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E-BULLETIN
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
April 8, 2009
DEAN'S
LETTER
The
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has
a long history of innovation and invention – and we continue
that work.
Our faculty are at
the very forefront of advanced research in areas such as: expanding
wireless technologies into healthcare and environmental monitoring,
clean and sustainable energy, cybersecurity, preserving our natural
resources, new applications in medicine and the next great leap
in semiconductor devices.
And many of these breakthroughs
are made possible through our interdisciplinary collaborations,
both inside and outside the engineering disciplines.
Our faculty
will showcase their latest research in these areas and more at
our upcoming UCLA Engineering Technology Forum, to be held on
April 23 at California NanoSystems Institute, here on campus.
Our theme is “Engineering the Future.” I hope you
can attend.
To register
for Tech Forum 2009, please click
here.
Sincerely,
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
FEATURE
STORIES
Electrical
Engineering Professor receives SIA University Researcher Award
 Kang
L. Wang, the Raytheon Chair Professor of Physical Electronics,
has received the 2009 Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
University Researcher Award, presented at the annual SIA Washington
conference on March 12. Wang was recognized for his relevant work
addressing the significant challenges the semiconductor industry
is facing as they move beyond the horizons of the International
Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors. Wang also serves as the
director of both the Center of Functional Engineered NanoArchitectonics
(FENA) and the Western Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN).
Computer
Science Professor will receive the 2009 IEEE Internet Award
 Computer
science professor Lixia Zhang, whose research
on several important Internet innovations have led to improved
protocol designs and security, will receive the 2009 IEEE Internet
award. The annual award honors exceptional contributions to the
advancement of Internet technology for network architecture, mobility
and/or end-use applications. The award will be presented April
21 at the 28th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM)
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
UCLA
Engineering to hold Technology Forum on April 23
The annual Tech Forum showcases groundbreaking
advances in research made at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of
Engineering and Applied Science. This year's keynote speakers
are: Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures,
Patrick Soon-Shiong, chairman and CEO of Abraxis
BioScience, and Ronald D. Sugar, chairman and
CEO of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
OTHER NEWS
Aydogan
Ozcan, assistant professor of electrical engineering,
was one of 15 researchers across the country to receive a 2009
Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research. Ozcan
received the award for his proposal "A New Approach for High-throughput
Battlefield Diagnostics and Tele-medicine; Lensfree On-Chip Imaging
using Digital Holography and Nano-Plasmonics." The program
received nearly 200 proposals.
James Liao, Chancellor's Professor of Chemical
and Biomolecular Engineering, has been named the 2009 recipient
of the Marvin J. Johnson Award of the American Chemical Society's
Division of Biochemical Technology. This award recognizes Liao's
contributions to biochemical technology, and in particular, his
leadership role in developing and advancing the fields of metabolic
engineering and systems biology.
Paulo Tabuada,
assistant professor of electrical engineering, has been selected
to receive the 2009 Donald P. Eckman Award from the American Automatic
Control Council. The award recognizes outstanding achievements
by a young researcher under the age of 35 in the field of control
theory. It is considered one of the most prestigious awards in
the field.
A team of UCLA Engineering students earned a
place in the final 20 spots in the University of San Francisco's
International Business Plan Competition. The competition asks
student teams to present business plans to panels of venture capitalists,
start-up advisors and entrepreneurs.
More than 100 teams participated.
The Chem-E-Car team of UCLA's AIChE chapter won
2nd place in the project competition at AIChE's Western Regional
Conference, held on April 4 at UC Davis. The chapter also won
the conference's Spirit of Competition Award.
MEDIA
WATCH: UCLA ENGINEERING IN THE NEWS
CBS News: 60 Minutes
The
Internet is Infected (streaming video)
Lesley Stahl reports on computer viruses that propagate
on the Internet and infect PCs, which enable their creators --
often called "cyber gangs" -- to learn the information
they need to electronically rob bank accounts. Interviewees include
Symantec Vice President Stephen Trilling, a member
of UCLA Engineering's Dean's Advisory Council and Google Vice
President Vint Cerf MS '70, PhD '72.
The New Yorker
The
Sporting Scene: What Would Jesus Bet?
The magazine profiles well-known tournament poker player
and UCLA Engineering alumnus Chris Ferguson
on his playing strategy and business ventures.
The feature also includes Ferguson's time at UCLA under his advisor,
computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock,
who is also quoted in the article.
The Los Angeles Times
Surge
of college students pursuing 'clean energy' careers
Climate change is a concern among undergraduates, driving
a surge of interest in science and engineering on campuses nationwide.
Dean Vijay K. Dhir is quoted.
