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
Henry Samueli Wins 2012 Marconi Prize
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Pioneered development and commercialization of broadband circuits Henry Samueli, co-founder and CTO of Broadcom Corporation, and a distinguished alumnus of UCLA, has won the prestigious 2012 Marconi Society Prize and...
In Memoriam: Bertram Bussell
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Bertram Bussell, professor emeritus of computer science and one of the founding members of Computer Science Department, died Saturday, July 7, 2012. He was 88. Bussell was born in New York City and was educated at New York...
In Memoriam: Julius Glater
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Julius Glater, a UCLA adjunct emeritus professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering who was instrumental in developing water desalination technologies, died of age-related causes on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. He was...
UCLA Study to Determine if Copper Surfaces Can Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]$2.5 million grant to fund clinical trial at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center By Rachel Champeau Hospital-acquired infections are a huge public health burden, and hospital environments play a key role in harboring...
UCLA Bioengineers Force Single Cancer Cells to Produce up to Five Daughter Cells
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Findings could aid researchers in understanding progression of disease By Matthew Chin and Wileen Wong Kromhout It's well known in conventional biology that during the process of mammalian cell division, or mitosis, a...
World’s Fastest Camera, Created by UCLA Engineers, Used to Detect Rogue Cancer Cells
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout The ability to distinguish and isolate rare cells from among a large population of assorted cells has become increasingly important for the early detection of disease and for monitoring disease...