Engineering Announcement 2004-05

128 Pages·2004·3.4 MB·English

UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2004-05
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ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 LOS ANGELES
UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2004-05
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 LOS ANGELES
Contents
Academic and Admissions Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Departmental Scholar Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
A Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Engineering and Applied Science Cooperative Education
Henry Samueli School of Engineering Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
and Applied Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Official Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Officers of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Grade Disputes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Nondiscrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Harassment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Endowed Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Undergraduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Engineering Profession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Admission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Requirements for B.S. Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Facilities and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Library Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Graduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Admission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Departments and Programs of the School. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Career Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bioengineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Biomedical Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Services for Students with Disabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chemical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fees and Financial Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Civil and Environmental Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fees and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Computer Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Living Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Materials Science and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Special Programs, Activities, and Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity . . . . 13 Schoolwide Programs, Courses, and Faculty . . . . . . . . . 104
Student Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Research Centers, Laboratories, and Institutes . . . . . . 106
Women in Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Curricula Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Student and Honorary Societies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Correspondence Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Student Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Prizes and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
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Academic Calendar
Fall 2004 Winter 2005 Spring 2005
First day for continuing students to check URSA at June 16, 2004 November 3, 2004 February 9, 2005
http://www.ursa.ucla.edu for assigned
enrollment appointments
URSA enrollment appointments begin June 28 November 17 February 22
Late registration fee payment in person with $50 late fee September 21 December 21 March 21
QUARTER BEGINS September 27 January 3, 2005 March 30
Instruction begins September 30 January 6 April 4
Last day for undergraduates to ADD courses with PTE number October 22 January 28 April 22
with $3 per course fee through URSA
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(without transcript notation) with $3 per transaction fee
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(optional P/NP) with $3 per transaction fee through URSA
Instruction ends December 10 March 16 June 10
Review day March 17
Final examinations begin March 18
Final examinations December 13-17 March 21-24 June 13-17
QUARTER ENDS December 17 March 24 June 17
HSSEAS Commencement — — June 18
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A Message from the Dean
Since it first opened its doors to students in 1945, the UCLA Henry Samueli
School of Engineering and Applied Science has consistently been at the
forefront of cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research. Among other notable
accomplishments, UCLA is home to the first node of the Internet and the first
reverse-osmosis membrane.
We are engaged in a relentless pursuit of high-quality education and research
in new frontiers of applied science and engineering, with demonstrated
preeminence in such multidisciplinary areas as information technology,
bioengineering, nanomanufacturing, national infrastructure renewal, and the
protection of our environment and natural resources.
Located next to the world-renowned UCLA Medical Center, and home to many
cutting-edge research centers, the School of Engineering is ideally situated for
interdisciplinary research and education. UCLA also benefits from its proximity
to the Los Angeles entertainment and media industries, Silicon Valley, the
defense and aerospace industries, and a growing biotechnology sector.
To prepare our students for the fast-paced changes occurring in the
engineering profession, we are focusing on curriculum reforms that ensure our
graduates receive an education with the breadth and depth they need to
succeed. We are broadening the curriculum and are considering a three-
course minor in a discipline different from the students major. In addition, our
recently established Bioengineering Department welcomes its first freshman
class in Fall Quarter 2004. Undergraduate student research opportunities are
widely available and we encourage our students to take advantage of them.
Our distinguished faculty is composed of recognized experts in their fields,
including 15 members of the National Academy of Engineering. Many faculty
members are award-winning educators; and every faculty member, no matter
how senior, teaches at least one undergraduate course each year.
The School has several world-class interdisciplinary research centers
including the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS), the Institute
for Cell Mimetic Space Exploration (CMISE), the Center for Scalable and
Integrated Nanomanufacturing (SINAM), the Functional Engineered Nano-Architectonics Focus Center (FENA), and the Center for Nano-
science Innovation for Defense (CNID). Our School is also an active participant in the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), located at
UCLA. These centers offer ample opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in research.
We are seeking exceptional and dedicated students who want to contribute to the community, to engineering, and to industry. I invite you to
consider becoming a UCLA engineer.
