Watch: Dennis Hong Rolls Out his Robot Posse
The UCLA roboticist unveils his latest crop of creatures in a TEDx talk and takes one for a stroll on campus From the moment he saw C-3PO and R2-D2 waddle across the screen in “Star Wars” as a 7-year-old, Dennis Hong knew he wanted to build robots. These days, the...
Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation
Over the past decade, the multi-institutional Center for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS) funded by the National Science Foundation has made big strides in its efforts to control magnetism in tiny magnetic devices. Established in...
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering Online Master’s Program Ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report
The online master’s degree program at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering has again been ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report. In the publication’s 2023 list of best online engineering programs, UCLA moved up from the No. 2 spot last year, regaining the top...
Rajit Gadh quoted in Cal Matters “Race to Zero” article
UCLA MAE Professor Rajit Gadh was quoted in Cal Matters in the article "Race to Zero: California's bumpy road to electrify cars and trucks". Rajit Gadh, director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center, said challenges exist. Some car owners may not want to use...
Artur Davoyan’s concept selected by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program
UCLA MAE Assistant Professor Artur Davoyan's concept has been selected by the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program. https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/Pellet_Beam_Propulsion/ Pellet-Beam Propulsion for Breakthrough Space Exploration...
UCLA Engineering Student Earns NASA Grant for Research in Heat Transfer Technology
Zachary Wong ’20, M.S. ’22, a mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, received a 2022 NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities grant for his research on oscillating heat pipes, which disperse heat to regulate...
3D Printing for Everyone: UCLA Club President and Mechanical Engineering Senior on Diversifying STEM
Jacobi Gunsalus wants to engineer an equitable future for everyone by fostering a creative and inclusive community at the student-run UCLA chapter of 3D4E — 3D printing and modeling for everyone. The fourth-year mechanical engineering student said she first discovered...
Rajit Gadh quoted in The Hill on the vulnerability of the power grid
UCLA MAE Professor Rajit Gadh was quoted in The Hill on 12/7/22 regarding the vulnerability of the power grid. “A single cyberattack can shut down hundreds if not thousands of substations at once,” said Rajit Gadh, director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center....
UCLA-Led Research Unearths Obscure Heat Transfer Behaviors
Discovery shows heat movement slowing down under extreme pressure instead of speeding up. UCLA researchers and their colleagues have discovered a new physics principle governing how heat transfers through materials, and the finding contradicts the conventional wisdom...