UCLA-Led Research Finds Synchronized Electron Movement Can Trigger Electrical Signals More Than 100-Fold

Electric fields control the flow of charge in modern electronic chips, powering computers, smartphones and other devices. But as chips continue to shrink, this approach is reaching its physical limits.

Dunn named materials science department chair

Dunn named materials science department chair

Bruce Dunn, the Nippon Sheet Glass Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, has been appointed the chair of the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

Computer science alumna receives two major fellowships

Computer science alumna receives two major fellowships

Iris Cong, a 2017 UCLA Samueli Engineering alumna now studying physics at Harvard University, has received two major graduate fellowships in the past few weeks – the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans and the Fannie & John Hertz Foundation Fellowship.

UCLA Rocket Project Aims for the Stratosphere

UCLA Rocket Project Aims for the Stratosphere

The Odyssey 1 has already soared more than 12,000 feet above the earth, higher than any other student-built, liquid-fueled rocket.
On March 10, in a remote section of the Mojave Desert, more than two hours from campus

MAE Chair named UC Riverside engineering dean

MAE Chair named UC Riverside engineering dean

Christopher S. Lynch, professor and chair of the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has been named dean of the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering at UC Riverside.