Overcoming Obstacles: An Engineering Student’s Journey from West Africa to UCLA
On a high school field trip in Burkina Faso, Awa Kologo visited another school in a neighboring town in the landlocked country in West Africa. The schoolhouse was a red clay structure with no windows or classroom doors, and the average room
First UCLA Chemical Engineering Ph.D. Now a Senior Program Manager at Northrop Grumman
In 2012, Kimberly Cross MS ’07, PhD ’12 became the first Black woman to graduate from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering with a Ph.D. in chemical engineering.
Aaswath Raman Named Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
Aaswath Raman, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering at UCLA, has been elected as a 2022 senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. The honor recognizes inventors at academic institutions with a track record of success
AI Pioneer Judea Pearl Receives BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Judea Pearl, chancellor’s professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the 2021 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the information and communication technologies category
UCLA Engineering Receives $21 Million Pledge from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has committed to donating $21 million to the UCLA Institute for Carbon Management to support the institute’s mission of developing new carbon removal technologies designed to combat climate change.
Photonics and Optics Pioneer Bahram Jalali Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Bahram Jalali, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional honors
Innovative Reflective Materials to Accelerate Space Probes Light Years Away
Getting to another star system? It’s commonplace in science fiction. Simply switch on the “hyperdrive” or “warp drive,” depending on the fandom one prefers and you’re there. But getting it done in reality is no easy task.
UCLA Computer Scientist Receives Major Award for Contributions to Cyber Security
Rafail Ostrovsky, a distinguished professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the 2022 W. Wallace McDowell Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society.
UCLA Chemical Engineer Receives Early Career Awards from National Science Foundation, American Chemical Society
Yuzhang Li, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received two major awards in support of his research — a CAREER award