By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]This fall, a number of talented individuals will join our faculty, coming to UCLA from institutions across the country The strength of any great engineering program lies in its people. The educators and researchers at the...
Year: 2006
What’s Shaking? UCLA Engineers Demolish Full-Scale Bridge Foundation Near LAX for Earthquake Safety Research
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The collapse of a portion of the upper deck of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge following the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 was a dramatic illustration of the critical need for seismic safety on bridges across...
UCLA Engineering’s Hydrogen Research ConsortiumPartners With L.A. City Government to Host Forum on Conversion of Waste Into Renewable Energy
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]The Hydrogen Engineering Research Consortium (HERC) at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science partnered with the Los Angeles Mayor’s office as well as a broad spectrum of Los Angeles city offices...
New Department Chairs Named for Bioengineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Professors Timothy Deming and Adrienne Lavine were appointed as chairs of the Departments of Bioengineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, respectively, effective July 1, 2006 By Marlys Amundson "We are...
UCLA Researchers Transform Stem Cells Found in Human Fat Into Smooth Muscle Cells
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Discovery Impacts Tissue Engineering for Intestine, Bladder and Vascular Systems By M. Abraham Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA...
Researchers at UCLA Engineering Announce Breakthrough in Silicon Photonics Devices
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Turning the tables on chip power consumption: new silicon optical amplifiers generate electrical power by harvesting energy By M. Abraham Building on a series of recent breakthroughs in silicon photonics, researchers at...
Google’s Vinton G. Cerf Advises UCLA Engineering Grads: “Don’t Be Afraid of Failure”
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Nearly 6,500 guests and students from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science gathered at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood Saturday, June 17, to hear Internet pioneer and Google vice president Vinton G....
Restoring a Medieval Mosaic With ‘Sol’
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Working diligently to remove a gray salt layer from a million individual pieces of glass, three Czech conservators and a UCLA Engineering professor have been restoring a renowned mosaic in central Europe. By M. Abraham...
Google’s Vinton G. Cerf to Deliver 2006 Commencement Address for UCLA Engineering on June 17
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Cerf widely known as a ‘father of the Internet’ By M. Abraham Internet pioneer and Google vice president Vinton G. Cerf will deliver the 2006 commencement address for the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and...
Study by UCLA Engineering Researcher Shows High Levels of Unhealthy Bacteria Found in Sand at L.A. Area Beaches
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Bacteria rife in sand at some of Southern California's most popular beaches, with highest concentrations at enclosed beaches favored by parents with toddlers By M. Abraham Sunbathers heading for a day at the beach in...
UCLA Engineers Announce Breakthrough in Semiconductor Research: the Development of Three Highly Interconnected Nanoscale Architectures Using Spin-Wave Technology
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science are announcing a critical new breakthrough in semiconductor spin-wave research. By M. Abraham UCLA Engineering adjunct professor Mary Mehrnoosh...
UCLA Engineering Holds Research Review on “Multidisciplinary Engineering for the 21st Century”
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom [social_share_button]Day-long Event on May 5 Focuses on the Convergence of Bio-Nano-Info Technologies Marking another milestone year of growth, the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science will hold its 2006 Research Review...