UCLA Engineers Clinch First Place in Global Sustainability Innovation Competition Researchers from the
UCLA startup SeaChange, including Prof. Gaurav Sant of civil and
environmental engineering, took home the top prize of S$1 million
(US$735,000) at the 2021 Liveability Challenge for their work using
seawater as a medium for carbon removal.
UCLA Engineers Bend Light to Enhance Wavelength Conversion Electrical and
computer engineering Prof. Mona Jarrahi led the effort to develop a more
efficient way of converting light from one wavelength to another,
opening the door for improvements in the performance of imaging, sensing
and communication systems. The study is featured in this Phys.org article.
DNA Nanotechnology Creates Dynamic Cytoskeleton for Artificial Cells Using DNA and RNA
molecules, Prof. Elisa Franco of mechanical and aerospace engineering
and others have built a tiny artificial molecular scaffolding system
that resembles the complex network of interlinking protein chains found
in the cytoplasm of all living cells.
UCLA Mechanical Engineer Receives NSF CAREER Award Mechanical and
aerospace engineering assistant professor Lihua Jin has received a
National Science Foundation CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor for
faculty members in the early stages of their teaching and research
careers.
Three Assistant Professors Named 2021-22 UCLA Hellman Fellows Three engineering
assistant professors have been selected as the UCLA Society of Hellman
Fellows — Jun Chen of bioengineering, Artur Davoyan of mechanical and
aerospace engineering and Carissa Eisler of chemical and biomolecular
engineering.
— Academic Senate Awards —
WE@UCLA Director Honored for Campus Diversity Efforts Audrey Pool O’Neal, an
adjunct associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and
the founding director of UCLA Women in Engineering, has received the
UCLA Academic Senate’s 2020-2021 Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Award.
Graduate Students Receive Prestigious NDSEG Fellowship Two electrical and
computer engineering graduate students, Mohammad Shahili and Benjamin
Domae, have been selected to receive the prestigious Department of
Defense National Defense and Engineering Graduate Fellowship.
California’s Water and Energy Crisis Amid a Drought and Excessive Heat “Moving water can
provide a carbon-free source of electricity and therefore if it
diminishes, it could potentially reduce the amount of carbon-free
electricity on the grid,” Rajit Gadh, professor of mechanical and
aerospace engineering, told Scriberr News.
The Extinct Species Within The Scientist mentioned
computer science assistant professor Sriram Sankararaman in a feature on
how animals have the DNA of other related species, now extinct in their
genome. The knowledge could help piece together evolutionary puzzles
and address agricultural challenges.
New Semiconductor Cools Computer Chips Physics World featured
research on semiconductor cooling technology led by mechanical and
aerospace engineering professor Yongjie Hu.
Stretchy Hydrogel Mimics Motions of Living Organisms New heat- and
light-responsive polymeric material could prove useful for soft robots
in an article published in Materials Today on research led by materials
science and engineering assistant professor Ximin He.
UCLA Engineering Student Uses Drone Sensing in Prescribed Burns to Prevent Wildfires As California and
other states continue to battle extreme heat this fire season, Kevin
Schwarm, who is pursuing a Ph.D. at the UCLA Samueli School of
Engineering, has been fighting fire with fire alongside other
researchers at Blodgett Forest in Northern California.