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UCLA Samueli is proud to partner with research centers and institutes outside of the university, which allows us to expand ideas while providing opportunities for faculty and students. Together, we’re working to elevate the study and execution of engineering and applied sciences.
MAJOR EXTERNALLY FUNDED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTERS

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News
UCLA Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking
For trucks and heavy-duty vehicles that must travel long distances without frequent, time-consuming charging stops, batteries often fall short. Hydrogen fuel cells — which can be refueled
Bursting your bubble: Chewing gum releases microplastics into your saliva, UCLA research shows
Many of us don’t think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you’re also chomping on, and possibly ingesting, hundreds, if not thousands, of microplastic particles,
UCLA Electrical and Computer Engineer Mona Jarrahi Named Guggenheim Fellow
Electrical and computer engineering professor Mona Jarrahi from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow.
UCLA Bioengineer Jun Chen Awarded Top Honor for Early-Career Scientist in Materials Research
Jun Chen, an associate professor of bioengineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Early-Career Investigator Award by the Materials Research Society
UCLA Computer Scientist Raghu Meka Receives IEEE Computational Breakthrough Award
Raghu Meka, an associate professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of engineering, has received the 2025 W. Wallace McDowell Award
Does Cell Nucleus Size Matter in Gene Activity? Researchers Say Yes
A group of UCLA researchers has discovered that the size of a cell, especially its nucleus that holds the DNA can determine which genes are turned on or off.