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May 2019

Celebrating 100 Years, and Looking Toward the Future
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.

BREAKTHROUGHS

We’re revolutionizing diabetes care with our ‘smart insulin’
Bioengineering professor Zhen Gu and team are developing a new type of insulin that could prevent hypoglycemia in diabetics.

We’re advancing the brain-computer interface to treat brain disorders
Dejan Markovic, professor of electrical and computer engineering, is building upon the seminal research done in the 1970s by UCLA computer science professor Jacques Vidal.

We’re boosting the power of perovskite solar cells with caffeine
Inspired by their morning cup of joe, materials science and engineering professor Yang Yang’s team is using caffeine to improve the thermal stability of perovskite solar cells. Read about it in Scientific American and Forbes.

We’re creating new, responsive materials for next-generation devices
Our materials scientists and mechanical engineers are designing novel types of materials that can bend and flex and interact with the world in entirely new ways.

We’re teaching the impact of food choice on the environment
Civil and environmental engineering professor Jennifer Jay is providing UCLA students with a real-world understanding of how dietary choice affects the environment.

We’re advancing computational medicine with Amazon’s assistance
UCLA researchers from engineering to medicine are using Amazon Web Services’ machine learning and cloud computing technology to fight disease.

We’re widening the adoption of bioinformatics with our online guide
Computer science postdoc Serghei Mangul and Lana Martin, program manager of UCLA’s Institute for Quantitative and Computational Biosciences, are working to make bioinformatics training easily accessible.

We’re producing clean, fresh water by first observing spider webs
Sungtaek Ju, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and his team are addressing the global concern for fresh water by devising a novel way to capture water vapor.

2019 Commencement Speaker

We are pleased to announce that Chuck Lorre, a champion of STEM education, philanthropist, and co-creator and executive producer of “The Big Bang Theory,” “Two and a Half Men,” and “Young Sheldon,” to name a few hits, will address this year’s graduating class on June 15 at Pauley Pavilion.

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