UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Award from industry leader American Concrete Institute
Photo courtesy of S. Abdullah Dr. Saman A. Abdullah, a postdoctoral scholar under civil and environmental engineering professor John Wallace, was awarded the prestigious American Concrete Institute (ACI) Young Member Award for Professional Achievement. The honor was...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Appointed Inaugural Pritzker Chair in Sustainability at UCLA
Gaurav Sant, professor and director of the Institute for Carbon Management, has been appointed the first Pritzker Professor of Sustainability at UCLA. The Pritzker Foundation, founded by longtime UCLA supporters Tony and Jeanne Pritzker, pledged to give $2 million to...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Students Receive Multiple ASCE Scholarships
Photo courtesy of William Goodin The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), through their Los Angeles Younger Member Forum (YMF), awarded a number of scholarships to several UCLA Samueli civil and environmental engineering students. The students were chosen based...
UCLA Institute for Carbon Management receives $21 million from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Founded in 2018 at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, the Institute for Carbon Management focuses on developing technologies to reduce carbon emissions and accelerate their commercialization. The institute's director is Gaurav Sant, a professor of civil and...
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus John Dracup
Civil and environmental engineering professor emeritus John Dracup, who specialized in hydrology and water resource engineering and taught at both UCLA and UC Berkeley for more than half a century, died Dec. 20 at his home in Santa Monica with family at his side. He...
Alumna Shares Journey to Becoming Highest-Ranking Latina Engineer at LADWP
UCLA alumnus Evelyn Cortez-Davis is a licensed professional engineer in California and recognized as a board-certified environmental engineer by the American Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. She is also the first Latina and second woman to be...
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 assistant 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...