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Henry Samueli School of Engineering
and Applied Science
Officers of Administration Letters and Science and 11 professional and systems that will enable cost-effective
schools serving over 37,000 students. One nanomanufacturing. The Center for Nano-
Vijay K. Dhir, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of
in every 140 Californians holds a UCLA science Innovation for Defense (CNID)
the Henry Samueli School of Engineer-
degree. facilitates the rapid transition of research
ing and Applied Science
innovation in the nanosciences into appli-
Stephen E. Jacobsen, Ph.D., Professor and Southern California has grown to become
cations for the defense sector. Finally, the
Associate Dean, Academic and Student one of the nations dominant industrial cen-
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) is
Affairs ters, and the UCLA Henry Samueli School
a joint endeavor with UC Santa Barbara to
Gregory J. Pottie, Ph.D., Professor and of Engineering and Applied Science
develop the information, biomedical, and
Associate Dean, Research and Physical (HSSEAS) is uniquely situated as a hub of
manufacturing technologies of the twenty-
Resources engineering research and professional
first century.
Mary Okino, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Chief training for this region.
Financial Officer Today, UCLA is rated one of the best public Current research programs focus on such
areas as biomedical informatics, the
Milos D. Ercegovac, Ph.D., Professor and research universities in the U.S. and
Chair, Computer Science Department among a handful of top U.S. research uni- twenty-first-century Internet, nano and
microelectromechanical (MEMS) systems,
Mark Goorsky, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, versities, public and private.
nanomanufacturing and nanotechnologies,
Materials Science and Engineering The top administrative officer is Chancellor
Department wireless technologies, smart materials,
Albert Carnesale, the eighth chief execu-
earthquake engineering, neuroengineer-
H. Thomas Hahn, Ph.D., Professor and tive in UCLAs 85-year history.
ing, metabolic engineering, information
Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engi-
neering Department technologies, and alternative energy solu-
The School
tions.
Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis, Ph.D., Profes-
sor and Chair, Chemical Engineering The UCLA College of Engineering was HSSEAS offers 28 academic and profes-
Department established in 1943 when California Gover- sional degree programs, including an inter-
Carlo D. Montemagno, Ph.D., Professor nor Earl Warren signed a bill to provide departmental graduate degree program in
and Chair, Bioengineering Department instruction in engineering at the UCLA biomedical engineering. The Bachelor of
Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Ph.D., Professor and campus. It first opened its doors to stu- Science degree is offered in Aerospace
Chair, Electrical Engineering Department dents in 1945 and was renamed the Henry Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical
Samueli School of Engineering and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer
William W-G. Yeh, Ph.D., Professor and
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineer- Applied Science in 2000. The school now Science, Computer Science and Engineer-
ing Department ranks among the top 10 engineering ing, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engi-
schools in public universities nationwide. neering, and Mechanical Engineering. The
The Campus The School houses several research cen- undergraduate curricula leading to these
ters in which the Schools faculty actively degrees provide students with a firm foun-
UCLA is a large urban university situated
participate. The Center for Embedded Net- dation in engineering and applied science
between the city and the sea at the foot of
worked Sensing (CENS) develops embed- and prepare graduates for immediate
the Santa Monica Mountains. Less than six
ded networked sensing systems and practice of the profession as well as
miles from the Pacific, it is bordered by
applies this revolutionary technology to advanced studies. In addition to engineer-
Sunset and Wilshire boulevards. As the city
critical scientific and social applications. ing courses, students complete about one
has grown physically and culturally, so has
The Institute for Cell Mimetic Space Explo- year of study in the humanities, social sci-
the campus, whose students and faculty
ration (CMISE) was established to identify, ences, and/or fine arts.
mirror the cultural and racial diversity of
develop, promote, and commercialize Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees are
todays Los Angeles. UCLA boasts broad
nano-, bio-, and information technologies offered in Aerospace Engineering, Chemi-
vistas, landscaped gardens, and a blend
for sensing, control, and integration of cal Engineering, Civil Engineering, Com-
of architectural styles ranging from
complex natural and artificial systems. The puter Science, Electrical Engineering,
Romanesque to modern. Campus moods
Functional Engineered Nano-Architecton- Manufacturing Engineering (M.S. only),
vary from the activity of Bruin Walk to the
ics Focus Center (FENA) leverages the lat- Materials Science and Engineering, and
serenity of the Japanese Garden.
