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 team in Carbon XPRIZE competition receives $1.5 million donation
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]J.R. DeShazo, holding a sample of CO2NCRETE, and Gaurav Sant. The UCLA professors are part of a team competing for the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE. Photo by Roberto Gudino/UCLA Gift from Anthony and Jeanne Pritzker Family...
UCLA among the nation’s best for commercializing campus research
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Milken Institute report notes strong positive impact on Los Angeles economy UCLA is No. 1 in the nation when it comes to the number of startup companies launched as a result of campus research, according to the rankings by...
UCLA-led team develops tiny, stable and super-accurate clock component
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]New optical micro-oscillator could lead to next-generation timing, navigation and sensing applications A team of engineering researchers from UCLA and OEWaves has developed an optical micro-oscillator, a key time-keeping...
UCLA-led team develops technique to control laser polarization
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A research team led by UCLA electrical engineers has developed a new technique to control the polarization state of a laser that could lead to a new class of powerful, high-quality lasers for use in medical imaging,...
3Qs – Sweat Tech with EE Professor Sam Emaminejad
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Sam Emaminejad, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has demonstrated a wearable biosensor that can be used in the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, diabetes and other diseases. He and his colleagues showed that this...
Computer science Ph.D. student receives 2017 Google Fellowship
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Computer science graduate student Muhammad Gulzar has received a Google Ph.D. Fellowship, in recognition of his promising research in big data debugging. He is one of 33 scholars across North America, Europe, and the...