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 Receives $12.5 million Grant to Increase Computer Science Instruction in Urban Schools
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Project utilizes cell phones, Web technology to foster student engagement By Shaena Engle and Wileen Wong Kromhout UCLA has been awarded $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation to help advance new and innovative...
Graphene-Based Electronics Will Depend on the Substrate Material’s Orientation
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]A team of researchers, led by Suneel Kodambaka, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, have found that the electronic properties of graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of graphite, depend on its...
UCLA Engineering Receives $6M to Construct New State-of-the-Art Building
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science $6 million to support the construction...
UCLA-led Research Team Finds that Bacteria Can Stand Up and Walk
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout Many drug-resistant infections are the result of bacterial biofilms, structured aggregates of bacteria that live on surfaces and that are extremely resistant to environmental stresses. These...
Research Team led by UCLA Receives $7.9M from NSF to Develop Internet for 21st Century
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]By Wileen Wong Kromhout The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering has awarded a team of researchers led by UCLA $7.9 million to develop a more efficient and robust...
Enrique Ainsworth
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Director, Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity (CEED)At UCLA Engineering since 1989. 1. What does CEED do for UCLA students? for K-12 students in Los Angeles? CEED’s mission is to recruit, retain develop and...