est advances in nanotechnology, Mechanical Engineering. The Master of
UCLA is recognized as the Wests leading molecular electronics, and quantum com- Engineering degree may be earned
center for the arts, culture, and medical puting to extend semiconducter technol- through the Engineering Executive Pro-
research. Each year, more than half a mil- ogy further into the realm of the nanoscale. gram. The Engineer degree is a more
lion people attend visual and performing The Center for Scalable and Integrated advanced degree than the M.S. but does
arts programs on campus, while more than Nano-Manufacturing (SINAM) transforms not require the research effort and orienta-
300,000 patients from around the world laboratory science into industrial applica- tion involved in a Ph.D. dissertation. For
come to the UCLA Medical Center for treat- tions in nanoelectronics and biomedicine, information on the Engineer degree, see
ment. The university has roughly 290 build- creating the next generation of nanotools Graduate Programs on page 23. A one-
ings on 419 acres that house the College of
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year program leading to a Certificate of Aerospace Engineering and applying biological principles to create
Specialization is offered in various fields of Aerospace engineers conceive, design, new engineering paradigms, such as bio-
engineering and applied science. develop, test, and supervise the construc- mimetic materials, DNA computing, and
The Biomedical Engineering Interdepart- tion of aerospace vehicle systems such as neural networking. The genomic and pro-
mental Graduate Program trains students commercial and military aircraft, helicop- teomic revolution will drive a new era in
for M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical ters and other types of rotorcraft, and bioengineering industry, and future
Engineering. Students can specialize in space vehicles and satellites, including bioengineers must combine proficiency in
courses and research in the following launch systems. They are employed by traditional engineering, basic sciences,
fields: bioacoustics, speech, and hearing; aerospace companies, airframe and and molecular sciences to function as
biocybernetics; biomechanics, biomateri- engine manufacturers, government agen- effective leaders of multidisciplinary teams.
als, and tissue engineering; biomedical cies such as NASA and the military ser- UCLA has a long history of fostering inter-
instrumentation; biomedical signal and vices, and research and development disciplinary training and is a superb envi-
image processing and bioinformatics; organizations. ronment for bioengineers. UCLA boasts
molecular and cellular bioengineering; and Working in a high-technology industry, the top hospital in the western U.S., nation-
neuroengineering. aerospace engineers are generally well ally ranked medical and engineering
versed in applied mathematics and the schools, and numerous nationally recog-
Endowed Chairs fundamental engineering sciences, partic- nized programs in basic sciences.
ularly fluid mechanics and thermodynam- Bioengineers are needed in research insti-
Endowed professorships or chairs, funded
ics, dynamics and control, and structural tutions, academia, and industry. Their
by private gifts, support the educational
and solid mechanics. Aerospace vehicles careers may follow their bioengineering
and research activities of distinguished
are complex systems. Proper design and concentration (e.g., tissue engineering,
members of the faculty. The following are
construction involves the coordinated bioMEMs, bioinformatics, image and sig-
the chairs established in HSSEAS.
application of technical disciplines, includ- nal processing, neuroengineering, cellular
L.M.K. Boelter Chair in Engineering ing aerodynamics, structural analysis and engineering, molecular engineering, bio-
Evalyn C. Knight Chair in Engineering design, stability and control, aeroelasticity, mechanics, nanofabrication, bioacoustics,
Roy and Carol Doumani Chair in performance analysis, and propulsion sys- biomaterials, etc.), but the ability of
Biomedical Engineering tems technology. bioengineers to cut across traditional field
boundaries will facilitate their innovation in
Norman E. Friedmann Chair in Knowledge Aerospace engineers use computer sys-
Sciences tems and programs extensively and should new areas. For example, a bioengineer
with an emphasis in tissue engineering
Levi James Knight, Jr., Chair in have at least an elementary understanding
may begin a career by leading a team to
Engineering of modern electronics. They work in a chal-
tissue engineer an anterior cruciate liga-
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Chair in lenging and highly technical atmosphere
ment for a large orthopedic company, and
Materials Science and are likely to operate at the forefront of
later join a research institute to investigate
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical scientific discoveries, often stimulating
the effects of zero gravity on mechanical
Engineering these discoveries and providing the inspi-
signal transduction pathways of bone cells.
