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E-BULLETIN
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
July 8, 2009
DEAN'S
LETTER
As the state of California’s
financial picture worsens, we are all aware that the next year
will be an extremely difficult time for the University of California,
UCLA and the school.
Although this
situation remains fluid, we know there will be deep cuts to the
school’s budget. However, the mission of the UCLA Henry
Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science remains the
same. Despite these current challenges, we are looking at every
way possible to keep offering the very best education to our engineering
students, and to ensure that we continue to conduct cutting-edge
research that will address society’s most pressing technological
needs.
Looking forward,
we know that the school will play an important role in the state’s
recovery as we prepare a new generation of engineers for the workforce,
as well as offer innovations in emerging areas such as green energy
and biomedical technology, that will help drive the economy forward.
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
Sincerely,
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
FEATURE
STORIES
Low-cost
solution processing method developed for CIGS-based solar cells
Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and
Applied Science have developed a low-cost solution processing
method for high-efficiency solar cells based on a copper-indium-gallium-selenide
material. The method may provide an answer in the commercial manufacturing
process and potentially lower the production costs.
 Yoram
Cohen, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
discusses the new M3 Smart Water Desalination System and its potential
in addressing global water issues in a brief
video on UCLA's Youtube channel.
OTHER
NEWS
Xilinx,
Inc. announced its support for a new Joint Research Institute
of Science and Engineering by Peking University China (PKU) and
UCLA. The institute will provide an institutional umbrella for
collaborative, multi-disciplinary research between the two universities.
Jason
Cong, Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science, is
the institute's director. To read more, click
here.
 Dmitry
Yudovsky, a PhD student in the Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering Department, has won first place in the Biophysics
track at the 10th Annual Systemwide Bioengineering Institute of
California Symposium. To read more, click
here.
Eric P. Bescher, an adjunct professor of materials science
and engineering, has been appointed as the Distinguished Professor
of the Zhejiang California International NanoSystems Institute.
The appointment is from June 2009 to May 2011. The institute is
a joint effort between the Zhejiang Provincial Government, Zhejiang
University, and California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI).
 Computer
science professor Amit Sahai will deliver a keynote
talk at the third International Conference on Pairing-based Cryptography
(Pairing 2009), to be held in August at Stanford University, on
the use of elliptic-curves to generate highly efficient zero-knowledge
proofs. Zero-knowledge proofs have vast applicability throughout
the field of cryptography.
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
MEDIA
WATCH: UCLA ENGINEERING IN THE NEWS
The Los Angeles
Times
Northrop
Grumman's Ronald Sugar: Quietly in command
The newspaper profiles Ronald Sugar,
chairman and chief executive officer of the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
Sugar is a three-time UCLA Engineering alumnus and is a previous
recipient of the school's Alumnus of the Year Award.
Forbes Magazine
 Giving
Computers Free Will: The mathematics of cause and effect
Computer science professor Judea Pearl
authors a column on the quiet revolution of artificial intelligence,
that has transformed the way scientists view the world, and how
and how they view their own thoughts and acts.
RFID Journal
Calif.
Researchers Tag Cadavers, Body Parts
The University of California's Anatomical Services Department,
which receives nearly 1,000 cadavers a year for educational and
research purposes, is testing an RFID system developed by the
Wireless Internet for Mobile Enterprise Consortium (WINMEC)
to improve the tracking process. WINMEC is under the direction
of mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Rajit
Gadh.
Inside Defense
Inside the Air Force (subscription
required)
Professor Ann Karagozian, Vice Chair for Industrial
Relations for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department
and also Vice Chair of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory
Board, is quoted in an article in "Inside the Air Force"
by Jason Simpson. The article describes the board's three fiscal
year '09 studies, completed in June 2009. The studies include
examinations of alternative options for Air Force base energy,
virtual training technologies, and rapid on-orbit checkout of
satellite systems.
Asian
Hospital and Healthcare Management
RFID
for Medical Devices: An exciting future
Imagine an RFID tag travelling through the human body such as
in Sci-Fi movie Fantastic Voyage. In biotechnology, bioengineering
and healthcare, RFID has a lot of interesting research opportunities.
Professor Rajit Gadh is interviewed for the story.
CALENDAR
September
24
Fall
Quarter Instruction begins
UCLA Campus
October 29
40th Anniversary of the Internet
Cover Commons
November 6
UCLA Engineering Awards Dinner
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