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 Civil Engineers to Study Effects of Radiation on Concrete Constituents in Nuclear Power Plants
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Research is supported by a $1 million, three-year Department of Energy grant By Matthew Chin A team led by civil engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has received a $1 million,...
Making a Home from Materials on Mars
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA team aims to build prototype habitat with materials found on Red Planet for NASA contest’s next stage By Matthew Chin Buoyed by their success in the first stage of a recent NASA challenge, a team of UCLA engineers and...
Gerla Named to Postel Chair in Networking
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Mario Gerla, distinguished professor of computer science at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named the Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking. The chair was established by the late...
New 3-D Printing Method Creates Complex Micro Objects
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA bioengineers develop a way to make objects smaller than a human hair By Matthew Chin Bioengineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a new method of 3-D printing that...
Lab to Real Life: Di Carlo Launches Biotech Firms
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]For bioengineering professor Dino Di Carlo, publishing a paper is not the endgame in doing research, and earning a degree is just the beginning for students. Di Carlo has helped launch three biotechnology companies based...
UCLA Engineer Magazine Fall 2015
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The Fall 2015 issue of UCLA Engineer magazine is now online. In 2015 the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science celebrates 70 years of groundbreaking research and rigorous engineering education. A...