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
Sierra Nevada snowpack not likely to recover from drought until 2019
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA researchers’ new method could be useful for analyzing snowpack in other mountains Even with this winter’s strong El Niño, the Sierra Nevada snowpack will likely take until 2019 to return to pre-drought levels,...
Computer Science Graduate Student is KPCB Fellow for 2016
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] June 16, 2016 UCLA computer science graduate student Brooke Wenig started her first week as a 2016 KPCB Engineering Fellow. The prestigious summer fellowship program, run by venture capital giant Kleiner Perkins Caufield...
Commencement 2016: Nearly 1,200 students earn engineering degrees
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button] Nearly 1,200 graduates of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science received their degrees at Pauley Pavilion on June 11, 2016, at the school’s 52nd commencement ceremony. Friends and family members...
Remembering Professor William S. Klug
By UCLA Samueli NewsroomThousands of members of the UCLA community came together in a variety of ways to honor Professor William S. Klug in the wake of his tragic death. Klug, 39, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and...
Samueli Foundation donates $10 million for endowed engineering chairs
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has received a $10 million gift from the Samueli Foundation that will help establish as many as 20 new endowed faculty chairs. The matching gift follows the...
Goorsky, Margulis named UCLA Distinguished Teachers
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Two engineering faculty members – Mark Goorsky, professor of materials science and engineering; and Steve Margulis, professor of civil and environmental engineering – are among six across the campus who have received a...