UCLA Institute for Carbon Management and Equatic to Build the World’s Largest Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Plant in Singapore
UCLA Samueli Newsroom Following the successful launch and operation of two pilots in Los Angeles and Singapore last spring, UCLA and its startup Equatic are scaling up for the next phase: a $20 million full-scale demonstration plant (“Equatic-1”) supported by...
USBE News:Science Leads in Addressing Climate Crisis
by US Black Engineer Regan Patterson, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, shares her expertise on several scientific issues related to climate change on a panel convened by Career Communications Group (CCG), the publisher of US Black...
Newsnation Prime: Northeast Earthquake: Millions Feel Effects
by NewsNation Prime NewsNation brought in Scott Brandenberg, professor of civil and environmental engineering to discuss the April 5, 2024 New Jersey quake. “The region doesn’t get earthquakes very often. Are structures up to code? Can they handle shaking? It turns...
Yahoo! NEWS: Are Buildings in Major Northeast Cities Able to Withstand Earthquakes?
By Yahoo! News Scott Brandenberg, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, told Yahoo News that Friday’s earthquake is probably not indicative that longer-term earthquake activity is on the rise in the region. Also...
Fox News: UCLA CEE, John Wallace, Professor Weighs in on Extensive Structural Damage in Taiwan
by Fox 2 KTVU, Oakland A 7.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the eastern coast of Taiwan early this morning causing extensive damage and knocking a number of buildings off of their foundations. KTVU’s Heather Holmes and Joey Horta speak with UCLA professor of Civil and...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Gaurav Sant Featured in the Daily Beast
Professor Gaurav Sant was recently mentioned in an article by the Daily Beast titled "How to Weaponize Our Dying Oceans Against Climate Change" From the article: Another proposal for using the ocean as a sponge for carbon involves inducing electrolysis (splitting...
UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Michael Stenstrom Quoted in L.A. Daily News
Professor Michael Stenstrom was quoted recently in the L.A. Daily News article titled "Hyperion Sewage Spill Caused By Systems Failure, Human Error, Official Report Says" From the article: “It would have been better for (Hyperion) if that had happened,” said Michael...
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...