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Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Steven Margulis
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Positions in New Mobility Systems in Transportation Engineering
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Our Latest Research News
UCLA Engineers Uncover Greater Levels of Airborne Microplastics and Their Environmental Risks
Photo Courtesy from Scott Van Pelt/USDA Full Article from UCLA Samueli Newsroom A UCLA study led by Associate Professor Sanjay Mohanty has found that wind carries significantly higher levels of microplastics from treated sewage sludge used as fertilizer than...
Active Membranes: Spearheading UCLA’s Innovation in Water Sustainability, Co-Founded by Professors Eric Hoek and David Jassby
Los Angeles has emerged as a vibrant startup hub, exemplified by UCLA's entrepreneurial ecosystem, notably showcased in the Magnify Incubator at CNSI. One standout venture in this incubator, Active Membranes, is revolutionizing freshwater access through membrane...
Jamie Leonard Featured: Bruin Engineer Makes Waves Researching Microplastics in LA River
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom Jamie Leonard ’20, M.S. ’21 started working to mitigate plastic pollution in high school, taking part in an initiative to replace her school’s plastic water bottles with metal ones. Now a UCLA Ph.D. student, she has her eye on microplastics —...
Department Announcements
Shaping the Future of Transportation: SLS 2025 at UCLA
Photo Courtesy by Henry Tang During the weekend of January 31–February 2, the UCLA Student Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) hosted the 2025 ITE Western District Student Leadership Summit (SLS) at UCLA, which was a year-long effort in...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Onja Davidson Raoelison Selected as 2024 Women in Science Incentive Prize (WISIP) Winner
Photo Courtesy by Onja Davidson Raoelison Congratulations to Onja Davidson Raoelison, a UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering graduate, who was selected as one of the 2024 Women in Science Incentive Prize (WISIP) winners. Awarded by The Story Exchange, this...
Recipient for Society of Women Engineers’ (SWE) 2024 Outstanding Graduate Student Member Award
Photo Courtesy by Ivy Kwok Congratulations to Ivy Kwok in receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Member Award from SWE (Society of Women Engineers). This award honors a SWE graduate student who has made an outstanding contribution to SWE, engineering societies,...
Alumni News
This year’s Annual CEE Alumni Advisory Board Ceremony/ Banquet 2024
Photos Courtesy from CEE AAB Members It is with great pleasure that we announce the recent achievements of two distinguished alumni from the UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Their dedication and contributions to the field have not only brought them...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineer Heads LA County’s Chief Sustainability Office
Photo Courtesy from Rita Kampalath Article From UCLA Samueli Newsroom For Rita Kampalath M.S. ’05, Ph.D. ’10, every day is Earth Day as the Los Angeles County’s chief sustainability officer. But when she first came to UCLA as a graduate student, Kampalath said she...
Alumni Paul Lee featured in upcoming film “Cities of the Future”
Photograph courtesy of Paul Lee Paul Lee, UCLA Alumni (B.S. CEE), is featured in the film "Cities of the Future". The film is scheduled to come out in February 2024 and provides valuable insights in the evolving role of civil engineers. As an alumni, Lee...
In the News
USBE News:Science Leads in Addressing Climate Crisis
by US Black Engineer Regan Patterson, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, shares her expertise on several scientific issues related to climate change on a panel convened by Career Communications Group (CCG), the publisher of US Black...
Newsnation Prime: Northeast Earthquake: Millions Feel Effects
by NewsNation Prime NewsNation brought in Scott Brandenberg, professor of civil and environmental engineering to discuss the April 5, 2024 New Jersey quake. “The region doesn’t get earthquakes very often. Are structures up to code? Can they handle shaking? It turns...
Yahoo! NEWS: Are Buildings in Major Northeast Cities Able to Withstand Earthquakes?
By Yahoo! News Scott Brandenberg, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, told Yahoo News that Friday’s earthquake is probably not indicative that longer-term earthquake activity is on the rise in the region. Also...