Professor Yeh’s $500,000 Gift Establishes Prestigious William WG Yeh Fellowship in Hydrology and Water Resources at UCLA
We are delighted to announce the establishment of the William WG Yeh Fellowship in Hydrology and Water Resources, a testament to Professor Yeh's dedication. Professor Yeh has generously committed $500,000 to the UCLA foundation, creating an enduring endowment within...
Yifan Gao, Ph.D. Candidate, Recognized with Prestigious Awards: CAS Future Leader TOP 100 and 2024 CESASC Scholarship
Photo courtesy of Yifan Gao The CAS Future Leader TOP 100 is a prestigious award from the division of the American Chemistry Society (CAS), recognizing the top ~10% of outstanding Ph.D. and postdoc applicants globally. The competition is highly competitive, and...
2024 UCLA Samueli Awards: Recipients Assistant Professor Sanjay Mohanty & Student Jacqueline Lim
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom Every year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering selects and recognizes outstanding achievements by a number of its alumni, faculty members and students who have excelled in various fields. Below are two profiles of our Civil Environmental...
UCLA’s Online Engineering Master’s Program Again Ranked No. 1 in the U.S.
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering’s online master’s degree program has earned the No. 1 ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 survey of the nation’s best online graduate engineering programs. This is the second year in a row —...
Yifan Graduate Student named 2024 Graduate Student Awardee in Environmental Chemistry by ACS
Photo Courtesy of Yifan Gao Yifan Gao, Ph.D. Candidate, was named 2024 Graduate Student Awardee in Environmental Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Environmental Chemistry. This award recognizes graduate students globally who are working in...
Professor Jonathan Stewart elected to National Academy of Engineering
Photo provided by UCLA Samueli Newsroom Stewart, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA Samueli and co-director of UCLA’s Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center, was elected by the academy for developing “improved understanding...
Prof. Jiaqi Ma and Collaborators Lead UCLA Study: Electric Vehicles’ Impact on Air Quality Limited in Disadvantaged Communities
Originally posted on UCLA Newsroom and article below originally posted on UCLA Samueli. Although electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, EVs improve air quality in all communities, a UCLA study found. But that’s not...
Remembering the legacy of Mladen Vucetic, a trailblazing Geotechnical Engineer and esteemed Professor Emeritus in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Photo Courtesy of the Vucetic Family Article Courtesy of UCLA Samueli Newsroom UCLA civil and environmental engineering professor emeritus Mladen Vucetic, who had a stellar international reputation as an expert in soil dynamics and a mentor to many students throughout...
Jiaqi Ma Heads the New Mobility Center of Excellence at UCLA with $7.5 Million in Federal Funds
Original article appeared on the UCLA Samueli website The Federal Highway Administration — an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation — announced Tuesday it has awarded a five-year, $7.5 million grant to establish the Center of Excellence on New Mobility...