Open House 2024
On March 7, 2024, the Bioengineering department welcomed the newly admitted graduate students for our annual Graduate Student Open House event. Presentations include welcome remarks from Vice Chair- Dr. Dino Di Carlo, Bioengineering Graduate Association (BGA) Board...
Research Day 2024 Highlights
The Department of Bioengineering and BGA hosted the seventh annual Research Day on Friday, February 16th, 2024. The event brought together students, faculty and staff, industry board members, alumni, and invited guests together from various parts of the world!...
UCLA Bioengineering alum named a fellow of American Heart Association
Juhyun Lee aims to improve cardiovascular science through high-resolution imaging Grant and Award Announcement UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON The American Heart Association’s (AHA) Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences has selected Juhyun Lee, assistant professor...
UCLA engineering professor elected American Physical Society Fellow
UCLA Newsroom | December 1, 2023 Pirouz Kavehpour, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has been selected as one of the 2023 fellows of the American Physical Society. The society cited Kavehpour’s leadership...
BioE Holiday Party 2023
The department hosted a Holiday Party on December 1, 2023 at the Engineering VI First Floor Patio from 12-2pm! The festivities included a holiday lunch buffet, games, music, and raffle. Faculty and students had so much fun competing in games such as a Candy Cane relay...
UCLA BMES Receives Outstanding Mentoring Program Award At 2023 BMES Conference
Every year, BMES chapters submit a Chapter Development Report (CDR) to be eligible for an award from the national Biomedical Engineering Society. These awards are meant to recognize chapters that have made outstanding contributions to the biomedical engineering field....
Student Awards 2023
2023 Exceptional Student Award Winner, International Society for the Advancement of Cytometry, Recipient: Shreya Udani 2023 Amazon Fellowship, Recipient: Guorui Chen 2023 Arthur Nowick Graduate Student Award, Recipient: Guorui Chen 2023 Materials Research Society...
Faculty Awards 2023
2024 Young Investigator Award, Recipient: Jun Chen 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Matter-to-Life Seed Grant, Recipient: Jaimie Stewart 2023 Undergraduate Research Week- Faculty Mentor Award, Recipient: Jun Chen 2023 Georgia Tech Alumni 40 Under 40 Honoree, Recipient:...
BMES 2023 National Meeting in Seattle, WA
From October 11-14, 2023, the Biomedical Engineering Society hosted their national meeting in Seattle WA. Many of UCLA’s Bioengineering department members attended to present their research, compete in student competitions, and participate in networking opportunities....