UCLA Engineering Announcement 2016-17

141 Pages·2016·7.84 MB·English

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2016-17
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OCTOBER 1, 2016 LOS ANGELES
UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND
APPLIED SCIENCE 2016-17
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OCTOBER 1, 2016 LOS ANGELES
Contents
A Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Prizes and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science . . . 4 Departmental Scholar Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Official Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Officers of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Grading Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Grade Disputes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
The School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Nondiscrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Endowed Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
The Engineering Profession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Undergraduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Correspondence Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Requirements for B.S. Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Facilities and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Graduate Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Library Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Departments and Programs of the School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Career Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bioengineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Services for Students with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Civil and Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars . . . . . . 10 Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Fees and Financial Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Materials Science and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Living Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Master of Science in Engineering Online Programs . . . . . . . . . . .116
Special Programs, Activities, and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Schoolwide Programs, Courses, and Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Externally Funded Research Centers and Institutes . . . . . . . .121
Student Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Curricula Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Women in Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Student and Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Student Representation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DISCLOSURE OF STUDENT RECORDS
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Cover: Students participate in Engineering Open House activities.
A Message from the Dean
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at
UCLA has a long legacy of excellence in research, education, and
service to society.
Great challenges lie ahead! Engineers seek to improve society
and better the lives of many. In the twenty-first century this
includes fostering a more sustainable planet, developing new
medicines and healthcare technologies, and finding hidden
insights from a deluge of data. A new generation of engineers is
needed to tackle these complex problems. At UCLA we are
proud to teach students who are creative, brilliant, and bring an
exemplary work ethic to their studies.
The school offers a rigorous curriculum designed to prepare
students for careers in industry. Many of our graduates use their
engineering education to pursue other professions, become
entrepreneurs, or enter a career in academia. Our classes are
taught by faculty members who are among the best in the world
in their respective fields.
And beyond just engineering, UCLA is a vibrant campus unlike
any other. For nearly a century, this University has been home to
daring risk-takers and bold game-changers. From the arts and
sciences to medicine and here in engineering, UCLA has always
been at the forefront.
For our prospective students, let me offer three points beyond the
curriculum on what this great University offers.
First, you will meet some extraordinary people in your fellow stu-
dents. In engineering and the sciences and in the humanities and
arts, the talent, smarts, outside-the-box thinking, and collabora-
tive can-do energy at UCLA are unparalleled.
Second, UCLA isn’t just a great University in isolation. It is an inte-
gral part of one of the world’s great cities. Los Angeles is a tech capital. World-leading firms in aerospace and defense, semiconduc-
tors, biotechnology, and other areas are headquartered in Southern California or have a major presence here. The region also has a
major startup scene in which so many UCLA engineers play a part. Los Angeles sets the agenda in design, arts and entertainment,
sustainability, the environment, and more.
Third, there are amazing research opportunities for undergraduate students here. Our faculty members are world leaders in their
fields, and undergraduate students are a part of many of their laboratories. Some of our students collaborate with the medical school
and leaders in other disciplines as they pursue new knowledge.
Finally, UCLA Engineering is entering an extraordinary period of growth with significant expansion in the number of faculty members
and students. The school already is world-renowned, but we are reaching for new heights. With this growth will come extraordinary
new opportunities for our students to have significant impact on our society and the world.
This is a truly exciting time to study at UCLA Engineering. I invite you to be part of it.
