UCLA Samueli Launches Mentor Professor Program to Enhance Equity and Diversity Three faculty members
have been successfully recruited, including Sergio Carbajo of electrical
and computer engineering, Regan Patterson of civil and environmental
engineering, and Thaiesha Wright of chemical and biomolecular
engineering.
Novel Heat-Management Material Keeps Computers Running Cool UCLA engineers have
demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material
into high-power computer chips to reduce heat on processors and improve
their performance.
UCLA Computer Scientist Named Simons Investigator Amit Sahai has been
named a 2021 Simons Investigator, one of the most prestigious
recognitions for faculty members in the prime of their research careers,
for his groundbreaking research in program obfuscation.
UCLA Professor Short-Listed for £350,000 Research Prize In recognition of her
work in radar and microwave engineering, Mona Jarrahi of electrical and
computer engineering is one of only five researchers worldwide vying for
the U.K.-based Institution of Engineering and Technology award.
DeepMind Scholarship Awarded to UCLA’s Aishni Parab The award will support
Aishni Parab as she pursues her master’s degree in computer science,
focusing on the symbiosis of human cognition and artificial
intelligence.
Miami-Area Condo Failure: Years of Warnings, but Mixed Signals The Wall Street
Journal interviewed Prof. Jiann-Wen Ju, civil and environmental
engineering, who likened the Florida condo collapse to someone who has a
slow-moving, underlying chronic condition that then suddenly manifests
as something serious, such as a heart attack.
Summer Heat Brings New Challenge to Electric Grid The Hill interviewed
Rajit Gadh, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and
director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Resource Center, for a piece on
electric grid stressors.
Technology Development Group’s Innovation Magazine Features Engineering Faculty The July issue
highlights wearable tech expert Jun Chen of bioengineering,
XPRIZE-winning team lead Gaurav Sant of civil and environmental
engineering, and new semiconductor chip designs by alumni and former
students of Dejan Markovic of electrical and computer engineering.