2 UCLA Engineers Named to 2023 National Academy of Inventors Eric P. Y. Chiou — a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering — and Paul Weiss — a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and materials science and engineering — have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. They both have faculty appointments in bioengineering.
UCLA Computer Science Professors Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 List Assistant professors Aditya Grover and Saadia Gabriel were named in the science category for their work in artificial intelligence. Grover developed the first AI-based weather and climate model, ClimaX; and Gabriel developed (De)ToxiGen, an AI-powered software that detects hate speech online.
UCLA Engineers Receive Three NSF Awards for Semiconductor Research Electrical and computer engineering distinguished professor Kang Wang, as well as professors and vice chairs Benjamin Williams and Danijela Cabric, have been awarded grants totaling $3.38 million by the National Science Foundation’s Future of Semiconductors program.
UCLA Samueli Professor Receives $1M in Grants for Internet-of-Things Security Research The National Science Foundation awarded two grants to Nader Sehatbakhsh, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. The awards will support his research investigating security vulnerabilities in devices and constraints of low-energy IoT devices.
UCLA SwabSeq Lab Completes 2 Million COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests The multidisciplinary team behind the successful rollout includes Eleazar Eskin, chair and professor of the Computational Medicine Department, which is affiliated with both the engineering and medical schools at UCLA.
Electric Vehicles Improve Air Quality For Everyone But Have Less Impact in More Polluted Areas
Jiaqi Ma, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering; and Yifang Zhu, a professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, coauthored a study published in Nature Communications that shows continued heavy pollution impacting the traffic corridors that run through disadvantaged communities.
Could the ‘Central Dogma’ of Biology be Misleading Bioengineers? Bioengineering professor Dino Di Carlo co-authored a paper published in Nature Nanotechnology on one class of stem cell. The findings suggest that a fundamental assumption in biology and biotechnology may be up for reconsideration.
UCLA Computer Scientist Named 2024 American Mathematical Society Fellow Computer science professor Amit Sahai, a cryptography expert, was recognized for his creation, advancement and utilization of mathematics. Sahai is one of 40 AMS fellows selected this year, alongside UCLA mathematics professor Monica Visan.
The 50 Greatest Innovations of 2023 Following the recognition as one of Time magazine’s top 2023 best inventions, UCLA’s Project SeaChange carbon-removal technology (now known by its start-up name Equatic) has been named by Popular Science magazine as one of the 50 greatest innovations. The tech was developed by the Institute for Carbon Management at UCLA led by civil and environmental engineering professors Gaurav Sant and David Jassby, as well as chemical and biomolecular engineering associate professor Dante Simonetti. Equatic leverages the sea’s natural ability to remove and store atmospheric carbon while producing hydrogen fuel.
Is the 10 Freeway Safe? John Wallace, a civil and environmental engineering professor at UCLA and an expert in reinforced concrete structures, shares that engineers will be looking at repairs in regards to load capacity for standard driving use and for earthquake safety.
Fabricating an Artificial Emergency Isn’t Intelligent John Villasenor — a professor of electrical and computer engineering and faculty co-director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law and Policy — notes in this interview how the U.S. could use the Defense Production Act to combat cyber espionage and cyberattacks.
How Label-Free, Super-Resolution Imaging Will Push Microscopy’s Limits Electrical and computer engineering professor Aydogan Ozcan, who recently co-authored a paper published in Laser and Photonics Reviews, comments on what led to an explosive growth of label-free, super-resolution imaging.
Barbara Pritzkat 1926-2023, First Female Bruin Engineer
The Los Angeles Times pays tribute to UCLA Engineering’s first alumna, Barbara Wynn Pritzkat '48, who passed away at the age of 97. Pritzkat led a full life having worked in aerospace and on archeological digs in Syria. She was also involved in numerous volunteer programs across Los Angeles.
