Interim Dean Bruce Dunn Welcomes New and Returning Students to UCLA Samueli for Fall 2022 In his video message, Interim Dean Bruce Dunn invited students to explore the many school and campus resources and opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations. An alum and a member of the faculty for more than 40 years, Dunn also shared some thoughts on his experiences at UCLA and his outlook for the school over the next year in this exchange.
UCLA Expert Warns Impacts of Extreme Heat Wave on California’s Energy Grid Rajit Gadh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center, discussed the impacts of extreme heat on California’s energy grid and how electric vehicles can help ease the system.
In Visit to UCLA, NSF Director Emphasizes Accessibility and Inclusiveness Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation, visited UCLA on September 13 and met with students, faculty and administrative leaders. He offered words of inspiration on how researchers can best influence and guide the next generation of scientists and engineers with equity and inclusion in mind.
Novel Privacy-Preserving Camera Captures Only Objects of Interest at Speed of Light A research team led by Volgenau Professor for Engineering Innovation Aydogan Ozcan of electrical and computer engineering designed a smart camera that takes pictures of only relevant objects while instantaneously preventing other details from being captured.
UCLA-led Team Induces Cell Reprogramming Process with Mechanical Squeeze Song Li, a professor and chair of the Bioengineering Department, and his team developed a method to prime and convert cells from one type to another, which could improve the efficiency of cell engineering for tissue regeneration and the treatment of diseases.
Eric Hoek to Receive Top Water Research and Technology Prize The National Water Research Institute has selected Eric Hoek, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and the faculty director of UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, as the 2022 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize laureate — one of the highest honors in water research, science, technology or policy in the United States.
UCLA and UC Irvine Research Team Receives NSF Grant for Pandemic Prediction Computer science and computational medicine professor Wei Wang co-led a multidisciplinary team of researchers from UCLA and UC Irvine that has received an 18-month, $996,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a comprehensive, early-warning system to predict the emergence and spread of the next pandemic.
Researchers from UCLA, Morehouse College Receive NSF Grant for Quantum Research Sergio Carbajo, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and colleagues from Morehouse received a three-year, $798,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research in quantum electrodynamics as well as leadership and training plans focused on increasing access to scientific research for historically underrepresented populations.
UCLA Professor Receives NASA Early Career Award for Solar Sail Metamaterial Research Artur Davoyan, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received an Early Career Faculty Award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The award, one of seven selected for 2022, includes a three-year, $600,000 grant to support Davoyan’s ongoing research into solar sail technologies for spacecraft propulsion.
UCLA Computer Scientist Joins NSF-Funded Data Chemistry Research Center Professor Wei Wang, the Leonard Kleinrock Term Chair in Computer Science, will bring her expertise in data science and machine learning to a major multidisciplinary research center funded by the National Science Foundation.
Noble Fund Researchers Seek New Form of Battery Technology Mechanical and aerospace engineering professors Mitchell Spearrin and Tim Fisher discussed their research with chemistry professor Yves Rubin in this video by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
UCLA SAMUELI IN THE NEWS
California Scrambles to Avoid Blackouts as It Pursues a Green Energy Future Rajit Gadh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the director of the Smart Grid Energy Research Center at UCLA, discussed the strain on energy grids caused by the recent heat wave in this piece. Gadh also spoke with dot.LA on the subject.
Innovation Could Change Lives of People Taking Mental Health Meds Electrical and computer engineering associate professor Sam Emaminejad was featured in this article for his work on a noninvasive sensor that can provide a detailed summary of an individual’s blood composition.
Fighting the Extreme Heat Professor Rajit Gadh was interviewed for a live broadcast about the effects of heat on California’s energy grid.