Jayathi Y. Murthy
Dean
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Henry Samueli School of Engineering 
and Applied Science
Officers of Administration grams on campus, while more than 300,000 Energy Research Center (SMERC) conducts
patients from around the world come to the research, creates innovations, and demon-
Jayathi Y. Murthy, Ph.D., Professor and Dean
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center for strates advanced wireless/communications,
of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering
treatment. The university’s 419-acre campus Internet, and sense-and-control technologies
and Applied Science
houses the College of Letters and Science to enable the development of the next genera-
Jia-Ming Liu, Ph.D., Professor and Associate and 12 professional schools. There are more tion of the electric utility grid. The Wireless
Dean, Academic Personnel than 43,300 students enrolled in 125 under- Health Institute (WHI) is a community of UCLA
Harold G. Monbouquette, Ph.D., Professor graduate and 206 graduate degree programs. experts and innovators from a variety of disci-
and Associate Dean, Research and Physi- UCLA is rated one of the best public research plines dedicated to improving healthcare
cal Resources universities in the U.S. and among a handful delivery through the development and appli-
Richard D. Wesel, Ph.D., Professor and Asso- of top U.S. research universities, public and cation of wireless network-enabled technolo-
ciate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs private. The chief executive of the University is gies integrated with current and next-
Chancellor Gene D. Block. He oversees all generation medical enterprise computing. The
Jenn-Ming Yang, Ph.D., Professor and Asso- aspects of the University’s three-part mission Named Data Networking (NDN) Project is
ciate Dean, International Initiatives and of education, research, and service. investigating the future of the Internet’s archi-
Online Education tecture, capitalizing on its strengths and
Southern California has grown to become one
Mary Okino, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Chief addressing weaknesses, to accommodate
of the nation’s dominant industrial centers,
Financial Officer emerging patterns of communication. The
and the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engi-
NSF Center for Encrypted Functionalities
Panagiotis D. Christofides, Ph.D., Professor neering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) is
(CEF) explores program obfuscation which
and Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular uniquely situated as a hub of engineering
uses new encryption methods to make a
Engineering Department research and professional training for this
computer program, and not just its output,
Mario Gerla, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, region.
invisible to an outside observer, while pre-
Computer Science Department
serving how it works—its functionality—thus
Song Li, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Bioengi- The School enhancing cybersecurity. The B. John Gar-
neering Department rick Institute for the Risk Sciences is com-
The UCLA College of Engineering (as it was
Christopher S. Lynch, Ph.D., Professor and known then) was established in 1943 when mitted to the advancement and application
Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- California Governor Earl Warren signed a bill of the risk sciences to save lives, protect the
neering Department to provide instruction in engineering at the environment, and improve system perfor-
Gregory J. Pottie, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, UCLA campus. It welcomed its first students mance. Finally, the California NanoSystems
Electrical Engineering Department in 1945 and was dedicated as the Henry Institute (CNSI)—a joint endeavor with UC
Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Santa Barbara—develops the information,
Jonathan P. Stewart, Ph.D., Professor and Science in 2000. The school ranks among the biomedical, and manufacturing technologies
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering top 10 engineering schools in public universi- of the twenty-first century.
Department
ties nationwide. In addition, the school has identified critical
Dwight C. Streit, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, areas for collaborative research that will have
UCLA engineering faculty members are active
Materials Science and Engineering Depart- participants in many interdisciplinary research a major impact on the future of California and
ment the world. Among these are biomedical infor-
centers. The Center for Translational Applica-
matics; alternative energy solutions; secure
tions of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems
The Campus (TANMS) strives to revolutionize development electronic transfer of information; new tools for
the entertainment industry; systems, dynam-
UCLA is a large urban university situated of consumer electronics by engineering mate-
ics, and controls; advanced technologies for
between the city and the sea at the foot of the rials that optimize energy efficiency, size, and
Santa Monica Mountains. Less than six miles power output on the small scale. The Focus water reclamation; and new approaches and
technologies for aerospace engineering.
from the Pacific Ocean, it is bordered by Sun- Center on Function Accelerated nanoMaterial
set and Wilshire Boulevards. As the city has Engineering (FAME) aims to revolutionize And the school has established the Institute
grown physically and culturally, so has the semiconductor technologies by developing for Technology Advancement (ITA) dedicated
campus, whose students and faculty mem- new nanoscale materials and structures that to the effective transition of high-impact inno-
bers mirror the cultural and racial diversity of take advantage of properties unavailable at vative research from UCLA to product devel-
today’s Los Angeles. UCLA is one of the most larger scales. The WIN Institute of Neurotron- opment and commercialization. ITA nurtures
widely respected and recognized universities ics (WINs) focuses on cutting-edge technol- and incubates breakthrough ideas to create
in the world, and its impact on society can be ogy, including nanostructures. The Center of new industrial products, as well as provides a
felt into the far reaches of the globe. Students Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies learning platform for faculty members and stu-
come from around the world to receive a undertakes frontier research and development dents to engage in transitional technology
UCLA education, and our alumni go on to in the areas of nanotechnology in energy and research.
