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...
Professor Eric Hoek Receives 2022 Clarke Prize
UCLA civil and environmental engineering professor Eric Hoek has been selected to receive the 2022 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize given by the National Water Research Institute (NWRI). The recognition is one of the highest honors in water research, science,...
AEESP Gives UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Sanjay Mohanty a Distinguished Service Award
The Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) awarded assistant professor Sanjay Mohanty with the Distinguished Service Award for his service as chair of their Internet Resources Committee. According to the AEESP, “a digital presence is...
Civil and Environmental Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar Receives UCLA Chancellor’s Fellowship for 2022-2023
Photo from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering website Javier Alan Quezada Renteria, a postdoctoral scholar mentored by civil and environmental engineering professor Eric Hoek, was awarded the Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for the upcoming school year. In...