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Our Latest Research News
Team led by UCLA CEE Professor Yousef Bozorgnia Awarded $3 Million Research Grant By CEC
UCLA civil and environmental engineering professor and Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3) director Yousef Bozorgnia heads a research project that was just awarded a $3 million contract by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The...
UCLA Graduate Student-Led Study Featured by JPL/NASA
Photo courtesy of I. Callejas A study entitled, “A GEE toolkit for water quality monitoring from 2002 to 2022 in support of SDG 14 and coral health in marine protected areas in Belize,” was featured on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)/ National Aeronautics and...
Professor Mekonnen Gebremichael Leads Water Research in East Africa
Photo courtesy of H. Gunther Water management practices are a key topic of interest for Mekonnen Gebremichael, a professor of the civil and environmental engineering department at UCLA. Curious as to how these practices vary from country to country, principal...
Department Announcements
Yifan Graduate Student named 2024 Graduate Student Awardee in Environmental Chemistry by ACS
Photo Courtesy of Yifan Gao Yifan Gao, Ph.D. Candidate, was named 2024 Graduate Student Awardee in Environmental Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Environmental Chemistry. This award recognizes graduate students globally who are working in...
Professor Jonathan Stewart elected to National Academy of Engineering
Photo provided by UCLA Samueli Newsroom Stewart, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA Samueli and co-director of UCLA’s Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center, was elected by the academy for developing “improved understanding...
Prof. Jiaqi Ma and Collaborators Lead UCLA Study: Electric Vehicles’ Impact on Air Quality Limited in Disadvantaged Communities
Originally posted on UCLA Newsroom and article below originally posted on UCLA Samueli. Although electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, EVs improve air quality in all communities, a UCLA study found. But that’s not...
Alumni News
Alumni Paul Lee featured in upcoming film “Cities of the Future”
Photograph courtesy of Paul Lee Paul Lee, UCLA Alumni (B.S. CEE), is featured in the film "Cities of the Future". The film is scheduled to come out in February 2024 and provides valuable insights in the evolving role of civil engineers. As an alumni, Lee...
Charting New Horizons: Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Huachen CUI’s Path from UCLA to a Faculty Role in Guangzhou’s
Photo from the The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) website Having completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at UCLA and subsequently serving as a postdoctoral researcher, Prof. Cui has recently achieved a significant milestone by securing a...
Alumnus Christine Goulet Named Director of the USGS Earthquake Science Center
Photo courtesy of J. Stewart UCLA civil and environmental engineering alumnus Dr. Christine Goulet has been named Director of the USGS Earthquake Science Center. In this position, Goulet will lead wide-ranging research and implementation teams in the general area of...
In the News
Jamie Leonard, PhD Student, publication is highlighted in LA Times and ACS News
Photo courtesy of Professor Sanjay Mohanty Jamie Leonard, Graduate researcher under Dr. Sanjay Mohanty UCLA's SeaLab. With a focus on Microplastics in the LA River, Biofilters, and Pollution mitigation. Leonard's publication is being featured in the LA Times and...
Professor Gaurav Sant featured in Forbes and LA Times
Professor Gaurav Sant, holding a joint appointment in the civil and environmental engineering and materials science and engineering departments at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, was featured in several leading news outlets recently. From the Forbes article,...
Incoming UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Regan Patterson Featured on Resources Radio
Assistant professor Regan Patterson was recently featured on Resources for the Future's (RFF) Resources Radio, in the episode entitled, "Driving Toward Justice: Transportation and Equity." From the podcast: Patterson asks, "Transit is essential for those who keep our...