become leaders in their fields, from elected nanoelectronics. The Center for Domain-Spe- The school offers 39 academic and profes-
officials to heads of international corporations. cific Computing (CDSC) is developing high- sional degree programs. The Bachelor of
UCLA is recognized as the West’s leading performance, energy efficient, customizable Science degree is offered in Aerospace Engi-
center for the arts, culture, and medical computing that could revolutionize the way neering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineer-
research. Each year, more than half a million computers are used in healthcare and other ing, Civil Engineering, Computer Science,
important applications. The Smart Grid
people attend visual and performing arts pro- Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science / 5
Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Raytheon Company Chair in Electrical sional career development in industry and
Mechanical Engineering. The undergraduate Engineering graduate study in aerospace engineering.
curricula leading to these degrees provide stu- Raytheon Company Chair in Manufacturing Graduate education prepares students for
dents with a solid foundation in engineering Engineering careers at the forefront of aerospace technol-
and applied science and prepare graduates Charles P. Reames Endowed Chair in ogy. The Ph.D. degree provides a strong
for immediate practice of the profession as Electrical Engineering background for employment by government
well as advanced studies. In addition to engi- Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Chair in laboratories, such as NASA, and industrial
neering courses, students complete about Aeronautics research laboratories supported by the major
one year of study in the humanities, social sci- Rockwell Collins Chair in Engineering aerospace companies. It also provides the
ences, and/or fine arts. appropriate background for academic careers.
William Frederick Seyer Chair in Materials
Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees are Electrochemistry
Bioengineering
offered in Aerospace Engineering, Bioengi- Ronald and Valerie Sugar Endowed Chair in
neering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineer- Engineering At the interface of engineering, medicine, and
ing, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Symantec Term Chair in Computer Science basic sciences, bioengineering has emerged
Manufacturing Engineering (M.S. only), Mate- Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr., Endowed and established itself internationally as an
rials Science and Engineering, and Mechani- Chair in Engineering engineering discipline in its own right. Such an
cal Engineering. The schoolwide online interdisciplinary education is necessary to
William D. Van Vorst Chair in Chemical
Master of Science in Engineering degree pro- Engineering Education develop a quantitative engineering approach
gram includes 11 individual degrees. The to tackle complex medical and biological
Volgenau Endowed Chair in Engineering
Engineer degree is a more advanced degree problems, as well as to invent and improve the
Wintek Endowed Chair in Electrical
than the M.S. but does not require the ever-evolving experimental and computational
Engineering
research effort and orientation involved in a tools that are required in this engineering
Ph.D. dissertation. For information on the The Engineering Profession approach. UCLA has a long history of foster-
Engineer degree, see Graduate Programs on ing interdisciplinary training and is a superb
page 24. A one-year program leading to a The following describes the challenging types environment for bioengineers. UCLA boasts
Certificate of Specialization is offered in vari- of work HSSEAS graduates might perform the top hospital in the western U.S., nationally
ous fields of engineering and applied science. based on their program of study. ranked medical and engineering schools, and
numerous nationally recognized programs in
Endowed Chairs Aerospace Engineering the basic sciences. Rigorously trained bioen-
Aerospace engineers conceive, design, de- gineers are in demand in research institutions,
Endowed professorships or chairs, funded by velop, test, and supervise the construction of academia, and industry. Their careers may fol-
gifts from individuals or corporations, support aerospace vehicle systems such as commer- low a bioengineering concentration, but the
the research and educational activities of dis- cial and military aircraft, helicopters and other ability of bioengineers to cut across traditional
tinguished members of the faculty. The follow-
types of rotorcraft, and space vehicles and boundaries will facilitate their innovation in
ing endowed chairs have been established in
satellites, including launch systems. They are new areas.
