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UCLA Samueli
Civil and Environmental Engineering
5731 Boelter Hall
Ertugrul Taciroglu
Department Chair
- 21
Faculty Members - 20
Research Labs & Centers - 319
Undergraduates - 200
Graduates
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Available Positions:
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Transportation Engineering and Public Policy
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Our Latest Research News
C&EE Professor Henry Burton Wins 2021 UC Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives Award
UCLA will host two of 15 MRPI projects, with civil and environmental engineering professor Henry Burton being the lead principal investigator on California Informatics for Equitable Disaster Response and Recovery. Professor Burton will lead a project to develop better...
UCLA Research Team Proposes Strategy to Reduce Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere
A UCLA team has proposed a concept called single-step carbon sequestration and storage, or sCS^2, in a paper published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. It involves extracting carbon dioxide from seawater, which would enable seawater to absorb more...
Engineering Faculty Part of UCLA Team that Wins Nearly $1 Million to Tackle Rising Heat in Los Angeles
The Heat Resilient L.A. project consists of UCLA faculty members, including UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professors. The team has received a $956,000 award in the Sustainable LA Grand Challenge Sandpit competition. Read the full article: Engineering Faculty Part...
Department Announcements
UCLA Hosts Lifelines Webinar Commemorating 50th Anniversary of 1971 San Fernando Earthquake
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering hosted a webinar on the 50th anniversary of the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, enabling earthquake engineers and civic leaders to come together virtually and share ways to increase infrastructure and societal resilience. Read the...
CEE Professor Jonathan Stewart Featured in Los Angeles Times
CEE Professor Jonathan Stewart was featured in today's front-page story of the Los Angeles Times, which discussed the Sylmar/San Fernando Earthquake that shook Los Angeles fifty years ago. Read the full article: 50 years ago, the Sylmar earthquake shook L.A., and...
Daily Bruin recognizes C&EE Professor Jennifer Jay
Daily Bruin columnist Phoebe Chen recently published a new article in her Professors 101 Series about C&EE's Professor Jennifer Jay! It includes Professor Jay's experiences in academia, her thoughts on sustainability, and advice for avoiding burnout and staying...
Alumni News
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...
Michael Daciolas, ’15, Receives SEAOSC Structural Engineers Association 2020 Young Engineer of the Year Award
Michael Daciolas, UCLA CEE '15, P.E. and Design Engineer at Structural Focus, is the recipient of the SEAOSC Structural Engineers Association 2020 Young Engineer of the Year Award. Each year, the award is given to a younger member in recognition for their outstanding...