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E-BULLETIN
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
August 12, 2009
DEAN'S
LETTER
The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
has the very highest standards for its faculty. We seek exceptional
men and women who will continue traditions of excellence here
at the school -- in leading research that will address great societal
challenges, and who take great pride in transforming our bright
and talented students into knowledgeable and skilled engineers.
One of these is Yu Huang, an assistant professor
of materials science and engineering who last month received the
PECASE award, the nation's highest honor for young engineers and
scientists.
In this upcoming school year, three women and two men will join
the school's faculty. The departments have led rigorous recruiting
efforts to bring in these outstanding individuals, and I look
forward to seeing their contributions to our three-fold mission
of teaching, research and service. You can read more about them
in the story below.
Sincerely,
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
FEATURE
STORIES
Professor
receives government's highest honor for young engineers, scientists
 Yu
Huang, an assistant professor of materials science and
engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and
Applied Science, has been named a recipient of the Presidential
Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the
highest honor given by the United States government to young engineers
and scientists at the outset of their professional careers.
NSF awards UCLA Engineering $10M to create customized computing
technology
 The
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has
been awarded a $10 million grant by the National Science Foundation's
Expeditions in Computing program to develop high-performance,
customizable computing that could revolutionize the way computers
are used in health care and other important applications.
Jason Cong, Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science
is the director of the new UCLA Center for Domain-Specific Computing
(CDSC).
UCLA
Engineering adds new faculty
UCLA Engineering has added six new faculty in the upcoming
school year. They are: Gerard C.L. Wong, bioengineering;
Shaily Mahendra, civil and environmental engineering;
Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, computer science; Suhas
Diggavi, electrical engineering; Lara Dolecek,
electrical engineering; and Tetsuya Iwasaki,
mechanical and aerospace engineering.
OTHER
NEWS
 Electrical
engineering professor Alan Willson will receive
the 2010 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award for his
"exemplary teaching and curriculum development and for inspirational
guidance of PhD. student research in the area of circuits and
systems." This is an IEEE-wide award and covers all fields
of electrical engineering.
The Master of Science in Engineering Online Program
has significantly expanded its course offerings, adding both aerospace
engineering and systems engineering programs of study. For more
information please attend one of the information sessions.
Sign up at: msol.ucla.edu
Keep in touch
with UCLA Engineering events, students and alumni via our new
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To keep up
on the most up-to-date news and details on UCLA’s budget
situation, please visit the university’s budget information
site here:
http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-budget.aspx
MEDIA
WATCH: UCLA ENGINEERING IN THE NEWS
National Geographic online
Tracking
Invasive Species by Phone (video)
New smart phone applications may enable the public to help scientists
monitor invasive species and collect data in a fraction of the
time it usually takes. The Center for Embedded Networked
Sensing is featured.
New York Times
California's
Glimmer of Hope: Nanotechnology
NanoH2O Inc., for instance, uses nano materials to improve the
performance of reverse osmosis membranes in making dirty water
clean or in desalination. Two years ago, the company licensed
the membrane research of Eric Hoek, a professor
of environmental engineering at U.C.L.A. Then it leased lab space
in the NanoSystems Institute, which opened in 2007, because being
at U.C.L.A. allowed the company to use expensive electron microscopes
and other equipment.
UCLA Today
UC
scientists warn state leaders of consequences of budget cuts
More than 300 leading UC scientists — including nearly three
dozen from UCLA — sent a letter to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
warning him that proposed budget cuts to UC would impede scientific
and technological progress, irreversibly damage the university
and undermine prospects for California’s economic recovery.
Copies of the July 6 letter, signed by faculty who are all members
of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering
or the Institute of Medicine, were also sent to members of the
State Legislature and UC leadership.
CALENDAR
September
24
Fall
Quarter Instruction begins
UCLA Campus
October 29
40th Anniversary
of the Internet
Covel Commons
November 6
UCLA Engineering Awards Dinner
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