the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and
employed by aerospace companies, airframe
Applied Science. Chemical and Biomolecular
and engine manufacturers, government agen-
L.M.K. Boelter Chair in Engineering cies such as NASA and the military services, Engineering
Vijay K. Dhir Chair in Engineering and research and development organizations. Chemical and biomolecular engineers use
Englekirk Presidential Endowed Chair in Working in a high-technology industry, aero- their knowledge of mathematics, physics,
Structural Engineering space engineers are generally well versed in chemistry, biology, and engineering to meet
Traugott and Dorothea Frederking Endowed applied mathematics and the fundamental the needs of our technological society. They
Chair in Cryogenics engineering sciences, particularly fluid design, research, develop, operate, and man-
Norman E. Friedmann Chair in Knowledge mechanics and thermodynamics, dynamics age within the biochemical and chemical
Sciences and control, and structural and solid mechan- industries and are leaders in the fields of
Leonard Kleinrock Chair in Computer Science ics. Aerospace vehicles are complex systems. energy and the environment, nanoengineer-
Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering Proper design and construction involves the ing/nanotechnology, systems engineering,
Levi James Knight, Jr., Chair in Engineering coordinated application of technical disci- biotechnology and biomolecular engineering,
plines, including aerodynamics, structural and advanced materials processing. They are
Richard G. Newman AECOM Endowed Chair
in Civil Engineering analysis and design, stability and control, in charge of the chemical processes used by
aeroelasticity, performance analysis, and pro- virtually all industries, including the pharma-
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Chair in Mate-
pulsion systems technology. ceutical, biotechnology, biofuel, food, aero-
rials Science
space, automotive, water treatment, and
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical Aerospace engineers use computer systems
semiconductor industries. Architectural, engi-
Engineering and programs extensively and should have at
neering, and construction firms employ chem-
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical least an elementary understanding of modern ical engineers for equipment and process
Engineering/Electromagnetics electronics. They work in a challenging and
design. It is also their mission to develop the
Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic Chair in highly technical atmosphere and are likely to clean and environmentally friendly technolo-
Electrical Engineering operate at the forefront of scientific discover- gies of the future.
ies, often stimulating these discoveries and
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Chair in Chemi-
cal Engineering providing the inspiration for the creation of Major areas of fundamental interest within
new scientific concepts. chemical engineering are
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Computer
Systems The B.S. program in Aerospace Engineering 1. Applied chemical kinetics, which involves
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking emphasizes fundamental disciplines and the design of chemical and biochemical
therefore provides a solid base for profes- reactors and processes and the creation
6 / Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
of catalysts that accelerate reaction kinet- tions in the computer field. In addition, they aerospace and manufacturing industries.
ics, prepare graduates to deal with the most diffi- Materials engineers are responsible for the
cult problems facing the computer science selection and testing of materials for spe-
2. Transport phenomena, which involves the
field. University or college teaching generally cific applications. Traditional fields of met-
exchange of momentum, heat, and mass
requires the graduate degree. allurgy and ceramics have been merged in
in physical and biological systems and has
applications to the separation of valuable industry, and this program reflects the
materials from mixtures, or of pollutants Electrical Engineering change.
from gas and liquid streams, The electrical engineering discipline deals pri- 2. In the electronic materials option of the
3. Thermodynamics, which is fundamental marily with the sensing, analysis, and pro- materials engineering program, students
to physical, chemical, and biological pro- cessing of information. It develops circuits, learn the basics of materials engineering
cesses, and devices, algorithms, and theories that can be with a concentration in electronic materials
used to sense data, analyze data, extrapolate and processing. The optional program
4. Process design and synthesis, which
data, communicate data, and take action in requires additional coursework which
provide the overall framework and com-
response to the data collected. The Electrical includes five to eight electrical engineering
puting technology for integrating chemical
Engineering Department is a recognized courses.
engineering knowledge into industrial
leader in education and research related to
In order to enter a career in research and
application and practice.
these subjects.
development of new materials (such as new
Civil and Environmental energy devices), an M.S. or Ph.D. degree is
Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering desirable.
