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January 2020

UCLA Engineering Online Master’s Program Ranked No. 1
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.

Carbon-into-Concrete Tech Could Win UCLA Team a Climate Victory — and $7.5 Million Prize
The Los Angeles Times profiled a team of UCLA engineers in the finals of an international competition to turn the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into commercially viable products.

Karagozian to Lead UCLA's Promise Armenian Institute
The UCLA International Institute announced that Ann Karagozian, distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, as the inaugural director of The Promise Armenian Institute.

Turn Any Object into a Robot Using This Program and a 3D Printer
Prof. Xiang “Anthony” Chen is featured in New Scientist on developing a way to 3D print devices that help convert ordinary household objects into hand-activated robots.

The Super-cool Materials that Send Heat to Space
Prof. Aaswath Raman’s work on passive radiative cooling materials is highlighted in a Nature news feature.

Scientists Scramble to Collect Data After Ridgecrest Earthquakes
Earth and space science magazine EOS highlighted the field work of scientists and engineers, including Prof. Scott Brandenberg, following earthquakes in Ridgecrest, Calif.

STUDENT HIGHLIGHT

Leading the Way for Diverse Voices in Tech
Electrical and computer engineering student Irina Alam recently received the 2019 Cadence Women in Technology scholarship.

ALUMNI NEWS

Professor Emeritus Knuth Honored by France for WWII Service
While serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, Eldon Knuth helped liberate the city of Metz, France. Nearly 75 years later, the French government appointed Knuth a Knight in the French National Legion of Honor and awarded him the corresponding medal.

EVENTS

Feb. 22 | 2020 UCLA Samueli Awards Dinner
May 29-30 | Bruin Engineers Centennial Reunion

7400 Boelter Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
samueli.ucla.edu