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UCLA Engineers Earn Top Prize in Global Sustainability Innovation Competition
UCLA startup SeaChange earned the top prize on Wednesday at the 2021 Liveability Challenge for their work on using seawater as a medium for carbon removal. They were awarded S$1 million (US$735,000) from the competition, which had over 450 applicants from more than 60...
C&EE Professor Bauchy and Research Group Show New Path to Make Glass as Tough as Metal
A research group, led by Professor Mathieu Bauchy, has used atomic-level computer simulations to suggest a path toward developing stronger, more ductile glass. The study was published in Materials Horizon in February 2021. About the findings, Professor Bauchy said,...
Issam Najm Honored With 2021 A.P. Black Research Award, Featured in AWWA Issue
The A.P. Black Research Award is given on an as-deserved basis to recognize a researcher for outstanding research contributions to water science and water supply rendered over an appreciable period of time. The 2021 recipient of the A.P. Black Research Award is Issam...
Department Announcements
UCLA Samueli Mentor Professor Program Brings New Faculty Members
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering is proud to welcome three new faculty members as a part of the school’s Mentor Professor Program, a new initiative designed to hire faculty with a demonstrated record of, or who show exceptional promise for, mentorship of...
UCLA ASCE Team Finishes Fifth at 2021 National Concrete Canoe Competition
ASCE at UCLA competed in the 2021 National Concrete Canoe Competition held June 25-27 and hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Each year, project undertakers design, build, and race canoes out of lightweight concrete emphasizing strength and...
C&EE Faculty Media Mentions in Response to Miami Condo Collapse
Many of the UCLA C&EE faculty members have been featured or mentioned in articles and news broadcasts since the Miami condo collapse last Thursday. Professor John Wallace was mentioned in two USA Today articles: Inspection reports for collapsed Miami-area condo...
Alumni News
In Memoriam: Raymond Arthur Sholes
IN MEMORIAM RAYMOND ARTHUR SHOLES Raymond A. Sholes passed away peacefully with family by his side on January 17, 2021 at the age of 95. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1948. He was a member of the Engineering honor fraternity Chi...
C&EE Postdoc Chukwuebuka “Buka” Nweke Recounts Journey from Nigeria
Chukwuebuka “Buka” Nweke recounts his academic journey in a recent article featured on the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Newsroom page. Read the full article on the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering website.
Jamie E. Kolkey, ’09, Promoted at Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
UCLA alumna Jamie Kolkey has been appointed as Kennedy Jenks’ Operations Manager for Northern California for the Water Business Unit. She will be responsible for operations and leadership of five offices in the firm’s water sector: Sacramento, Walnut Creek, San...