Congratulations to the 2019 MRS Fellow Paul S. Weiss!
Honoring MRS Members who are notable for their distinguished research accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the advancement of materials research worldwide. The vitality, diversity and opportunity of materials research are all epitomized in this group of...
In Memoriam: Warren S. Grundfest
SPIE Newsroom 15 January 2019 SPIE Fellow Warren S. Grundfest of UCLAWarren S. Grundfest, an SPIE Fellow and professor of bioengineering, electrical engineering, and surgery at UCLA, passed away 28 December, 2018. He was 66. Heavily involved in SPIE conferences as a...
Celebration of Life in Memory of Prof. Warren S. Grundfest
Obituary: Warren S. Grundfest, MD, FACS August 2, 1952 – December 28, 2018 Warren S. Grundfest, MD, FACS, was recognized internationally as an unparalleled scientist, surgeon, physician, inventor and biomedical engineer whose work in minimally invasive surgery...
Professor elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The organization announced this year’s class of 148 fellows today. The honor is given to academic inventors who have,...
Congratulations new Vice-Chair for the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Andrea Kasko
Congratulations to new Vice-Chair for the Division of Polymer Chemistry, Andrea Kasko! The new officers will take their seat January 2019. For a full list of current POLY elected officers and committee chairs, including contact information, visit the POLY website...
40 UCLA scientists among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations
A UCLA chemistry lab. The Clarivate report identifies researchers whose publications have “been repeatedly judged by their peers to be of notable significance and utility.” The world’s most influential scientific researchers in 2018 include 40 UCLA scholars. In its...
Andy Kah Ping Tay makes Forbes 30 under 30 science 2019
Andy Tay is interested in the biomechanical forces that impact the cells in your body. This has given him insight in treating chronic pain, which affects millions of people all over the world. To that end, he's helped develop a magnetic gel that can use used to treat...
BMES awarded at national conference
Eva Chen ('18), left, and Meagan Yuen ('19), right receive the National BMES Outstanding Outreach Program Award on behalf of the BMES at UCLA Community Outreach Committee. The Community Outreach Committee brings hands-on science to middle schools and high schools in...
Students teaching students
For the first time, some of BMES’s technical projects are being offered as quarter-long courses through the engineering department. These courses are classified as Engineering 96 (ENGR 96), and are completely student-taught and student-led. The project managers are...