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UCLA Samueli
Civil and Environmental Engineering
5731 Boelter Hall
Ertugrul Taciroglu
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Our Latest Research News
C&EE PhD Student Studies Water Quality in Belize
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ileana Callejas ’18, M.S. ’19 kept busy studying how the sudden drop in tourism was affecting the waters off the coast of Belize. Callejas is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of...
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,...
Department Announcements
Professor Henry Burton on Committee to Improve Resilience of Transportation Systems
For the past two years, CEE Professor Henry Burton has served as a member of a 12-person committee appointed by the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) to develop a consensus study report on "Investing in Transportation Resilience". The...
UCLA Samueli Welcomes Transportation Equity Expert Tierra Bills
As a part of the UCLA-wide “Rising to the Challenge” initiative, UCLA Samueli is welcoming transportation equity expert Tierra Bills as an associate professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering department! Bills will also hold a faculty appointment in the...
Alexandra Polasko Receives 2020-21 Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to Alexandra Polasko, who was recognized by the UCLA Academic Senate with the university’s highest honor for excellence in teaching. Alexandra Polasko, a 2021 Ph.D. graduate in civil engineering, received a 2020-21 Distinguished Teaching Assistant...
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...