3 UCLA Engineering Professors Named 2024 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors Professors Rafail Ostrovsky of computer science, Gaurav Sant of civil and environmental engineering and materials science and engineering, and Yang Yang of materials science and engineering and bioengineering have been elected as NAI Fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
9 UCLA Engineers Named to 2024 List of World’s Most Influential Researchers Clarivate released its list of Highly Cited Researchers, including nine UCLA Samueli faculty members: Jun Chen (bioengineering), Nasim Annabi and Yuzhang Li (chemical and biomolecular engineering), Aydogan Ozcan and Yair Rivenson (electrical and computer engineering), Bruce Dunn, Yu Huang and Yang Yang (materials science and engineering) and Marc Suchard (computational medicine).
Korea-US Emerging Tech Conference at UCLA Samueli Promotes Bilateral Collaboration UCLA Samueli, together with the Republic of Korea Consulate in Los Angeles, welcomed tech sector leaders, researchers and policy experts to campus Nov. 22 for a symposium on current and emerging advanced technologies in the U.S. and South Korea, as well as areas in which tech leaders from both countries could collaborate.
Origin of Life Favors One ‘Hand’ of Chemical Building Blocks? A team of researchers from UCLA and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, led by professor Irene Chen of chemical and biomolecular engineering, found that the molecular orientation pattern likely resulted from factors other than chemical predisposition, as published in Nature Communications.
Researchers Develop Antigen-Mimicking Synthetic Cells to Improve T-Cell Activation Led by Song Li, Chancellor’s Professor of bioengineering, and published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, the research focused on developing a synthetic cell-like material with viscous and elastic properties that better mimics the immune system’s natural mechanism for activating T cells. The material could play a critical role in protecting the body from infection and helping fight cancer and other diseases.
Pri Narang and the Emergence of a New World A $2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation was recently awarded to professor Prineha Narang of physical sciences and electrical and computer engineering to support her research on the very first quantum entanglement probe, which might provide a new tool to analyze materials on an atomic scale.
UCLA’s Inaugural Future of Food Fellows Poised to Advance the Field of Cellular Agriculture UCLA’s Marcie H. Rothman Professor of Food Studies Amy Rowat, who also holds an appointment in bioengineering, launched a new graduate fellowship program that prioritizes research and training in cellular agriculture. The inaugural class of fellows came from fields ranging from law to engineering.
Lifesaving Brain Surgery Made UCLA Graduation Dreams Come True Bioengineering graduate Neha Pai discusses her journey from the emergency room at UCLA Health to graduating from UCLA Samueli after a life-threatening brain injury during her junior year.
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5 Big Questions about How Tech Will Look Under Trump Electrical and computer engineering professor John Villasenor, who co-directs UCLA’s Institute for Technology, Law and Policy, weighs in on potential AI policy changes under the incoming Trump Administration.
A Bionic Leg Controlled by the Brain Mechanical and aerospace engineering and bioengineering assistant professor Tyler Clites recalls working with his doctoral advisor, MIT biomechatronics professor Hugh Herr, in this long-form feature on Herr’s development of prosthetic legs controlled by brain activity.
Farm Runoff May Be Tied to Respiratory Illness Near the Salton Sea Civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Isabella Arzeno-Soltero shares her concern over the lack of access to water quality data necessary for public health research in California’s Salton Sea region.
