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 Launches Free, Immersive High School Math Achievement Program
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science announced Tuesday the launch of the Mathematics Achievement Program (MAP),
Annual UCLA Engineering Welcome Day Kicks Off Fall Quarter for New Students
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering hosted 850 first-year and new transfer students at its annual Engineering Welcome Day Sept. 21.
UCLA Institute for Carbon Management to Unveil Seawater-based Carbon Removal Pilot Systems in Los Angeles and Singapore
A research team led by faculty from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is working to prime the oceans to trap atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), the man-made increase of which is the underlying cause of climate change.
UCLA Engineer Awarded NIH New Innovator Award to Develop Restorative Joint Implants
Tyler Clites, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA
Samueli School of Engineering, has received
The Fast and Fastidious: Bruin Racing at UCLA
At the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a blue-and-gold formula race car zoomed through 22 laps to secure a fifth-place finish.
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Announce Hiring of New Faculty
UCLA’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability have announced the joint appointment of Alvar Escriva-Bou