RoMeLa’s modular robot design uses tethered jumping for planetary exploration
Researchers at RoMeLa, the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have designed SPLITTER (Space and Planetary Limbed Intelligent Tether Technology Exploration Robot), a multi-robot system for planetary exploration comprised...
RoMeLa develops a robot for a blockbuster Hollywood movie directed by the Russo Brothers
RoMeLa at UCLA, led by Professor Dennis Hong, built the robot COSMO for the new movie “The Electric State” by the Russo Brothers. The filmmakers enlisted the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLA) at the University of California, Los Angeles, to create an...
Professor Kunihiko Taira elected to Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) by the Division of Fluid Dynamics in 2024
Professor Kunihiko Taira elected to Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) by the Division of Fluid Dynamics in 2024 for creative and illuminating computational and data-driven approaches for analyzing and controlling unsteady and turbulent flows. Fellowship in...
PhD student Pavel Shafirin selected for Best Poster Award at the MRS Spring 2025 Meeting
Each year, the Materials Research Society (MRS) recognizes a select group of outstanding poster presentations at its semi-annual meeting with the Best Poster Award. This Spring, the award was presented to UCLA Ph.D. student Pavel Shafirin for his work on nonlinear...
Distinguished Professor Ann Karagozian Awarded the Commander’s Public Service Award
Distinguished Professor Ann Karagozian received the Commander’s Public Service Award from the U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) in June, 2024, in recognition of her service as a member of the DAF Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) during 2017-2021. The award was...
Does Cell Nucleus Size Matter in Gene Activity? Researchers Say Yes
This article was originally published by UCLA Samueli Newsroom A group of UCLA researchers has discovered that the size of a cell, especially its nucleus that holds the DNA can determine which genes are turned on or off. This breakthrough helps explain how cells...
UCLA Aerospace Engineering Ranked Among Top 10 Programs by US News
The 2025 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools Rankings place UCLA Aerospace Engineering at #9 and Mechanical Engineering at #13 in the nation. This marks the first time our Aerospace Engineering program has broken into the top 10 graduate engineering programs in the...
Using AI technology for early wildfire detection
Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Pirouz Kavehpour teamed up with high school student Ryan Honary on developing an AI-powered early wildfire detection system designed to detect the start of a fire before smoke becomes visible. Honary, who attends Stanford...
MarketWatch Guides: The Latest EV Statistics and Trends
Professor Rajit Gadh of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the Smart Grid Energy Research Center at UCLA was interviewed in a MarketWatch article about electric vehicles and their growing popularity across the U.S. “EVs can be better for the...