#EngineerChange

October 2018

WELCOME, BRUINS!
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.

ENGINEER CHANGE.
In the spirit of new beginnings, we share with you a new visual experience that captures the spirit and energy of life here at Samueli.

LATEST BREAKTHROUGHS

	Advancing nextgen communication devices Prof. Ethan Wang and team are modeling how electromagnetic waves and magnetic materials interact

	Accelerating the fight against cancer Prof. Dino Di Carlo and colleagues from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center are discovering how cancer cells spread

	Our students are building NASA satellites The ELFIN CubeSats will help scientists better understand magnetic storms in near-Earth space

IN THE NEWS
Prof. Jonathan Stewart provides geotechnical expertise on the Indonesia earthquake CNN
Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty discuss the science of earthquakes UCLA Magazine
Prof. Adnan Darwiche explains the gap between advances and fears of AI Communications of the ACM
Prof. Gaurav Sant on opportunities and challenges of carbon sequestration KCRW 89.9 - "To The Point"
Sant says a transformative solution to climate change can be found in cement Los Angeles Times
Prof. Jenny Jay and doctoral student Megyn Rugh are swabbing surfers’ noses for a good cause Los Angeles Daily News / Orange County Register \| LAist
Q&A with Prof. Dennis Hong on being part of Netflix’s “Magic for Humans” UCLA Newsroom
Profs. Wei Wang and Andrea Bertozzi receive $3 million from NSF to model human behavior Samueli Newsroom

DIY: Engineer Change

Our new 9,000-square-foot student makerspace opens in Boelter.

New UCLA Samueli Makerspace

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