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
UCLA-led team opens new avenues to research on topological insulators
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The class of material, which is a conductor and insulator of electric current, could be used for ultra-low power computing Today’s computers and smartphones feel warm when they’re in use, because some of the electrical...
UCLA computer scientists develop data integrity method to prevent tampering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Technique is the electronic equivalent of a lockbox and uses only one-way communication How can two parties guarantee that their communications are not tampered with by an outside party? UCLA computer scientists have...
Hu named Air Force Young Investigator
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Yongjie Hu, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a Young Investigator Award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The three-year, $360,000-grant will support Hu’s...
New metamaterial paves way for terahertz technologies
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Work by UCLA-led engineers could dramatically improve imaging, sensing and communication applications A research team led by UCLA electrical engineers has developed an artificial composite material to control of...
DNA mapping tool helps scientists better understand how genes are regulated
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]FINDINGS Scientists have devised a powerful new tool for understanding how DNA controls gene activity in cells. The tool allows researchers to map at high resolution, across large swaths of a cell’s genome, which DNA...
UCLA Engineering ranked high in 2016-17 Times Higher Education list
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Times Higher Education’s 2016-17 World University Rankings for engineering and technology placed UCLA Engineering 13th in the world, sixth in the U.S. and second for U.S. public universities. The subject rankings were...