchers have distinguished themselves by publishing a high number of papers that rank in the top 1% of most-cited works in their field.

UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Inventors
Four UCLA Samueli professors have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.

Hoek tapped to lead UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge
Prof. Eric Hoek of civil and environmental engineering has been appointed faculty director of the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge.

Healthy Aging Workshop Launches UC Partnership with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
A two-day workshop on healthy aging hosted by UCLA kicked off a five-year partnership between the University of California system and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

ALUMNI NEWS

Col. Dick Littlestone Named Veteran of the Year
Bruin engineer Col. Dick Littlestone (’45, MBA ’83), a veteran of WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam War, has been named Veteran of the Year for the LA City Council District 11 by Councilmember Mike Bonin.

Alumni named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2019
Two alumni have made the magazine’s annual list of revolutionary innovators under the age of the 30.

MEDIA

Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series – Seismic Resilience
In the first program of the year, earthquake experts discussed “Seismic Resilience: Progress and Preparedness in Los Angeles.”

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