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
In Memoriam: Richard L. Gay ’73, MS ’73, PhD ’76
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Richard L. Gay, an active UCLA Engineering alumnus who funded numerous student projects and did significant work in treatment of radioactive and other waste materials, died on March 3. He was 62. Gay...
Gift of Stock to UCLA Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]SOU 300, a Beijing-based firm specializing in search engines for mobile devices, has made a gift of 30,000 shares in company stock to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The gift recognizes...
Civil Engineering Students Win National Seismic Design Contest
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Bill Kisliuk Unshaken by three dozen rival teams, earlier this month, a group of UCLA civil engineering students took first place in the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute’s 10th annual Undergraduate Seismic...
A Cure for the Common Hangover?
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]UCLA-led team's 'pill' mimics action of human liver in fighting alcohol intoxication By Bill Kisliuk In a discovery that could derail the popular "Hangover" movie franchise, a team of researchers led by UCLA engineers has...
Scanning Electron Microscope Image Student Contest 2013
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Matthew Chin The Molecular and Nano Archaeology Laboratory (MNA) – a joint venture between the Department of Materials Science and The Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, held its annual Best SEM (scanning electron...
Professor Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study Cement with Reduced Carbon Dioxide Footprint
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Gaurav N. Sant, a UCLA assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation. The NSF CAREER award is the...