Transforming Southern California and the World
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science includes more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students and 190 full-time faculty members. Established in 1945, UCLA Samueli is known as the birthplace of the internet, and where countless other fields took some of their first steps — from artificial intelligence to reverse osmosis, from mobile communications to human prosthetics.
The school academic departments include Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as well as the recently added Department of Computational Medicine, which is affiliated with both the David Geffen School of Medicine and Samueli. In addition, UCLA Samueli offers the Master of Science in Engineering Online program and a Master of Engineering professional degree program.
In 2000, the engineering school was re-named in honor of alumnus Henry Samueli, following a $30 million gift that supported capital improvements as well as fellowships for graduate students and early career faculty. In 2019, Samueli and his wife Susan gave another gift of $100 million to support the school’s expansion well into the next decade.
UCLA Samueli is in the midst of an extraordinary period of growth, with expansion in the number of research labs, faculty and students. New faculty will bring expertise in emerging research areas, such as engineering in medicine, quantum technologies, and sustainable and resilient urban systems.
The school’s facilities include four major buildings — Boelter Hall, Engineering-IV, Engineering-V and Engineering-VI. Recent renovations have added the Student Creativity Center — home to many of its student organizations, and the Innovation Laboratory — a makerspace for hands-on learning and creativity.
The school is ranked No.1 as of 2023 for its online master’s program by U.S. News & World Report.
To see what makes the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering so special, book a tour with one of our Engineering Ambassadors on campus, and download our Viewbook.
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UCLA Bioengineers Show Key Step Toward Efficient and Nonrandom Cell Reprogramming
UCLA bioengineers and colleagues have discovered and detailed a key step in cell reprogramming for safe drug testing and other personalized disease therapy.
UCLA Electrical Engineer Receives NSF CAREER Award to Develop More Inclusive Light-based Technologies
Achuta Kadambi, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor
UCLA Showcases Nanolab and Electronic Systems at FLEX 2021 Virtual Conference
At a major conference this week for industry and academia to share the latest technical breakthroughs on electronics applications, a team of UCLA researchers and scientists demonstrate the university’s latest innovation.
UCLA Engineering Faculty Receives NSF Grant to Improve Quantum Computing Chips
Kang Wang, a UCLA electrical and computer engineering professor and his colleagues received a one-year $920,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a new class of interconnect technology
UCLA Materials Scientists Show Way to Make Durable Artificial Tendons from Improved Hydrogels
UCLA materials scientists and their colleagues have developed a new method to make synthetic biomaterials that mimic the internal structure, stretchiness,
Spectrum News 1 Features UCLA Engineering Robotics Professor
Southern California’s Spectrum News 1 program “LA Stories with Giselle Fernandez” Monday featured UCLA Samueli robotics professor Dennis Hong. The Emmy Award-winning weekly series highlighted Hong’s