Dean Park Welcomes New and Returning Students to UCLA Samueli for Fall 2024 As the 2024-25 academic year is set to begin, Dean Alissa Park shares a message to UCLA Samueli students, inviting them to explore the many school and campus resources and opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaborations.
UCLA Samueli Welcomes New Faculty Members The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is proud to welcome 13 new faculty members who bring expertise across a broad range of fields critical to the 21st century and will enhance the research, teaching and service mission of UCLA.
UCLA Samueli Honors 2024 School Awardees in Official Ceremony On September 14, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering presented the 2024 schoolwide alumni, faculty and student awards to the recipients in recognition of their outstanding achievements.
$1.6 Million California State Grant to Enhance Engineering Pathways for Community College Students Greg Pottie, a professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, and Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs Richard Wesel, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, are leading a new state-funded initiative to improve educational outcomes for community college students in engineering.
UCLA-Led Research Doubles DOE Fuel Cell Lifetime Target with New Catalyst Material Led by materials science and engineering professor Yu Huang, a research team of UCLA materials scientists and chemists has designed a new catalyst that could make fuel cells more durable, nearly doubling the projected lifetime target set by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Lyme Disease Early Detection Could Get Boost From Simpler, Faster Testing Technology Department of Bioengineering chair and professor Dino Di Carlo, who also has an appointment in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and professor Aydogan Ozcan of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering have developed an AI-enabled technology that could lead to single-tier Lyme disease testing with faster results.
New Semiconductor Pilot Program at UCLA Prepares Community College Students for Jobs in Growing Industry A new workforce-development program co-led by the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and Pasadena City College aims to train California students for the growing semiconductor industry. C.K. Ken Yang, a professor and chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department helped build the program.
UCLA Receives $1M NSF Grant to Accelerate Commercialization of Quantum Technologies The multidisciplinary team includes electrical and computer engineering professors: Mona Jarrahi, UCLA’s Northrop Grumman Professor of Electrical Engineering; Aydogan Ozcan, the Volgenau Professor of Engineering Innovation; Pri Narang, who is also a professor of physical sciences; and Chee Wei Wong, the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. Endowed Term Professor of Engineering.
NSF Awards CNSI Members $1M Grant as Part of Clean Energy Technology Initiative Led by associate professor Aaswath Raman of materials science and engineering, the team also includes Bruce Dunn, a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering and bioengineering; Laurent Pilon, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and bioengineering; and Sarah Tolbert, a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry and materials science and engineering.
UCLA Bioengineering Professor Named to MIT Technology Review List of Top Innovators Mireille Kamariza, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has been named to MIT Technology Review’s 2024 Innovators Under 35 list for her work building diagnostic tools to detect infectious pathogens, including those responsible for causing tuberculosis and Ebola.
UCLA SAMUELI IN THE NEWS
Lithium Startups Bet on High Demand in Battery-Powered Future
The piece highlights challenges ahead and ways to address them as shared by David Jassby, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and an associate director of UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management, who has co-founded a lithium-extraction startup that uses membranes to filter out the metal from industrial brines.
Korea Should Resolve R&D Budget Issues to Regain Trust Dean Ah-Hyung “Alissa” Park, the Ronald and Valerie Sugar Dean of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, discusses challenges facing international research and development at the 2024 U.S.- Korea Conference in San Francisco.
AI and Photonics: United by Necessity Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA’s Volgenau Professor for Engineering Innovation, shares his insights on how data science and machine learning will revolutionize the optics and photonics fields.
Triple Bruin Engineer Dedicates Life’s Work to Advancing UCLA Samueli Community William Goodin M.S. ’71, Ph.D. ’75, MEng ’82, recently recognized by the oldest engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi as one of its 2024 Distinguished Alumni, has been a long-standing cornerstone of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.