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical ration for the creation of new scientific
A bioengineer with an emphasis in bioinfor-
Engineering/ Electromagnetics concepts.
matics may begin a career by data mining
Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic Chair The B.S. program in Aerospace Engineer- the human proteome at NIH before
in Electrical Engineering ing emphasizes fundamental disciplines advancing to academia to develop data
Ralph M. Parsons Chair in Chemical and therefore provides a solid base for pro- structure for DNA computing.
Engineering fessional career development in industry
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Computer and graduate study in aerospace engi- Chemical Engineering
Systems neering. Graduate education, primarily at Chemical engineers use their knowledge
the Ph.D. level, provides a strong back-
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and
ground for employment by government
Raytheon Company Chair in Electrical biology to meet the needs of our techno-
laboratories, such as NASA, and industrial
Engineering logical society. They design, research,
research laboratories supported by the
Raytheon Company Chair in develop, operate, and manage the chemi-
major aerospace companies. It also pro-
Manufacturing Engineering cal and petroleum industries and are lead-
vides the appropriate background for
ers in the fields of hazardous wastes
Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Chair in
academic careers.
Aeronautics control, environmental protection, biotech-
nology and biomedical engineering, and
Rockwell International Chair in Engineering Bioengineering
advanced materials processing. They are
William Frederick Seyer Term Chair in At the interface of medical sciences, basic in charge of the chemical processes used
Materials Electrochemistry sciences, and engineering, bioengineering by virtually all industries, including the
has emerged internationally as an estab- pharmaceutical, food, paper, aerospace,
The Engineering Profession lished engineering discipline. As these dis- automotive, and semiconductor industries.
The following describes the challenging ciplines converge in the twenty-first Architectural, engineering, and construc-
types of work HSSEAS graduates might century, bioengineers solve problems in tion firms employ chemical engineers for
perform based on their program of study. biology and medicine by applying princi- equipment and process design. It is also
ples of physical sciences and engineering their mission to develop the clean and
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environmentally friendly technologies of the Computer Science and tion methods of industrial commodities and
future. Engineering products. It involves the generation of man-
Major areas of fundamental interest within Students specializing in the computer sci- ufacturing systems, the development of
chemical engineering are ence and engineering undergraduate pro- novel and specialized equipment,
gram are educated in a range of computer research into the phenomena of fabricating
1. Applied chemical kinetics, which
system concepts. As a result, students at technologies, and manufacturing feasibility
includes the design of chemical pro-
the B.S. level are qualified for employment of new products.
cesses and reactors and combustion
as applications programmers, systems Coursework, independent studies, and
systems,
programmers, digital system designers, research are offered in the manufacturing
2. Transport phenomena, which involves digital system marketing engineers, and processes area. This includes computer-
the exchange of momentum, heat, and project engineers. aided design and computer-aided manu-
mass across interfaces and has appli-
Undergraduates can major either in the facturing, robotics, metal forming and
cations to the separation of valuable
computer science and engineering pro- metal cutting analysis, nondestructive eval-
materials from mixtures, or of pollutants
gram or in the computer science program. uation, and design and optimization of
from gas and liquid streams,
manufacturing processes.
Graduate degree programs in computer
3. Thermodynamics, which is fundamen-
science prepare students for leadership
tal to both separation processes and Materials Engineering
positions in the computer field. In addition,
chemical reactor design, they prepare graduates to deal with the Materials engineering is concerned with
4. Plant and process design, synthesis, most difficult problems facing the com- the structure and properties of materials
optimization, simulation, and control, puter science field. University or college used in modern technology. Advances in
which provides the overall framework teaching generally requires the graduate technology are often limited by available
for integrating chemical engineering degree. materials. Solutions to energy problems
depend largely on new materials, such as
knowledge into industrial application
and practice. Electrical Engineering solar cells or materials for batteries for
electric cars.
