Kai Fukami and Kunihiko Taira develop breakthrough machine learning technique which reconstructs physics from a limited number of sensor measurements
UCLA MAE Ph.D. student Kai Fukami and his advisor Professor Kunihiko “Sam” Taira have been working with collaborators at Argonne National Labs, and Keio University, on a very exciting novel machine learning technique to reconstruct physics from limited number of...
Elisa Franco Receives NSF Grants for Molecular Manufacturing and Computing
Elisa Franco, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received two research grants totaling $3.6 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support the development of microscopic...
Mechanical Engineers Develop Heated Face Masks to Kill Viruses and Curb Disease Spread
UCLA mechanical engineers have developed a face mask prototype that uses heat to destroy viruses and other microscopic pathogens. Disposable masks have been used to provide a physical barrier that offers protection for people who may be exposed to airborne viruses and...
Richard Wirz co-leads UCLA Engineers Discovering Promising Technique Using Cold Atmospheric Plasma to Kill Residual Cancer Cells
Proposed procedure aims to help prevent cancer recurrence following tumor removal. Cancer recurrence after surgeries to remove tumors remains a major risk for millions of patients every year. While treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation are often used in...
MAE postdoc Dr. Elijah Harris and PhD student Andres Vargas involved in new UCLA-led study showing COVID-19 transmission risks rise during heavier breathing during maternal labor and delivery
UCLA researchers recommend that all health care providers in the labor and delivery room have access to proper PPE. Some medical procedures can put health care workers at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases. With these high-risk...
MAE Ph.D. student Kevin Schwarm uses drone sensing in prescribed burns to prevent wildfires
As California and other states continue to battle extreme heat this fire season, Kevin Schwarm, who is pursuing a Ph.D. at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been fighting fire with fire alongside other researchers at Blodgett Forest in Northern California....
Richard Wirz part of team to lead $15M NASA Space Propulsion Research Institute
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering professor Richard Wirz, a veteran researcher in space propulsion technologies, is leading the modeling and integration team for a recently established five-year, $15-million, multidisciplinary NASA Space Technology Research...
Lihua Jin Receives NSF CAREER Award
Lihua Jin, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, the agency’s highest honor for faculty members in the early stages of their teaching and...
DNA Nanotechnology Creates Dynamic Cytoskeleton for Artificial Cells
Study provides a toolkit for custom nanoscale materials that mimic lifelike functions in synthetic cells. Using DNA and RNA molecules, UCLA engineers have built a tiny artificial molecular scaffolding system that resembles the complex network of interlinking protein...