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.
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News
UCLA faculty elected to National Academy of Inventors
Four professors from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. The organization announced its 2019 class of 168 fellows today.
UCLA Researchers Use AI to Safely Lower Drug Dosage for HIV Patients
A first-of-its kind method to determine the drug cocktail for HIV patients that avoids serious side effects has been developed by a UCLA engineer, Chih-Ming Ho, and international collaborators.
UCLA Electrical Engineer Receives Major NIH Grant to Develop Wirelessly Powered “Smart” Pacemakers
The advance could lead to a new class of wireless pacemakers and defibrillators that are small enough to fit inside a vein
2019 Highly Cited Researchers Announced
Nearly 50 researchers from UCLA have earned the honor of being named in the 2019 list, and the Samueli School of Engineering is proud to have the following 12 faculty members included.
Provost Emily Carter honored for research into sustainable energy
Emily Carter, distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, is being honored as a recipient of the 2019 John Scott Award for her research that has made her a leading voice on climate change.
Carbon dioxide capture and use could become big business
Researchers from UCLA, Oxford and other institutions analyze 10 different industrial applications for greenhouse gas emissions