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Groundbreaking “Meta-bot” Created by UCLA Team Led by Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng
Photo courtesy of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering A group of UCLA engineers, led by associate professor Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, developed a new process that uses 3D printing to engineer robots in one step. The resulting metamaterials, or active materials with...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Student Published in Leading Journal
Photo courtesy of J. Stewart Timothy O'Donnell, a Ph.D. student advised by professor Jonathan Stewart, was part of a Lebanon-US team that investigated the impacts of the 2020 Beirut explosion on infrastructure within Beirut. Working with collaborators at the...
Study Led by UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Student Featured by NASA
In their article “California Fire Led to Spike in Bacteria, Cloudiness in Coastal Waters,” the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory highlights a new study led by a UCLA civil and environmental engineering student. The “eye-opening” study is led by Marisol Cira, a Ph.D....
Department Announcements
Professor Shaily Mahendra Co-chair Leading Summit on Environmental Research
UCLA civil and environmental engineering professor Shaily Mahendra served as co-chair for the Remediation Technologies (RemTEC) & Emerging Contaminants Summit held on October 4-6 in Westminster, Colorado. Working together with Dr. Rula Deeb, Principal at...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Member: Assistant Professor Alvar Escriva-Bou
The UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering department, in partnership with the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (IoES), is announcing the joint appointment of assistant professor Alvar Escriva-Bou, starting March 2023. Escriva-Bou's research interests...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Named NAWI’s NextGen Member of the Month
Kevin Clack, a Ph.D. student advised by professor Eric Hoek, has been recognized by the National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI) as their NextGen Member of the Month. This program supports the development of early-career members of the NAWI Alliance and aims to...
Alumni News
UCLA Alumnus Leads New Sixth Street Bridge Project in LA
Photo from the UCLA Samueli website Civil and environmental engineering alumnus Julie Allen, B.S. ‘92 headed the conception and construction of the newly opened Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles. The bridge connects the Arts District with LA’s Eastside. Allen served...
ASCE Awards UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Los Angeles Branch recognized two UCLA alumni during their annual awards night on July 28. Paul Lee, BS '15 was awarded the Outstanding Civil Engineer in Legislative Activities award. Lee is an Energy Policy Analyst at...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumnus Now a Full Professor at CSULB
Photo from the CSULB website Dr. Yu-Fu (Paul) Ko, who graduated from UCLA in 2006 under professor Jiann-Wen Woody Ju, has been promoted to full professor at the California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Ko’s appointment in the Civil Engineering &...
In the News
Incoming UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Regan Patterson Featured on Resources Radio
Assistant professor Regan Patterson was recently featured on Resources for the Future's (RFF) Resources Radio, in the episode entitled, "Driving Toward Justice: Transportation and Equity." From the podcast: Patterson asks, "Transit is essential for those who keep our...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Student and Professor Featured on Spectrum News 1
Photo courtesy of O. Raoelison Ph.D. candidate Onja Davidson Raoelison and assistant professor Sanjay Mohanty were featured in a video and an article on Spectrum News 1 titled, “Researchers look at how biofilters can protect waterways” From the news story: Raoelison...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Jennifer Jay Featured on Spectrum News 1
Professor and vice chair Jennifer Jay was featured in a video news story by Spectrum News titled, “Fight climate change through how and what you eat” From the news story: “Pretty small changes can do, when you add it up across the population. It doesn’t have to be...