UCLA Samueli
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Steven Margulis
Department Chair
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Our Latest Research News
Prof. Ertugrul Taciroglu Among Hundreds of Engineers Assisting in Utilities Initiative: UCLA Issues Report on Key Water and Power Infrastructure Needs
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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...
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
EdSource Article Highlights Professor Sanjay Mohanty’s Expertise on Wildfire Health Risks
Palisades Charter High School on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 after the Palisades fire in Los Angeles./...
Prof. Timu Gallien and Research Team to Conduct First Pink Dye Tracer Experiment at Santa Monica Breakwater
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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...