UCLA Engineering: UCLA Engineer Magazine

Defining Engineering Excellence
2005-06 Annual Report

Through the efforts and support of our faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends, the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science reached new heights in 2005-06. Strong collaborations with all of our stakeholders hone and enhance our trifold mission of education, research and service.

The accomplishments of our faculty, students, and alumni have a direct impact on our continued success, and reflect our tradition of excellence. In the previous academic year, our faculty secured more than $91 million in gifts, contracts, and grants to support interdisciplinary research activities. Fifteen UCLA Engineering alumni received new academic appointments at institutions around the world, using their knowledge and experience from UCLA to educate future engineers and scientists.

In keeping with our tradition of innovation, we continue to partner with colleagues across the campus and around the world on exciting new areas of research. In addition, more than 20 of our faculty hold joint appointments in other disciplines, creating an environment that fosters a free exchange of ideas and new discoveries in both the laboratory and the classroom.

New and upgraded facilities
A new facility for the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing was completed in June. The building will provide researchers from multiple disciplines with a space that supports interactivity among faculty, students, staff, and embedded systems.

Slated for completion later this year, the Engineering IB replacement building will house the departments of bioengineering and materials science and engineering. The building is designed to spur increased interaction among faculty and students, and shared labs in the facility will support new ways of research.

Our students are also making key contributions to our infrastructure. The class of 2006 raised more than $4,300 to help renovate SEAS Café, and gifts from students this year were more than double the previous year’s campaign.

Research centers and initiatives
Over the last four years, the School has secured six major externally-funded interdisciplinary research centers. Focusing on issues critical to Southern California’s future, UCLA Engineering has also established seven multidisciplinary research centers in areas such as alternative energies, water reclamation, information security, and the entertainment industry.

Educational milestones
Committed to providing our students with an education that will prepare them for success in their careers, the School has recently completed a thorough review and revision of its undergraduate curricula in all departments. Among the changes, the reduction of the number of required units and the addition of three-course breadth requirement.

In addition, we are expanding our educational programs to better serve our alumni. The School’s online Master of Science in Engineering degree program will launch in Spring Quarter 2007, offering classes taught by our world-class faculty members.

At a Glance - 2005-06 Statistics

Full-time Faculty	155	Total PhD:faculty ratio	5:1
Enrollment	3,525	Degrees awarded	965
- Undergraduate	2,269	- Undergraduate	529
- Master's	474	- Master's	294
- PhD	782	- PhD	142
Private Gifts	$22,922,972	Contracts and Grants	$80,970,471

Publications
UCLA Engineering faculty published more 19 books, 25 chapters, 357 journal articles and 456 articles in conference proceedings.

Editorships
UCLA engineering faculty held 39 editorships at professional journals and 46 associate editor positions.

Fellows
Our faculty hold more than 80 fellowships of various professional societies.