Manufacturing engineering is an interdisciplin-
Civil engineers plan, design, construct, and
ary field that integrates the basic knowledge Mechanical Engineering
manage a range of physical systems, such as
of materials, design, processes, computers,
Mechanical engineering is a broad discipline
buildings, bridges, dams and tunnels, trans-
and system analysis. The manufacturing engi-
finding application in virtually all industries and
portation systems, water and wastewater
neering program is part of the Mechanical and
manufactured products. The mechanical
treatment systems, coastal and ocean engi-
Aerospace Engineering Department. engineer applies principles of mechanics,
neering facilities, and environmental engineer-
Specialized areas are generally classified as dynamics, and energy transfer to the design,
ing projects, related to public works and
manufacturing processes, manufacturing analysis, testing, and manufacture of con-
private enterprises. Thus, civil and environ-
planning and control, and computer-aided sumer and industrial products. A mechanical
mental engineering embraces activities in tra-
manufacturing. engineer usually has specialized knowledge 
ditional areas and in emerging problem areas
in areas such as design, materials, fluid
associated with modern industrial and social Manufacturing engineering as an engineering
development. specialty requires the education and experi- dynamics, solid mechanics, heat transfer,
ence necessary to understand, apply, and thermodynamics, dynamics, control systems,
The civil engineering profession demands rig-
control engineering procedures in manufac- manufacturing methods, and human factors.
orous scientific training and a capacity for cre-
Applications of mechanical engineering
turing processes and production methods 
ativity and growth into developing fields. In
include design of machines used in the manu-
of industrial commodities and products. It
Southern California, besides employment in
facturing and processing industries, mechani-
involves the generation of manufacturing sys-
civil engineering firms and governmental
cal components of electronic and data
tems, the development of novel and special-
agencies for public works, civil engineering
processing equipment, engines and power-
ized equipment, research into the phenomena
graduates often choose other industries for
generating equipment, components and vehi-
of fabricating technologies, and manufactur-
assignments based on their engineering back-
cles for land, sea, air, and space, and artificial
ing feasibility of new products.
ground. Graduates are also qualified for posi-
components for the human body. Mechanical
tions outside engineering where their broad Coursework, independent studies, and
engineers are employed throughout the engi-
engineering education is a valuable asset. research are offered in the manufacturing
neering community as individual consultants
processes area, leading to an M.S. degree.
The curriculum leading to a B.S. in Civil Engi- in small firms providing specialized products
This includes computer-aided design and
neering provides an excellent foundation for or services, as designers and managers in
computer-aided manufacturing, robotics,
entry into professional practice, as well as for large corporations, and as public officials in
metal forming and metal cutting analysis,
graduate study in civil engineering and other government agencies.
nondestructive evaluation, and design and
related fields.
optimization of manufacturing processes. Mechanical engineers apply their knowledge
to a wealth of systems, products, and pro-
Computer Science and
Materials Engineering cesses, including energy generation, utilization
Engineering
and conservation, power and propulsion sys-
Materials engineering is concerned with the
Students specializing in the computer science tems (power plants, engines), and commercial
structure and properties of materials used in
and engineering undergraduate program are products found in the automotive, aerospace,
modern technology. Advances in technology
educated in a range of computer system con- chemical, or electronics industries.
are often limited by available materials. Solu-
cepts. As a result, students at the B.S. level
tions to energy problems depend largely on The B.S. program in Mechanical Engineering
are qualified for employment as applications
new materials, such as solar cells or materials at UCLA provides excellent preparation for a
programmers, systems programmers, digital
for batteries for electric cars. career in mechanical engineering and a foun-
system designers, digital system marketing
dation for advanced graduate studies. Gradu-
engineers, and project engineers. Two programs within materials engineering
ate studies in one of the specialized fields of
are available at UCLA:
Undergraduate students can major either in mechanical engineering prepare students for a
the computer science and engineering pro- 1. In the materials engineering program, stu- career at the forefront of technology. The Ph.D.
gram or in the computer science program. dents become acquainted with metals, degree provides a strong background for
ceramics, polymers, and composites.
