UCLA Researchers Part of National Science Foundation Project to Decarbonize Infrastructure Mani Srivastava, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, and Deepak Rajagopal, an associate professor at the UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability, are part of a five-year, $12 million research program to decarbonize infrastructure by optimizing and automating carbon efficiency.
UCLA Computer Scientist Receives $2.8M DARPA Grant to Demonstrate New AI Model Guy Van den Broeck, a professor of computer science, has received a three-year, $2.8 million research grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to lead the development of trustworthy artificial intelligence systems. Joining him as the study’s co-investigator is Kai-Wei Chang, an associate professor of computer science.
UCLA Researchers Create High-Strength Composites by Upcycling Polymer Foams Samanvaya Srivastava, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, led a team of researchers that has discovered a way to make tough and durable composite materials with strength comparable to that of cement by recycling a common polymer foam found in sofas and mattresses.
UCLA Researchers Develop Portable Serological Test for Rapid COVID-19 Immunity Monitoring The team is led by Aydogan Ozcan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering, and Dino Di Carlo, a professor and chair of the Bioengineering Department with a joint appointment in mechanical and aerospace engineering. The researchers used machine learning to develop a paper-based test to monitor changes in immunity against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
Atomic View of a Chemical Catalyst During Electrically Charged Reaction is a Scientific First In a joint study by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UCLA professor Pri Narang of physical sciences with a joint appointment in electrical and computer engineering, and fellow CNSI member Yu Huang, a professor of materials science and engineering, used an electrochemical cell to view atomic details of a copper catalyst. Findings could enable advances in sustainable energy production, industry and design.
UCLA-led National Workshop Series to Bridge Technological Innovation, Culture and Creativity Supported by an award from the National Science Foundation, UCLA’s Innovation, Culture, and Creativity project office will launch a nationwide workshop series to gather ideas that connect research and innovation in the technology and creative sectors. UCLA collaborators include Gregory Pottie, a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, along with other campus colleagues.
UCLA Chemists Receive 2024 Royal Society of Chemistry Horizon Prizes UCLA Samueli faculty members Yu Huang, the Traugott and Dorothea Frederking Endowed Professor, and Jun Chen, an associate professor of bioengineering, have been recognized for their work on electron transport microscopy (Huang) and Van der Waals thin films (Huang and Chen).
Carbon Removal Startup Equatic to Build a $100 Million Plant to Cut 100,000 Tons of CO2 The piece highlights Equatic, a cleantech startup spun out of UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management and co-founded by ICM director and professor of civil and environmental engineering Gaurav Sant, which will build the plant in Quebec, Canada to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere affordably while simultaneously making green hydrogen.
Gamers’ New Target: Breast Cancer UCLA researchers led by Aydogan Ozcan, a professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering, launched a “biogame” to help pathologists-in-training identify key breast cancer biomarkers.
Bruin Engineer and First Indian American Woman to Take Her Company Public Listed as Influential Indian Woman in Tech Vinita Gupta, a UCLA Samueli alumna in electrical and electronics engineering, has been named an Influential Indian Woman in Tech by Lucidity Insights, a business data and insights streaming platform. In 1985, Gupta founded Digital Link Corporation, now Quick Eagle Networks, and became the first Indian American woman to take her company public in the United States in 1994.
