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
Villasenor: Immigrants Have Helped Make America a Leader in Technology Innovation
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]John Villasenor, UCLA professor of electrical engineering, public policy and management, authored a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education on the important role immigrants have played in American technology...
Professor receives grant to develop robots to handle and dispose of ordnance
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Veronica Santos, UCLA associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a $719,000 grant from the Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research to develop a robot that would be capable of...
New tuberculosis therapy could be more potent than current treatments
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA-led team identifies drug and dose regimen that may cut time by as much as 75 percent Taking a new approach toward tuberculosis therapy, a UCLA-led research team has devised a potential drug regimen that could cut the...
UCLA Engineers among Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Award recipients
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Research proposals from nine UCLA Engineering faculty members have been awarded grants as part of the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge. Projects selected include: * Development of high-efficiency integrated solar and...
Ron Sugar on success outside comfort zones, working on what really matters
UCLA Engineering alumnus Ronald Sugar, a retired aerospace and defense industry executive who led Northrop Grumman Corporation from 2003 to 2010, spoke to hundreds of UCLA students Wednesday. The program, held at the California NanoSystems Institute, was part of the school’s distinguished speaker series. The series was made possible by a gift last year from Sugar and his wife Valerie, both longtime supporters of the school.
Nanoparticles improve melting and solidification for manufacturing processes
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA-led research could lead to manufacturing that is more efficient and reliable In an advance that could lead to improved manufacturing, a new study by UCLA researchers shows that adding nanoparticles to metals during...