Graduate degree programs in computer sci- employment by government laboratories,
Such expertise is highly sought by the
ence prepare students for leadership posi- industrial research laboratories, and academia.
Correspondence Directory
Henry Samueli School of  Academic Counselors Materials Engineering
Engineering and Applied Science James Washington, 310-825-1704, jaw@
http://www.engineering.ucla.edu seas.ucla.edu; Jan J. LaBuda 310-825-
Aerospace Engineering
2514, [email protected]; Erkki Corpuz,
Michel Moraga, 310-825-5760, michel@
310-825-9442, [email protected]
Office of Academic and Student Affairs seas.ucla.edu; Vanessa Hernandez, 310-
6426 Boelter Hall 825-2757, [email protected] Mechanical Engineering
http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu Michel Moraga, 310-825-5760, michel@
Bioengineering
seas.ucla.edu; Jan J. LaBuda, 310-825-
Bioengineering Department Erkki Corpuz, 310-825-9442, erkki@seas
2514, [email protected]; Vanessa 
5121 Engineering V .ucla.edu; Ashley Benson, 310-206-2891,
Hernandez, 310-825-2757, vanessah@
http://bioeng.ucla.edu [email protected]; Victoria Moraga,
seas.ucla.edu
310-825-9602, [email protected]
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 
Undeclared Engineering
Department Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Erkki Corpuz, 310-825-9442, erkki@seas
5531 Boelter Hall Ashley Benson, [phone], abenson
.ucla.edu; Jan J. LaBuda 310-825-2514,
http://chemeng.ucla.edu @seas.ucla.edu; Erkki Corpuz, 310-825-
[email protected]
9442, [email protected]; Julietta Torres,
Civil and Environmental Engineering 
310-206-6397, [email protected]
Department
5731 Boelter Hall Civil Engineering University of California, Los Angeles
http://cee.ucla.edu Vanessa Hernandez, 310-825-2757, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1361
Computer Science Department [email protected]; Jan J. LaBuda http://www.ucla.edu
310-825-2514, [email protected]; Erkki
4732 Boelter Hall
Corpuz, 310-825-9442, [email protected]
http://cs.ucla.edu
.edu; Ashley Benson, [phone], Undergraduate Admission
Electrical Engineering Department [email protected] 1147 Murphy Hall
58-121 Engineering IV http://www.admission.ucla.edu
Computer Science
http://ee.ucla.edu
Alina Haas, 310-825-2889, ahaas@seas Graduate Diversity, Inclusion, and Admissions 
Materials Science and Engineering  .ucla.edu; Michel Moraga, 310-825-5760, 1248 Murphy Hall
Department [email protected]; Mary Anne Geber, https://grad.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/
3111 Engineering V 310-825-2036, [email protected] applicat.htm
http://www.mse.ucla.edu .edu; Jan J. LaBuda 310-825-2514, jan@ Financial Aid and Scholarships
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  seas.ucla.edu; Victoria Moraga, 310-825- A129J Murphy Hall
Department 9602, [email protected] http://www.financialaid.ucla.edu
48-121 Engineering IV Computer Science and Engineering Registrar’s Office
http://mae.ucla.edu Alina Haas, 310-825-2889, ahaas@seas 1105 Murphy Hall
Continuing Education in Engineering .ucla.edu; Michel Moraga, 310-825-5760, http://www.registrar.ucla.edu
542 UNEX [email protected]; Mary Anne Geber,
http://www.uclaextension.edu 310-825-2036, [email protected] Dashew Center for International Students and
.edu; Jan J. LaBuda 310-825-2514, jan@ Scholars
Engineering and Science Career Services seas.ucla.edu; Victoria Moraga, 310-825- 106 Bradley Hall
UCLA Career Center 9602, [email protected] http://www.internationalcenter.ucla.edu
501 Westwood Plaza, Strathmore Building
http://career.ucla.edu Electrical Engineering Summer Sessions
Mary Anne Geber, 310-825-2036, 1332 Murphy Hall
Master of Science in Engineering Online  [email protected]; Jan J. LaBuda http://www.summer.ucla.edu
Program 310-825-2514, [email protected]; James University of California
