Eco-Friendly Filtration Boost from Nanobubbles: Hoek Lab Study Published in Chemical Engineering Journal
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Prof. Idil Akin Receives ASCE’s 2025 Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award for Wildfire Research
We proudly congratulate Associate Professor Dr. Idil Akin and her colleagues for receiving the prestigious Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). This distinguished award honors their outstanding research on how wildfires...
CEE Prof. Sanjay Mohanty Aid LA Wildfire Recovery, Address Post-Fire Hazards
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UCLA Mobility Center of Excellence Hosts Government and Industry Workshop on Emerging Transportation Technologies
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Is L.A.’s Soil Safe After Wildfires? Prof. Sanjay Mohanty Helps Homeowners Find Out
Photo excerpted from Hidden in the Soil: UCLA Environmental Engineer Tackles Wildfires and Pollution | Earth Week 2025 ,UCLA Samueli (YouTube) As cleanup from the wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena continues, many homeowners in impacted areas...
Bursting Your Bubble: UCLA Study Led by Prof. Sanjay Mohanty Finds Chewing Gum Releases Microplastics into Saliva
Pexels/Sherman Trotz Key Takeaways Microplastics, super-tiny plastic fragments, are found in many of the products we use in everyday life. A pilot study by UCLA engineers found that microplastics are also present in chewing gum. The research suggests that...
UCLA Engineers Uncover Greater Levels of Airborne Microplastics and Their Environmental Risks
Photo Courtesy from Scott Van Pelt/USDA Full Article from UCLA Samueli Newsroom A UCLA study led by Associate Professor Sanjay Mohanty has found that wind carries significantly higher levels of microplastics from treated sewage sludge used as fertilizer than...
Active Membranes: Spearheading UCLA’s Innovation in Water Sustainability, Co-Founded by Professors Eric Hoek and David Jassby
Los Angeles has emerged as a vibrant startup hub, exemplified by UCLA's entrepreneurial ecosystem, notably showcased in the Magnify Incubator at CNSI. One standout venture in this incubator, Active Membranes, is revolutionizing freshwater access through membrane...
Jamie Leonard Featured: Bruin Engineer Makes Waves Researching Microplastics in LA River
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom Jamie Leonard ’20, M.S. ’21 started working to mitigate plastic pollution in high school, taking part in an initiative to replace her school’s plastic water bottles with metal ones. Now a UCLA Ph.D. student, she has her eye on microplastics —...