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E-BULLETIN
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
December 12, 2007
DEAN'S
LETTER
As 2007 draws to an end, I would like to take this
opportunity to highlight the important contributions by the School’s
staff members. Their invaluable efforts ensure that we carry out
our mission of education, research and service with great success.
There are more than 220 full-time staff members who perform a
wide spectrum of essential functions for the School. Without their
hard work and dedication, we would not enjoy the many accomplishments
that we take such great pride in.
Staff members of the Office of Academic and Student Affairs help
guide our students as they progress through their academic careers.
Administrative support staff members work in departments, research
centers, offices, and with faculty members by overseeing day-to-day
functions and making sure that our long-term plans and programs
stay on track. SEASnet staff keep our computer networks up and
running.
Research engineers and laboratory technicians use their expertise
to help our faculty members push the boundaries of technology
innovation, while our R&D shops and nano-/micro-fabrication
laboratories design and manufacture the devices and tools necessary
for laboratory research and for teaching. Our building and equipment
managers ensure that our facilities are safe and provide the appropriate
spaces and tools needed for our all endeavors.
The Office of External Affairs helps build support for all the
activities of the School, plans and manages many of our events,
and publicizes our accomplishments to our alumni, friends, industry
partners and the community.
The Center of Excellence in Engineering and Diversity plays a
critical role in the School’s outreach efforts to help ensure
future engineers hail from throughout the state’s diverse
population.
And beyond their regular duties, many of our staff members volunteer
their time for school events such as commencement, parents’
weekend, research forums, outreach programs and alumni gatherings.
I am very proud of that we have such dedicated and wonderful professionals
who enrich the School. And I know that they too are proud to work
for such a dynamic place.
On behalf of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and
Applied Science, I wish all of you a happy holiday season and
a healthy and prosperous new year.
Sincerely,
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
FEATURE
STORIES
UCLA Engineering Researchers Capture Optical Rogue Waves.
Findings could help Resolve Mystery of Monster Ocean Waves
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and
Applied Science, have succeeded in creating and capturing rogue
waves. In their experiments, they have discovered optical rogue
waves — freak brief pulses of intense light analogous to
the infamous oceanic monsters — propagating through optical
fiber. The researchers, including electrical engineering professor
Bahram Jalali and researcher Daniel Solli, reported their findings
in the December 13 issue of the journal Nature. To read more,
click
here.
CAD Innovation from UCLA Engineering
Researchers could save Billions of Dollars for the Semiconductor
Industry
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (December 5, 2007) - Research at
UCLA sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the
world's leading university research consortium for semiconductors
and related technologies, and the National Science Foundation
(NSF) celebrated today CAD techniques that will facilitate advances
for multiple technology generations. The resulting optimization
methods can provide improvements equivalent to the investment
of billions of dollars in fabrication equipment costs.
"This is a huge opportunity for the industry
as optimal placement of circuits in the design process will deliver
scaling of semiconductors that is independent of feature size,
providing Moore's Law progress at less cost than other options,"
said Jason Cong, professor and chair of the UCLA Computer Sciences
Department. "Closing such a large optimality gap will be
equivalent to several technology generation advancements. In comparison,
the introduction of copper interconnects was equivalent to a 30%
interconnect length reduction, and so is each generation of device
scaling, but each requires a multi-billion dollar investment."
To read more, click
here.
OTHER NEWS
Four faculty of the UCLA Henry Samueli School
of Engineering and Applied Science have been elected as fellows
of IEEE. The grade of fellow recognizes unusual distinction in
the profession and is conferred by the IEEE board of directors
upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments
in any of the IEEE fields of interest. Abeer Alwan,
professor of electrical engineering was elected for "contributions
to speech perception and production modeling and their applications.”
Diana Huffaker, associate professor of electrical
engineering, was elected for "development of optoelectronic
materials and processing.” Jia-Ming Liu,
professor of electrical engineering was elected for "contributions
to the control and applications of nonlinear dynamics of lasers.
Mani B. Srivastava, professor of electrical engineering,
was elected for “contributions to energy-aware wireless
communications and sensor networking.” The accomplishments
that are honored shall have contributed importantly to the advancement
or application of engineering, science and technology, bringing
the realization of significant value to society.
Demetri Terzopoulos, Chancellor’s
Professor of Computer Science at UCLA, was elected as a fellow
of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for “contributions
to computer graphics and vision.” The AMC fellows program
celebrates the exceptional contributions of the leading members
in the computing field. These individuals have helped to enlighten
researchers, developers, practitioners and end-users of information
technology throughout the world.
Kuo-Nan Liou,
Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Founding Director
of the Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering
(JIFRESSE), was elected Vice Chair of the "Special Fields
and Interdisciplinary Engineering" Section of the National
Academy of Engineering. Liou holds a joint appointment in the
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science in
the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. He will become
Chair of this section on July 1, 2008.
MEDIA
WATCH: UCLA ENGINEERING NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
UCLA Today
New
Tech Center will help bring High-Impact Ideas to Market
A new technology center that will nurture and incubate breakthrough,
high-impact ideas to create new industrial products will open
next month on Wilshire Boulevard near campus, officials with the
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science announced
Nov. 9. Once it opens, the Institute for
Technology Advancement will be staffed by a core of business-savvy
technology experts who will work closely with UCLA faculty, industrial
partners and government agencies to facilitate the development
and eventual commercialization of ideas that will offer a great
benefit to society.
The Columbus Dispatch
Tiny Science, Big Advances; Nanotechnology research looks
at everything from more efficient lights to artificial muscles
[link unavailable]
Professor Richard Kaner, who holds joint appointments in the Materials
Science and Engineering Department and the Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department, is quoted in the article.
CALENDAR
January 7
Winter
Quarter Instruction begins
UCLA Campus
January 28
Electrial
Engineering Department Annual Research Review
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Engineering IV building
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