Professor and Department Chair Ertugrul Taciroglu Named Inaugural Editor-In-Chief of New ASCE Journal
UCLA Samueli civil and environmental engineering professor and department chair Ertugrul Taciroglu was named inaugural editor-in-chief of the newly launched American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) open access journal: ASCE OPEN: Multidisciplinary Journal of Civil...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar Yu (Rain) Miao Earns Multiple Achievements
Photo courtesy of S. Mahendra Yu (Rain) Miao, a postdoctoral scholar in the Mahendra Lab, received the Chancellor’s Award for Postdoctoral Research last November 9th. This award recognizes Miao’s research and its impact, while also highlighting Miao as a valuable...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D. Student Receives Prestigious Scholarships
Photo courtesy of I. Kwok Ivy Kwok is a third-year Ph.D. student advised by professor Shaily Mahendra. This past year, she received the Boeing Scholarship through the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) at UCLA. This scholarship is awarded to students who have...
Undergraduate Student in Mahendra Lab Awarded Several Scholarships
Photo courtesy of M. Capetz Margaret Capetz, a member of the Mahendra Lab in the civil and environmental engineering department, has earned scholarships from several sections of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), the Grace Hopper Conference, and UCLA Samueli School...
Graduate Student from Mahendra Lab Receives Fulbright Fellowship
Photo courtesy of S. Mahendra Pia Ramos, a graduating Ph.D. student advised by civil and environmental engineering professor Shaily Mahendra, received a Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship at Technion Israel to study the biofouling process using atomic force microscopy,...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Recognized with SSA Student Presentation Award
Photo courtesy of J. Stewart The Seismological Society of America (SSA) recognized UCLA graduate student Maria Ramos-Sepulveda with the Student Presentation Award at the SSA's 2022 Annual Meeting in Bellevue, Washington. Ramos-Sepulveda's presentation was entitled,...
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...