There are several fields of specialization,
Civil and Environmental both theoretical and applied, within the Two programs within materials engineering
Engineering electrical engineering discipline. The are available at UCLA:
Civil engineers plan, design, construct, Electrical Engineering Department pro- 1. In the materials engineering program,
and manage a range of physical systems, vides study and training in the areas of students become acquainted with
such as buildings, bridges, dams and tun- communications and telecommunications, metals, ceramics, polymers, and com-
nels, transportation systems, water and control systems, electromagnetics, posites. Such expertise is highly sought
wastewater treatment systems, coastal and embedded computing systems, engineer- by the aerospace and manufacturing
ocean engineering facilities, and environ- ing optimization/operations research, industries. Materials engineers are
mental engineering projects, related to integrated circuits and systems, microelec- responsible for the selection and testing
public works and private enterprises. Thus, tromechanical systems/nanotechnology of materials for specific applications.
civil and environmental engineering (MEMS/nano), photonics and optoelectron- Traditional fields of metallurgy and
embraces activities in traditional areas and ics, plasma electronics, signal processing, ceramics have been merged in indus-
in emerging problem areas associated with and solid-state electronics. A brief descrip- try, and this program reflects the
modern industrial and social development. tion of each area is provided under Fields change.
The civil engineering profession demands of Study on page 69. Each of the fields pre-
2. In the electronic materials option of the
rigorous scientific training and a capacity sents opportunities for employment to the
materials engineering program,
for creativity and growth into developing electrical engineering graduate.
students learn the basics of materials
fields. In Southern California, besides
engineering with a concentration in
Manufacturing Engineering
employment in civil engineering firms and
electronic materials and processing.
governmental agencies for public works, Manufacturing engineering is an interdisci-
The optional program requires addi-
civil engineering graduates often choose plinary field that integrates the basic knowl-
tional coursework which includes five to
the aerospace industry for assignments edge of materials, design, processes,
eight electrical engineering courses.
based on their structural engineering back- computers, and system analysis. The man-
ground. Graduates are also qualified for ufacturing engineering program is part of In order to enter a career in research and
positions outside engineering where their the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer- development of new materials (such as
broad engineering education is a valuable ing Department. new energy devices), an M.S. or Ph.D.
asset. Specialized areas are generally classified degree is desirable.
The curriculum leading to a B.S. in Civil as manufacturing processes, manufactur-
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering provides an excellent founda- ing planning and control, and computer-
Mechanical engineering is a broad disci-
tion for entry into professional practice, as aided manufacturing.
pline finding application in virtually all
well as for graduate study in civil engineer- Manufacturing engineering as an engi-
industries and manufactured products.
ing and other related fields. neering specialty requires the education
The mechanical engineer applies princi-
and experience necessary to understand,
ples of mechanics, dynamics, and energy
apply, and control engineering procedures
transfer to the design, analysis, testing,
in manufacturing processes and produc-
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and manufacture of consumer and indus- large corporations, and as public officials backbone of any industry. They participate
trial products. A mechanical engineer usu- in government agencies. in the conception, design, and manufac-
ally has specialized knowledge in areas The mechanical engineer with a special- ture of a commercial product as is found in
such as design, materials, fluid dynamics, ization in power systems and thermal the automotive, aerospace, chemical, or
solid dynamics, heat transfer, thermody- design is concerned with energy utilization electronics industries. With specialization
namics, dynamics, control systems, manu- and thermal environment control. Design of in fluids engineering, mechanical engi-
facturing methods, and human factors. power and propulsion systems (power neers gain breadth in aerodynamics and
Applications of mechanical engineering plants, engines) and their components is a propulsion systems that allows them to
include design of machines used in the major activity. Thermal environment control become ideal candidates for employment
manufacturing and processing industries, requires the design of thermal control sys- in aerospace and other related industries.
