Tyler Clites Awarded NIH New Innovator Award to Develop Restorative Joint Implants
Tyler Clites, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a 2022 Director’s New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health. The five-year, $2.4 million award (with initial funding...
MMM10 holds symposium in honor of Professor Nasr Ghoniem
The 10th International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM10) held a symposium in honor of UCLA MAE Distinguished Professor Emeritus Nasr Ghoniem. It was held in Baltimore MD on October 3, 2022. The symposium was titled "Mechanics and Physics of Defects...
UCLA Staff Assembly awards Adrienne Lavine the 2022 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award
The UCLA Staff Assembly awarded MAE Professor Adrienne Lavine the 2022 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award. The award was presented at the Staff Assembly Recognition Awards & Scholarships Ceremony on Sept. 29, 2022. The award reflects the values of collaboration and...
The Fast and Fastidious: Bruin Racing at UCLA
At the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan, a blue-and-gold formula race car zoomed through 22 laps to secure a fifth-place finish. Down south in Cookeville, Tennessee, a rugged, Baja all-terrain vehicle made its way through a 1.2-mile course full of...
Artur Davoyan Receives NASA Early Career Award for Solar Sail Metamaterial Research
Artur Davoyan, an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received an Early Career Faculty Award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The award, one of seven selected for...
Rajit Gadh Warns Impacts of Extreme Heat Wave on California’s Energy Grid
As California and much of the West continue to grapple with the scorching heat wave that has shattered many records and wreaked havoc on the power grid, there are growing concerns for rolling blackouts and increased wildfires. Rajit Gadh, a professor of mechanical and...
UCLA Robotics Engineer Received DARPA Young Faculty Award
Ankur Mehta, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a prestigious Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a research and development agency of the...
Rajit Gadh featured in Courthouse News Service and USC Annenberg TV News
UCLA MAE Professor Rajit Gadh was recently featured in Courthouse News Service, and on USC Annenberg TV News. In the Courthouse News Service article "Caltech research on ‘smart grid’ explores how 100% green energy can meet growing demand", Prof. Gadh was mentioned as...
Q&A with Mostafa Abuseada, 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering
Mostafa Abuseada is a 4th year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, majoring in Thermal Science and Engineering. Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brought you to UCLA: A: I am originally from Egypt, but I lived most of my adult life abroad in pursuit...