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.
News
Robots Take Center Stage at Tech Forum 2015
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Robots led the way at Tech Forum 2015, the annual showcase for the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The Feb. 3 event, sponsored by Raytheon, drew more than 500 people, a record...
Jayathi Murthy Selected as Next Dean of UCLA Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Jayathi Y. Murthy has been selected as dean of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective January 1, 2016. UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh announced the appointment...
Yang, Kaner Named Royal Society of Chemistry Fellows
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Two UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty members have been named 2015 fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Yang Yang, the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Chair of...
Team led by UCLA and Columbia Engineers Uses Disorder to Control Light on a Nanoscale
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Findings could lead to more precise information transfer in computer chips and other applications By Matthew Chin A breakthrough by a team of researchers from UCLA, Columbia University and other institutions could lead to...
Ali Mosleh Named First Director of the UCLA B. John Garrick Institute for Risk Sciences
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Distinguished Professor Ali Mosleh, the Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named the first director of the B. John Garrick...
Kleinrock Receives BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Leonard Kleinrock, a UCLA distinguished professor of computer science known as one of the fathers of the Internet for developing the mathematical theory of packet networks, has been named a recipient of a...