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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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
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.)
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
