Internet Pioneer Leonard Kleinrock Elected to National Academy of Sciences Distinguished professor emeritus Leonard Kleinrock of computer science has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors. Kleinrock has been widely recognized for his groundbreaking contributions to computer networking and the birth of the internet.
UCLA Computer Scientist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Volgenau Professor for Engineering Excellence and Distinguished Computer Science Professor Jason (Jingsheng) Cong was one of five UCLA faculty members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.
UCLA Samueli Announces 2024 Alumnus of the Year Award Dan Goebel ’77, M.S. ’78, Ph.D. ’81, a senior research scientist and fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, has been selected as this year’s recipient of UCLA Samueli’s highest award. Goebel is an adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, as well as mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCLA.
UCLA Samueli Announces 2024 University Service Award UCLA Vice Provost Emeritus Jim Davis, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the principal investigator for UCLA's Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, has been selected to receive this year’s University Service Award.
UCLA Engineers Find Wind Carries Higher Levels of Microplastics Than Previously Indicated A research team led by Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has discovered new evidence showing that wind carries higher levels of microplastics from wastewater than once thought and can carry pollutants that may be harmful when inhaled.
UCLA Offers New Material Characterization Tool for Electron Microscopy Led by associate adjunct professor of materials science and engineering Sergey Prikhodko, UCLA’s Materials Structure Characterization Laboratory has added an electron backscatter diffraction system that will give researchers the ability to identify the orientation and phase of a sample’s crystal structure, helping provide vital information for designing, fabricating and testing new materials.
Capture and Reuse Opportunities for Carbon Dioxide in the Construction Sector in the Next 100 Years Based on a research study published in Frontiers in Energy Research and authored by Ah-Hyung "Alissa" Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of UCLA Samueli and a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, the University of Michigan’s Global CO₂ Initiative focuses on how the construction sector can incorporate new materials and processes to reduce, capture and reuse carbon dioxide emissions to combat climate change.
UCLA Alumni Association Celebrates Bruins Who Have Impacted UCLA and the World Distinguished adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering Asad Madni ’69, M.S. ’72 was honored with the Professional Achievement Award for the second time. In addition to being a renowned scientist and inventor, Madni and his family have established endowed funds and scholarships for engineering students at UCLA, and he has mentored young professionals worldwide, particularly those from underrepresented and under-resourced communities.
Annual Campus Grad Slam Showcases UCLA Samueli Student Researchers Bioengineering master’s student Soulaïmane Bentaleb and chemistry doctoral student Shelby Vexler placed second and third, respectively, at the annual campus-wide contest. Bentaleb is a member of bioengineering distinguished professor Wentai Liu’s lab while Vexler is a graduate researcher in the lab of Irene Chen, an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
UCLA SAMUELI IN THE NEWS
The UCLA Scientist Helping to Create the Next Big Climate Startups Gaurav Sant, the Pritzker Professor of Sustainability and director of UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) is featured in the story for leading ICM to scale carbon removal solutions in industry. Sant is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, as well as materials science and engineering.
Earthquake Map Shows Biggest Global Tremors in 2024 So Far Civil and environmental engineering professor Jonathan Stewart comments on the frequency and magnitude of 2024 earthquakes, highlighting the importance of understanding infrastructure response and implementing policy to help affected communities recover quickly.
A.I. Program Aims to Break Barriers for Female Students The piece highlights the success of Break Through Tech AI, a national program designed to reduce barriers to tech careers for underrepresented college students. In 2022, UCLA Samueli became the program’s first public university partner, running its Los Angeles hub with faculty director Glen Reinman, a professor and vice chair of undergraduate studies in the Computer Science Department.
Mega-Warehouses Heap More Pollution on Hard-Hit Illinois Neighborhoods Regan Patterson, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, shares her perspectives on the rollout of electric heavy-duty trucks, saying it should be prioritized in areas most affected by air pollution, such as low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
The Science Show | Getting Serious About Energy Storage Sarah Tolbert, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, as well as materials science and engineering, discusses on this podcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation the U.S. Department of Energy-funded Center for Strain Optimization for Renewable Energy headquartered at UCLA that focuses on optimizing battery capacity and cost.
African-Born Bioengineer at UCLA Develops New Tuberculosis Test Bioengineering assistant professor Mireille Kamariza, who is a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, is featured in this interview about the test she developed to help detect tuberculosis bacteria quickly, precisely and inexpensively.
‘Disgorgement’: A Way to Get Rid of Bad AI Data Computer science professor Stefano Soatto, who is currently on leave and serves as vice president of applied science at Amazon Web Services AI, discusses the importance of planning for mistakes in AI training models and how researchers have come up with new ways to scrub bad data from an AI model.
Expect a Wave of Wafer-Scale Computers Electrical and computer engineering professors Puneet Gupta and Subramanian Iyer are featured in this article for the silicon-interconnect fabric technology they developed at UCLA’s Center for Heterogeneous Integration and Performance Scaling (CHIPS). Iyer, who is CHIPS’ founding director and who also holds a faculty position in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, is on assignment as director of the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program at CHIPS for America’s Research and Development Office.
Leslie Lackman, Retired Aerospace Executive, Longtime Adjunct Professor and Benefactor Leslie “Les” Lackman, an influential aerospace executive and engineer who was instrumental in helping expand the master’s in engineering online program at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and an active supporter of the school for more than two decades, died on March 29 in Los Angeles after battling cancer. He was 88.
