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
Two UCLA Engineering postdocs win 2014 Chancellor’s Awards
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Two UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science postdoctoral scholars are among the winners of the 2014 Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research at UCLA. Twenty-eight of UCLA’s 1,167...
UCLA Researchers Create Nanoscale Structure for Computer Chips that Could Yield Higher-Performance Memory
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Researchers at UCLA have created a nanoscale magnetic component for computer memory chips that could significantly improve their energy efficiency and scalability. The design brings a new and highly...
Nanoparticles to Control Growth of Materials
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA-led team creates 'diet control' technique that could have broad applications in manufacturing and medicine Matthew Chin Growth is a ubiquitous phenomenon in plants and animals. But it also occurs naturally in...
Magnetic Topological Insulators Developed at UCLA are 1,000 Times More Energy-Efficient for Switching
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Topological insulators are an emerging class of materials that act as both insulators and conductors, and could potentially be used in smartphones, computers and other electronic devices. A research team at...
UCLA Racing | Baja SAE Team Takes Honors in El Paso
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Members of the UCLA Racing | Baja SAE team drove non-stop to El Paso, Texas, this month and returned home with several first-place awards and an overall fifth-place finish in a Society of Automotive Engineers’ Collegiate...
UCLA Artificial Intelligence Pioneer Judea Pearl Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin Judea Pearl, professor of computer science at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors that can be...