Industrial Advisory Meeting and Poster Session, March 6
The MAE department welcomed 23 members from its MAE Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) to the UCLA campus for its annual in-person IAB meeting on Friday, March 6, 2026. Representatives from a range of industrial organizations, government labs, and FFRDCs (Federally...
UCLA Researchers Develop New Method to Customize Artificial Tiny Organs Inside Cells
Apr 29, 2026 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Just as the human body relies on organs such as the heart or liver for essential functions, cells depend on their own tiny organs, or organelles, to carry out vital tasks, including transporting nutrients, removing waste and...
UCLA Design Build Fly placed 3rd at the 2026 AIAA DBF Competition
As the academic year draws closer to an end, the UCLA Design Build Fly (DBF) team finishes off a historic season for the club, its best showing ever in the International DBF competition. Facing off against nearly 100 universities from across the world, UCLA cemented...
Industrial Advisory Meeting and Poster Session, March 6
The MAE department welcomed 23 members from its MAE Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) to the UCLA campus for its annual in-person IAB meeting on Friday, March 6, 2026. Representatives from a range of industrial organizations, government labs, and FFRDCs (Federally...
Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student Mohammadreza Bahramian won first place at the UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day poster competition
Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student Mohammadreza Bahramian won first place at the UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day poster competition, receiving a $3,000 award for his poster presentation highlighting an innovative bioelectronic sensing platform. The...
IEEE International Conference on Green Energy & Smart Systems (IEEE GESS 2025) PRESENTS THE BEST PAPER AWARD (2nd place) IN POWER SYSTEMS TO:
IEEE International Conference on Green Energy & Smart Systems (IEEE GESS 2025) PRESENTS THE BEST PAPER AWARD (2nd place) IN POWER SYSTEMS TO: Xiaojie Tao, Yaoyu Fan, Zhaoyi Ye, and Rajit Gadh (Smart Grid Energy Research Center, USA) FOR THE PAPER TITLED:...
Prof. Jonathan Hopkins has been elected as a Fellow of the American Society for Precision Engineering
Jonathan B. Hopkins, Ph.D., is a Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Director of the Flexible Research Group. He has been elected a Fellow of the American Society for Precision Engineering (ASPE) in...
Tiwei Wei receives the ASME Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Early Career Engineer
Tiwei Wei, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received an ASME Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Early Career Engineer award, which honors recognize a young engineer with...
Lihua Jin Receives Young Investigator Medal from the Society of Engineering Science
Lihua Jin, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a 2025 Huajian Gao Young Investigator Medal from the Society of Engineering Science. The medal honors early-career researchers who have...