Latest Research News
Richard Wirz: Cold plasma patch could make immunotherapy more effective for treating melanoma, study finds
Denise Heady | UCLA Newsroom An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has developed a medicated patch that can deliver immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumors to help boost the immune response and...
Xiaochun Li: Nanotechnology meets metal fabrication
The Fabricator has published a feature article on MAE Prof. Xiaochun Li's lab technology, "Nanotechnology meets metal fabrication". Excerpt: In late 2018 Travis Widick finished welding a prototype bike frame that looked like any other bike frame, only it wasn’t. The...
Richard Wirz’s Innovative ‘Biplane’ Design Could Lead to Next Generation of Wind Turbines
New shape could make blades lighter, larger and more efficient Biplanes, the fixed-wing aircraft with two wings, one above the other, exist today mostly in aviation museums, World War I movies and black-and-white photos. But thanks to an innovation by UCLA engineers,...
Latest Department Announcements
Jason Speyer selected for Class of 2020 AIAA Honorary Fellows
Ronald and Valerie Sugar Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor Jason Speyer was selected for the Class of 2020 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Honorary Fellows. The induction ceremony for the new Fellows and Honorary Fellows will take...
UCLA Samueli Dean Jayathi Murthy Elected to National Academy of Engineering Class of 2020
By UCLA Samueli Newsroom UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Dean Jayathi Murthy has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional honors granted to an American engineer. The academy announced today its 2020 class of 87 members and...
Ann R. Karagozian named director of The Promise Armenian Institute
The UCLA International Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of the inaugural director of The Promise Armenian Institute, Ann R. Karagozian, distinguished professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCLA.Professor Karagozian is the immediate past...
