MAE alumna Marianne So is a UCLA Engineering 2023 Award Recipient
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. Engineering Alumni Association Service Award Marianne So, P.E., ’07, MBA ’17...
5 Questions with UCLA’s Laurent Pilon, ARPA-E Program Director
A face familiar to UCLA is serving an appointment as a new Program Director at the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Project Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). Laurent Pilon, professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and...
Origami-Inspired Robots Can Sense, Analyze and Act in Challenging Environments
UCLA-led team built chip-free, autonomous OrigaMechs with conductive materials Roboticists have been using a technique similar to the ancient art of paper folding to develop autonomous machines out of thin, flexible sheets. These lightweight robots are simpler and...
Ann Karagozian interviewed on Spectrum News 1
Inside the Issues with Alex Cohen Women’s History Month Segment Ann Karagozian, a UCLA distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Caltech, shared what it is like being a woman in...
Professor CJ Kim Featured in IEEE EDS Podcast Series with Luminaries
The podcast series from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Electron Device Society (IEEE EDS) is a collection of interviews with EDS members who have made remarkable impacts to the society through their innovations and dedication. In this 52-minute...
Combining Surgery and Robotics to Design Bionic Implants
Award-winning UCLA engineer Tyler Clites aims to improve human mobility From the outside, the UCLA Outpatient Rehabilitation Services looks like most other physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, complete with a check-in desk and a waiting room filled with...
UCLA Engineering Student Leads Portable Solar Panel Project to Improve Accessibility
Chen Zhang traces her passion for electric power systems to a blackout when she was 6 years old. The power outage cut the TV connection just as she was in the middle of watching her favorite cartoon. Frustrated and puzzled, she spent the rest of the day quizzing her...
ARTEMIS – UCLA’s Most Advanced Humanoid Robot – Gets Ready for Action
Mechanical engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a full-sized humanoid robot with first-of-its-kind technology. Named ARTEMIS, for Advanced Robotic Technology for Enhanced Mobility and Improved Stability, the robot is scheduled to travel...
Bruin Racing Formula SAE Kicks Off NASCAR Season at the Coliseum
On a beautiful sunny Southern California weekend, the crowd cheered on as the UCLA student-built car zipped around the temporary, quarter-mile race track built for the NASCAR Cup Series at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The national stock car racing association...