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
Environmental Sciences Scholar Awarded Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
Javier Alan Quezada Rentería, who conducts research in electrochemistry and environmental sciences, has been selected to receive a UCLA Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
UCLA Scientists Develop New Algorithms to Study Genomic Data
UCLA computer scientists and genetics specialists in collaboration with their colleagues from several other institutions have developed a new genomic data computational method.
UCLA Samueli Appoints Mona Jarrahi Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical Engineering
Mona Jarrahi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been selected as the new Northrop Grumman Endowed Chair holder.
Two students from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have received the 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
Two students from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have received the 2022 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
UCLA Engineering and Institute for Technology, Law and Policy Announce Hiring of New Faculty
The UCLA Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and the Institute for Technology, Law and Policy (ITLP) have announced the hiring of Yuan Tian as an assistant professor.
UCLA Welcomes New Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Faculty
Joseph Peterson, who recently completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge in the U.K., will be joining the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering