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E-BULLETIN
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
September 10, 2008
DEAN'S
LETTER
Last month, we received wonderful news that Leonard Kleinrock,
Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, was selected to receive
the National Medal of Science, and that alumnus Paul Baran MS
’59 was selected to receive the National Medal of Technology
and Innovation. Len and Paul each are recognized for their pioneering
contributions in laying the foundation for the Internet. Here
at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science,
we are extremely proud that their important achievements have
been recognized with the country’s highest of honors for
science and technology.
As the start of the school year is just around
the corner, we are hosting several events where you can reconnect
with the School. You’ll have a chance to meet other members
of the UCLA Engineering community, and at the same time, learn
about some of our innovative efforts in education, research and
service.
On October 17, we will hold a reception for engineering
parents in conjunction with the campus-wide UCLA Parents’
Weekend. And on November 7, we will hold our annual Engineering
Awards Dinner. I look forward to seeing
many of you at these programs. For details on these and other
upcoming events, please look at the calendar section below.
Sincerely,
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
FEATURE
STORIES
Leonard
Kleinrock to receive National Medal of Science
President George W. Bush announced today that UCLA Distinguished
Professor of Computer Science Leonard Kleinrock
has been selected to receive the prestigious National Medal of
Science. Established by Congress in 1959 and administered by the
National Science Foundation, the medal is the nation's highest
scientific honor.
Paul
Baran MS ’59 to Receive National Medal of Technology and
Innovation
UCLA Engineering alumnus Paul Baran MS ’59
has been selected to receive the National Medal of Technology
and Innovation. The medal is the country’s highest honor
for technological achievement. It was established in 1980 to recognize
lasting contributions to the United States through technological
innovation.
Scientists
produce nanoscale droplets with cancer-fighting implications.
Double-emulsions hold potential for targeted drug delivery
UCLA scientists have succeeded in making unique nanoscale droplets
that are much smaller than a human cell and can potentially be
used to deliver pharmaceuticals. "What
we found that was unexpected was within each oil droplet there
was also a water droplet — a double emulsion," said
Timothy Deming, professor and chair of the UCLA
Department of Bioengineering and a member of both the California
NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA and UCLA's Jonsson Cancer
Center. "We have a water droplet inside of an oil droplet,
in water."
UCLA
Computer Science graduate student named one of four inaugural
Marconi Society Young Scholars
UCLA computer science PhD student Rafael P. Laufer
was one of four students nationwide to be selected for the Marconi
Society’s Young Scholar Awards. This is the first year the
Young Scholars Awards have been granted by the organization, which
is best known for its annual $100,000 Marconi Award and Fellowship
given to living scientists whose scope of work and influence emulate
the principle of “creativity in service to humanity.”
UCLA
Computer Science graduate student on team that wins top prize
in Mobile Phone Application Competition
UCLA computer science graduate student Teresa
Ko was part of five-person development team that won
$275,000 as one of the top prizes in the Android Developer Challenge,
a mobile device application competition sponsored by Google. The
application is called Wertago – the mobile app for nightlife.
Wertago lets users evaluate nightlife options – from dance
clubs to karaoke bars to live music venues – on their smart
mobile phones. The application features real-time, user-generated
updates to help friends connect and decide the best places to
go. Venues are rated by users and highlighted on a mapping interface.
Users can personalize their profile, chat with other users and
share experiences and recommendations.
OTHER NEWS
Research by
materials science and engineering professor King-Ning
Tu, and colleagues from National Tsing Hua University,
Taiwan and National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, was published
in the Aug. 8, 2008 issue of the journal Science. The paper is
titled “Observation of Atomic Diffusion at Twin-Modified
Grain Boundaries in Copper.” The research findings have
important implications for the lifetime of copper wire in silicon
devices. The abstract, including a link to the full paper is available
here.
Following the June 8, 2008 earthquake near Patras, Greece, civil
and environmental engineering professor Jonathan P. Stewart
and researchers from the University of Patras as well as the Institute
of Engineering Seismology and Earthquake Engineering in Thessalonki
performed reconnaissance of seismological, geotechnical, and structural
aspects of the earthquake effects. To read
more, click
here.
MEDIA
WATCH: UCLA ENGINEERING IN THE NEWS
KPCC 89.3 Patt Morrison Show
Nation's
Highest Scientific Honor given to Internet Father
Today, we take the existence of a high functioning internet for
granted. In 1969, the basic technologies and processes that allow
information to travel were just coming into being. Leonard
Kleinrock, UCLA Distinguished Professor of Computer Science,
has been selected to receive the National Medal of Science for
his role in creating packet switching and the theory of data networks.
His computer was one of the first nodes on the internet and he
sent one of the very first emails. Love it or curse it, someone
had to usher in the age of globalized communication.
InformationWeek
National
Tech Medal Winners Include eBay, OS Creator, And Net Engineer
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez and President George
Bush have announced this year's recipients of the National Medal
of Technology and Innovation. A packet switching inventor (Paul
Baran), a software engineer and designer, and eBay are
among the 2007 laureates scheduled to receive the nation's highest
honor for technological and scientific achievement during a White
House ceremony on Sept. 29.
UCLA Today
Calculate
your Carbon Footprint with a Cell Phone
UCLA's Center for Embedded Networked Sensing
is testing new cell phone software that helps people track their
carbon footprint and their exposure to pollutants. The project
currently covers the greater Los Angeles area, but will begin
a pilot program in the Bay Area this fall. And the CENS team hopes
to expand to other locations soon.
CALENDAR
September 25
Fall
Quarter Instruction begins
UCLA Campus
September 27
UCLA
Engineering Game Day Party
The Rose Bowl, Pasadena
October 17
Engineering
Parents' Reception
UCLA Parents' Weekend (Oct. 17-19)
5:30 p.m., Location TBA, UCLA campus
October 22
CENS
6th Annual Research Review
8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Tom Bradley International Center
November 7
Engineering
Awards Dinner
The Beverly Wilshire - A Four Seasons Hotel
5:30 p.m. - Reception
7:00 p.m. - Dinner
December 12-13
Symposium
at UCLA
"Water Resources Systems Analysis: The Contributions of William
Yeh"
9:00 a.m., CNSI Conference Facility
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