History of the School

Over the past 68 years, hundreds of research projects have been undertaken by UCLA Engineering faculty and research staff in a wide variety of technology areas. In the last century, engineering recorded its greatest achievements with the widespread development and distribution of electricity and clean water, automobiles and airplanes, radio and television, antibiotics and medical imaging, and computers and the Internet. Many of the discoveries at UCLA Engineering contributed to these modern day advancements. This section highlights some of the most interesting and innovative projects. Consider this just a snapshot of the school’s rich research history.

UCLA Engineering Deans

UCLA Engineering Major Milestones:

1941 – 1954
1955 – 1964
1965 – 1974
1975 – 1984
1985 – 1994
1995 – 2004
2005 – Present

Major Research Highlights:

        Crump Institute for Medical Engineering
        Early Air Pollution Research
        Engineering Executive Program
        Faculty Pioneer Advanced Artificial Limbs
        First Demonstration of Reverse Osmosis
        Gadjah Mada Project
        Hydrogen Powered Car
        Human Heat Tolerance
        Institute for Transportation and Traffic Engineering
        ITTE Research Highlights
        Thinking Machines