Chemical & Engineering News
192
Lasers Converge
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility
(NIF) is gearing up to focus on the inner workings of planets
and stars, fusion energy research. The story includes Christoph
Niemann, assistant professor of electrical engineering
and physics who holds a joint appointment at the national lab,
for his research at NIF on astrophysical phenomena and energy
research.
For the Record Magazine
Is
RFID Technology Too Nosy?
There are a lot of good reasons why healthcare organizations
should implement RFID technology, but privacy and security issues
raise debate about its worthiness. Mechanical and aerospace engineering
professor Rajit Gadh is quoted in the article
on ways that RFID technology can be useful and prevent errors.
KQED Quest
Tracking
Carbon through Your Cell Phone
The television
program features a group of high school students in San Francisco
are using high-tech GPS cell phones to track their daily carbon
footprint - and to gauge their daily environmental risk. The phones
are part of a new program from UCLA's Center for Embedded
Networked Sensing.
San Francisco Chronicle
Program
helps kids find their carbon impact
a new pilot project in San Francisco is incorporating GPS-equipped
cell phones and Facebook to help students learn about their impact
on the environment. The cell phones act as real-time sensors,
sending information every 30 seconds to servers at UCLA's Center
for Embedded Networked Sensing, which organizes the information
on personal Web maps and charts for students and allows them to
publish their individual and collective results to Facebook.
EarthSky Science Podcast
AIDS
detection lab on a cell phone
Aydogan Ozcan,
assistant professor of electrical engineering, is featured
for his research into developing a device to detect infectious
diseases in people in the most impoverished parts of the world,
using a cellphone.
Daily Bruin
UCLA holds 15th Bridge Building Contest
Students from 28 high schools throughout Los Angeles
and California competed in the contest organized by the UCLA
branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers and
the Younger Member Forum, a branch of ASCE. (story accessible
at www.dailybruin.ucla.edu)
Mercury News
20
years ago, the World Wide Web was born
The San Jose newspaper features an article on the World Wide Web.
Computer science professor Leonard Kleinrock
is quoted.
CALENDAR
April 10
Materials
Science and Engineering Seminar
"Efficient organic p-i-n solar cells"
Masahiro Hiramoto, Institute for Molecular Science, Aichi, Japan
10 a.m., 2101 Engineering V
Structural and Solid Mechanics Seminar
"Surface Interactions with Self-Assembled Monolayers"
Mark Stevens, Sandia National Lab
10:30 a.m., 38-138 Engineering IV
Thermo/Fluids
Seminar
"Multi-Physics Simulation Approaches to Nuclear Reactor Safety
Analysis"
Tomasz Kozlowski, Division of Nuclear Power Safety, Royal Institute
of Technology, Sweden
Noon, 38-138 Engineering IV
MAE
Research Seminar
"Localization and Navigation for A Home Service Robot"
Li-Chen Fu, National Taiwan University
3 p.m., 38-138 Engineering IV
April 13
Physical
and Wave Electronics Seminar
"THz in Biology and Medicine"
Peter Siegel, Caltech
1 p.m., 54-134 Engineering IV
April 14
Computer
Science Seminar
"The Dark Side of Software Engineering and How to Defend
Against It"
Cassio Goldschmidt, Symantec
4:15 p.m., 3400 Boelter Hall
April 16
Scholarship
Breakfast
8 a.m., Covel Commons
April 17
MAE
Research Seminar
"RFID in Manufacturing"
Oliver Guenther, Dean
Humboldt University School of Business and Economics, Germany
noon, 38-138 Engineering IV
April 20
Physical
and Wave Electronics Seminar
"Bio-inspired Solid-State Imagers"
Hooman Mohseni, Northwestern University
1 p.m., 54-134 Engineering IV
April 23
UCLA
Engineering Tech Forum 2009
CNSI building
8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
April 24
Electrical
Engineering Research Review
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Engineering IV building
Thermo/Fluids
Seminar
"Flapping Flight and Shape-Changing Locomotion"
Saverio Spagnolie, UC San Diego
noon, 38-138 Engineering IV
April 27
Physical
and Wave Electronics Seminar
"Sampling and Processing in Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy"
David Brady, Duke University
1 p.m., 54-134 Engineering IV
May 27
UCLA
Science Faculty Annual Research Colloquium Series
"Real-time Measurements, Black Swans, & Photonics"
Bahram Jalali, UCLA Electrical Engineering
4 p.m., 1425 Physics & Astronomy Building
May 29
MAE Distinguished
Speaker Seminar
"The Human Factor: Merging Technical Complexity and Creativity
in the 21st Century"
Wanda Austin, President and CEO, The Aerospace Corporation
Noon, Rice Room (6764 Boelter Hall). Registration required.
June 13
UCLA
Engineering Commencement
12:30 p.m., Pauley Pavilion
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