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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
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Faculty Position in Groundwater
Hydrology
Our Latest Research News
Prof. Timu Gallien and Research Team to Conduct First Pink Dye Tracer Experiment at Santa Monica Breakwater
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Caltrans Awards $1 Million Research Contract to UCLA for Seismic Hazard and Risk Analyses
Photo Courtesy by Prof. Yousef Bozorgnia The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded a $1 million research contract to UCLA to lead a major new initiative focused on improving earthquake hazard characterization and seismic...
Prof. John Wallace Honored with Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research by the American Concrete Institute (ACI)
We are proud to announce that CEE's Distinguished Professor John Wallace has been awarded with the Mete A. Sozen Award for Excellence in Structural Research by the American Concrete Institute (ACI). This honor recognizes a coauthored paper that makes a...
Department Announcements
Prof. Timu Gallien and Research Team to Conduct First Pink Dye Tracer Experiment at Santa Monica Breakwater
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CEE’s Earthquake Engineering Professor Jonathan Stewart Named Inaugural Holder of Sabol-Scott Endowed Term Chair
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Caltrans Awards $1 Million Research Contract to UCLA for Seismic Hazard and Risk Analyses
Photo Courtesy by Prof. Yousef Bozorgnia The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded a $1 million research contract to UCLA to lead a major new initiative focused on improving earthquake hazard characterization and seismic...
Alumni News
ASCE Members Recognized at ASCE MLAB Awards 2025
Photo Courtesy by William Goodin On July 17, ASCE Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch (MLAB) held their Annual Awards Night at the Westin Pasadena Hotel in Pasadena. We are proud to announce that ASCE has received awards for both individual members and projects...
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...
In the News
Professor Sanjay Mohanty Featured in LA Times for Post-Wildfire Soil Testing Efforts
Photo Sourced from Getty Images/Westend61 Dr. Sanjay Mohanty, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was recently featured in the Los Angeles Times for his critical work analyzing soil contamination...
Professor Sanjay Mohanty Featured in CNN for Microplastics Research
Photo Sourced from Getty Images Have you ever wondered how microplastics might be hiding in everyday items—including something as common as chewing gum? Dr. Sanjay Mohanty, associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of...
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...