7440 Boelter Hall Washington, 310-825-1704, jaw@seas Office of the President–Admissions
http://msol.ucla.edu .ucla.edu; Alina Haas, 310-825-2889, http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu
[email protected]; Victoria Moraga,
310-825-9602, [email protected];
Julietta Torres, 310-206-6397, juliet@
seas.ucla.edu
Academic Calendar
Fall 2016 Winter 2017 Spring 2017
First day for continuing students to check MyUCLA at June 1 October 26 TBA
http://my.ucla.edu for assigned enrollment appointments
MyUCLA enrollment appointments begin June 13 November 9 February 6
Quarter begins September 19 January 4, 2017 March 29
Registration fee payment deadline September 20 December 20 March 20
Instruction begins September 22 January 9 April 3
Last day for undergraduates to add courses with per-course October 14 January 27 April 21
fee through MyUCLA
Last day for undergraduates to drop nonimpacted courses October 21 February 3 April 28
without a transcript notation (with per-transaction fee 
through MyUCLA)
Last day for undergraduates to change grading basis November 4 February 17 May 12
(optional P/NP) with per-transaction fee through MyUCLA
Instruction ends December 2 March 17 June 9
Final examinations December 5–9 March 20–24 June 12–16
Quarter ends December 9 March 24 June 16
HSSEAS Commencement — — June 17
Academic and administrative holidays November 11 January 16 March 31
November 24-25 February 20 May 29
December 23, 26
December 30, 
January 2
Winter campus closure (tentative) December 27–29
Admission Calendar
Fall 2016 Winter 2017 Spring 2017
Filing period for undergraduate applications (file online at http:// November 1–30, — —
admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/apply- 2015
online/index.html)
Last day to file Application for Graduate Admission or readmission Consult Consult Consult
with complete credentials and application fee, online at https:// department department department
app.applyyourself.com/AYApplicantLogin/fl_ApplicantConnect
Login.asp?id=ucla-grad or with Graduate Diversity, Inclusion,
and Admissions (DIA), 1248 Murphy Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles,
CA 90024-1419
Last day to file Undergraduate Readmission Application at August 15 November 25 February 25
1113 Murphy Hall (late applicants pay a late fee)
General Information
Facilities and Putnam Map Room includes U.S. and inter- emergency power keeps critical equipment
national topographic and geologic maps. running during extended downtime.
Services
The SEL website, http://www.library.ucla.edu/ Students and faculty have access to free retail
sel, is the access point to all of the above Microsoft software through the Microsoft
Teaching and research facilities at HSSEAS are resources. The site also supplies information on Dream Spark Premium program, and Math-
in Boelter Hall, Engineering I, Engineering IV, course reserves, laptop lending, interlibrary Type software through the HSSEAS download
Engineering V, and Engineering VI, located in loan, document delivery, news and events, service. Faculty and staff have access to
the southern part of the UCLA campus. and a staff directory. Librarians are available Adobe professional and Microsoft Office
Boelter Hall houses classrooms and laborato- for consultations and to provide course- (MCCA) software at no charge. Abaqus,
ries for undergraduate and graduate instruc- related instruction on using electronic and Autodesk, and Dreamspark programs offer
tion, the Office of Academic and Student print resources including journal article data- additional software at no charge to all UCLA
Affairs (http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu), the bases, the UCLA Library catalog, Web search students. Ansys offers a student version of its
SEASnet computer facility (http://www.seas engines, research impact metrics, research software for a very low fee.
