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 Engineering Honors Alumni, Faculty and Students at 2014 Awards Dinner
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science honored accomplished alumni, faculty and students at the school’s annual awards dinner on Nov. 21. Risk sciences pioneer B. John Garrick MS...
UCLA Engineers Create ‘Superomniphobic’ Texture Capable of Repelling All Liquids
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin A pair of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created the first surface texture that can repel all liquids, no matter what material the surface is made of....
New Semiconductor Device Could Lead to Better Photodetectors
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Use of perovskite solution could improve quality, manufacturing efficiency of imaging devices By Bill Kisliuk UCLA researchers have developed a perovskite photodetector that could reduce manufacturing costs and improve the...
New Method for Methanol Processing Could Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]This new process developed by UCLA researchers could also lower production costs By Matthew Chin Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a more efficient way to turn...
UCLA-led Team Wins Grant to Tackle Concussions Among Football Players
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]New ‘microlattice’ helmet material would reduce head injuries, track collision impacts By Bill Kisliuk A team of researchers from UCLA and Architected Materials that is developing breakthrough technology to reduce the...
Researchers Hit Milestone in Accelerating Particles With Plasma
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Technique is powerful, efficient enough to drive future particle accelerators By Matthew Chin Researchers from UCLA and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have shown that a promising technique...