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April 2022
 
UCLA to Host Regional Artificial Intelligence Program in Collaboration with Break Through Tech
UCLA to Host Regional Artificial Intelligence Program in Collaboration with Break Through Tech
UCLA will be the first public university to host a Break Through Tech AI hub — part of a national program designed to teach artificial intelligence to college students from underserved groups across Southern California. The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering will run the hub, with computer science professor Glenn Reinman as the faculty director.

Megan McArthur ‘93 shares insights on twice journey to space NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur ‘93 Shares Insights on Twice Journey to Space
Megan McArthur shared her inspiring journey with nearly 300 UCLA Samueli engineering students and alumni on March 30 when she visited her alma mater as the featured speaker in the latest installment of the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Distinguished Speaker Series.

UCLA Materials scientists lead global team in finding solutions to biggest hurdle for solar cell technology UCLA Materials Scientists Lead Global Team in Finding Solutions to Biggest Hurdle for Solar Cell Technology
Materials scientist Yang Yang at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and colleagues from five other universities around the world have discovered the major reason why perovskite solar cells, which show great promise for improved energy-conversion efficiency, degrade in sunlight, causing their performance to suffer over time.

UCLA Engineers develop emission-free process turning methane gas to hydrogen and graphitic carbon UCLA Engineers Develop Emission-Free Process Turning Methane Gas to Hydrogen and Graphitic Carbon
Study leader Tim Fisher, professor and chair of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, and his team have delivered a one-two punch to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating valuable products in high demand. The research was featured on the front cover of the April 7 issue of the American Chemical Society journal Energy and Fuels.

neurons Ultrasound Offers New Avenue to Treat Diabetes
UCLA Samueli bioengineers, professor Dino Di Carlo and graduate student Hiromi Miwa, are part of a multi-institutional team that has demonstrated a new technique using ultrasound to prevent and even potentially reverse Type 2 diabetes.

Engineering 96: Undergraduate Instructors Teach Classes on Design, Build and Test Engineering 96: Undergraduate Instructors Teach Classes on Design, Build and Test
Mechanical engineering students Jonathan Huang and Samantha Hilton were undergraduate student instructors for an E96 class on go-karts, one of a collection of student-led courses that provide unique learning opportunities for both the students taking the classes and the instructors teaching them.

Super-Fast ‘Electron RainUCLA Researchers Discover Source of Super-Fast ‘Electron Rain’
Hundreds of UCLA students, including many from the Samueli School of Engineering, have been part of the Electron Losses and Fields Investigation mission to study the new source of super-fast, energetic electrons raining down on Earth — a phenomenon that contributes to the colorful aurora borealis but also poses hazards to satellites, spacecraft and astronauts.

Internet Pioneer Leonard Kleinrock Named Computer History Museum Fellow Internet Pioneer Leonard Kleinrock Named Computer History Museum Fellow
Leonard Kleinrock, a distinguished professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and a towering figure in the creation of the internet, has been named a 2022 Fellow of the Computer History Museum.

Biophysicist Amy Rowat honored by the National Science FoundationBiophysicist Amy Rowat honored by the National Science Foundation
Amy Rowat, a UCLA associate professor of integrative biology and physiology, has received a National Science Foundation BRITE Fellow award that will provide $995,000 of research funding over five years. Rowat also holds an appointment in the Bioengineering Department.

UCLA Engineering Honors 2021 Edward K. Rice Outstanding Student AwardeesUCLA Engineering Honors 2021 Edward K. Rice Outstanding Student Awardees
Ahmed M. Alaa Ph.D. ’19 of electrical and computer engineering, Camille H. Le ’18, M.S. ’19 of civil and environmental engineering, and Richa Ghosh ’20 of chemical and biomolecular engineering will be honored at the school’s annual awards dinner in May.
UCLA SAMUELI IN THE NEWS
Cheddar News
Suppressed Science
Professor Veronica Santos of mechanical and aerospace engineering spoke about robots that have a sense of touch in the first episode of Curiosity Stream's program, which was highlighted by Cheddar News. (Full episode requires a Curiosity Stream subscription.)

KABC-TV
Concerns over Russian Cyberattacks against U.S.
Rajit Gadh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was interviewed about potential cyberattacks that might impact power plants in the U.S.

Newsy
New Bill Could Do Away with Daylight Saving Adjustments
UCLA computer science senior lecturer Paul Eggert addressed implications of the proposed federal “Sunshine Protection Act,” which would make U.S. daylight saving time permanent.

EE Times
EE Times Weekly Briefing Podcast
Episode 176 features an in-depth interview with Distinguished Adjunct Professor Asad Madni of electrical and computer engineering, who has been awarded the 2022 IEEE Medal of Honor, the organization's highest honor. Madni was also featured in an IEEE Spectrum article detailing his research accomplishments.

Pyhsics World
Simulations Shed Light on Interactions that Help Spiders Fly
M. Khalid Jawed, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, and colleagues from Notre Dame University-Louaize in Lebanon were highlighted in this article about a new numerical model that they claim provides evidence for the role of electrostatic forces in spiders’ ballooning process.

Diversity in Action
Amped Up: How Smart Grid Technology is Changing the Face of the Country’s Infrastructure System
Rajit Gadh, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the director of the UCLA Smart Grid Energy Research Center, shared his insights on how the smart grid should be managed in order to accommodate new energy sources in the coming years.

Los Angeles Daily News
42 Million Gallons of Sewage Entered L.A. Waterways in Past 15 Years
Michael Stenstrom, a UCLA civil and environmental engineering professor who co-authored a report analyzing the data maintained by the county Public Health Department, was interviewed about the sewage spills that have occurred in Los Angeles County since 2007.

Daily Bruin
UCLA Researchers Develop Watch Prototype that Measures Stress Hormone Levels
Sam Emaminejad, a co-corresponding author and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and co-author Bo Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in electrical engineering, discussed their study on a device designed to directly detect cortisol levels noninvasively and wirelessly.
 
STUDENTS
Turning Wastewater Into a Resource: A Graduate Student’s Solution to Climate Change
Turning Wastewater Into a Resource: A Graduate Student’s Solution to Climate Change
Environmental engineering doctoral student Kevin Clack studies innovative ways to improve water resilience in arid metropolitan regions. He will represent UCLA on an Earth Day “Climate Change: Los Angeles Youth in Action” panel hosted by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall to speak with high school students from the Los Angeles and Pasadena unified school districts.
ALUMNI
Finding Inspiration in the Night Sky with Alumna Keji Sojobi ’07
Finding Inspiration in the Night Sky with Alumna Keji Sojobi ’07
Keji Sojobi ’07, a senior mechanical design engineer at Northrop Grumman who worked on the James Webb Space Telescope from 2012-2015, shares her inspiring story on finding how she belongs in STEM as a Black engineer.
UPCOMING EVENTS

April 22 | Space Science and Exploration at UCLA: The Launch of the UCLA SPACE Institute

June 11-12 | Commencement Class of 2022

 


 
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