.ucla.edu/seasnet/), specialized libraries, and data management and curation, scholarly The UCLA Office of Information Technology
offices of faculty and administration. The Shop communication, copyright, and open access (OIT) operates high-performance computer
Services Center and the Student and Faculty publishing. clusters that supply cluster hosting services to
Shop are in the Engineering I building. The campus researchers in a way that effectively
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) build- Services manages the limited high-end data center
ing hosts additional HSSEAS collaborative space on campus. They offer help to
research activities. Instructional Computer Facility researchers who need assistance in numeri-
cally intensive computing by speeding up
HSSEAS maintains a network of over 130
Library Facilities long-running serial or parallel programs or by
enterprise servers that provide a wide array of
parallelizing existing serial code. A UCLA Grid
critical services for School of Engineering stu-
University Library System dents, faculty, and staff. Network Appliance Portal and other high-performance computing
resources are also available.
The UCLA Library, a campuswide network of NFS servers supply reliable storage for user’s
libraries serving programs of study and re- personal data and e-mail, and offer nearly The school manufacturing engineering pro-
search in many fields, is among the top 10 instant recovery of deleted files through regu- gram operates a group of workstations dedi-
ranked research libraries in the U.S. Total lar snapshots. cated to CAD/CAM instruction, and the
collections number more than 12 million More than 100 Unix servers, including 25 vir- Computer Science Department operates a
volumes, and over 112,000 serial titles are tual machines, provide administrative and network of SUN, PC, and Macintosh comput-
received regularly. Nearly 53,000 serials and instructional support to ensure smooth opera- ers. The school is connected via high-speed
databases are electronically available through tion of approximately 700 Linux and Windows networks to the Internet, and computing
the UCLA Library Catalog, which is linked to workstations. The Unix servers provide back- resources at the national supercomputer cen-
the library homepage at http://www.library end services such as DNS, authentication, ters are available.
.ucla.edu. virtualization, software licensing, web servers,
Shop Services Center
interactive log-in, database, e-mail, class
Science and Engineering Library applications, and security monitoring. The Shop Services Center is available to fac-
The combined Science and Engineering Twenty Windows servers make up the back- ulty, staff, and students for projects.
Library (SEL) collections contain more than bone for all instructional computing labs and
half a million print volumes; subscriptions to allow students to work remotely with compu- Continuing Education
nearly 5,400 print or electronic journals, many tationally and resource-intensive applications.
with full archival access; a large collection of There are three computer labs and two UCLA Extension
online technical reports; and over 57,000 e- instructional computer labs with 200 Windows
Department of Engineering and Technology
books. The library offers access to online workstations.
databases covering each discipline. A high-speed network that links the entire Varaz Shahmirian, Ph.D., Director
The SEL/Boelter location (formerly Engineer- infrastructure ensures a latency-free operation Roman Fry, M.B.A.,MSAE, Program Director
ing and Mathematical Sciences Collection), for users from UCLA and around the world. It The UCLA Extension (UNEX) Department of
8270 Boelter Hall, focuses on engineering, consists of dual fiber uplinks to a Cisco core Engineering and Technology (540 UNEX,
mathematics, statistics, astronomy, chemistry, router that feeds and routes 20 networks, 10995 Le Conte Avenue) provides one of the
physics, and atmospheric and oceanic sci- over 150 switches, and 50 Cisco wireless nation’s largest selections of continuing engi-
ences, and is the location of most librarian access points. The network serves over 8,000 neering education programs. A short course
and staff offices. The library also offers laptop users across four buildings. program of 150 annual offerings draws partic-
checkout, group study rooms, a learning ipants from around the world for two- to four-
For backup and disaster recovery, large
commons, a research commons for collabo- day intensive programs. Many of these short
capacity LTO tapes are used to back up serv-
rative projects, and quiet areas for study. courses are also offered on-site at companies
ers and selected user workstations regularly,
The SEL/Geology location, 4697 Geology and incremental backups are done to online and government agencies; see https://www
Building, focuses on earth and space sci- disk storage. The LTO tapes are sent to off- .uclaextension.edu/shortcourses/. The
ences with materials in geochemistry, geology, site storage for disaster recovery. acclaimed Technical Management Program
hydrology, tectonics, water resources, geo- has been offered for more than 60 years. See
physics, and space physics. The William C. The servers are protected by two UPS units https://www.uclaextension.edu/tmp/.
for short-term power outages, and campus