mechanical components of electronic and tems having heat pumps, heat pipes, heat The B.S. program in Mechanical Engineer-
data processing equipment, engines and exchangers, thermal insulation, and abla- ing at UCLA provides excellent preparation
power-generating equipment, compo- tion heat shields. Heating, ventilation, air for a career in mechanical engineering and
nents and vehicles for land, sea, air, and conditioning (HVAC), vacuum technology, a foundation for advanced graduate stud-
space, and artificial components for the cryogenics, and solar thermal energy are ies. Graduate studies in one of the special-
human body. Mechanical engineers are other areas in which the mechanical engi- ized fields of mechanical engineering
employed throughout the engineering neer contributes. prepare students for a career at the fore-
community as individual consultants in front of technology.
Mechanical engineers with a specialization
small firms providing specialized products
in mechanical systems design and control
or services, as designers and managers in
and in manufacturing processes are the
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Facilities and and in-person reference assistance is computing resources at the national super-
provided weekdays. computer centers are available.
Services
Faculty, students, and staff can e-mail
Shop Services Center
questions to the library at sel-ref@library
Teaching and research facilities at HSSEAS .ucla.edu. Librarians are available to pro- The Shop Services Center is available to
are in Boelter Hall, Engineering I, and Engi- vide instruction for teaching assignments faculty, staff, and students for projects.
neering IV, located in the south of campus. requiring the use of library resources.
Boelter Hall houses classrooms and labo- Continuing Education
The library provides access to a variety of
ratories for undergraduate and graduate
resources, including e-journals, e-books,
instruction, the Office of Academic and UCLA Extension
and article databases, in addition to paper
Student Affairs (http://www.seasoasa.ucla. equivalents. Copy machines, Internet print- Department of Engineering, Information
edu), the HSSEASnet computer facility ers, and microform readers/printers are Systems, and Technical Management
(http://www.seas.ucla.edu/seasnet/), and
available at each SEL location. Reserve,
offices of faculty and administration. The Frank E. Burris, Ph.D., Director
interlibrary loan, and document delivery, as
SEL/Engineering and Mathematical Sci- William R. Goodin, Ph.D., Associate Director
well as other services and useful engineer-
ences Library is also in Boelter Hall. Addi- The UCLA Extension (UNEX) Department
ing science resources, are featured on the
tional faculty offices and laboratories, the of Engineering, Information Systems, and
SEL website. See http://www.library.ucla
Shop Services Center, and the Student and Technical Management (540 UNEX, 10995
.edu/sel/.
Faculty Shop are in the Engineering I Le Conte Avenue) provides one of the
building. nations largest selections of continuing
Services
engineering education programs. A short
Library Facilities course program of 109 annual offerings
Instructional Computer Facility
draws participants from around the world
University Library System HSSEAS maintains a network of 10 Sun for two- to five-day intensive programs.
Fire V440 and Sun Enterprise 220/280 The acclaimed Technical Management
The UCLA Library, a campuswide network
servers, 25 Sun Solaris Ultra 5 comput- Program holds its sixty-eighth offering in
of libraries serving programs of study and
ers, six Dell Poweredge multi-processor September 2004 and sixty-ninth in March
research in many fields, is among the top
Windows servers, two Network Appliance 2005.
10 ranked research libraries in the U.S.
RAID NFS servers and four Linux RAID
Total collections number more than 7.6 mil- The Information Systems programof fer-
NFS servers connected to a high-speed
lion volumes, and more than 79,000 serial ing 229 classes annually, including six
backbone network. The machines function
titles are received regularly. Some 15,000 certificate programs and four sequential
as cycle, file, and application servers to
serials and databases are electronically programs in evening, day, weekend, and
approximately 600 Unix and Microsoft Win-
available, and the UCLA Library Catalog is online formatscovers a br oad range of
dows workstations. Five open computer
linked to the librarys homepage at http:// information technologies.
laboratories and one classroom for com-
www.library.ucla.edu. puterized instruction house 210 of the PC Each year, the department offers 124
workstations. Remote access to HSSEAS classes in engineering disciplines that
Science and Engineering Library
coursework applications is provided via include manufacturing engineering, electri-
Collections and services of the Science Microsoft Terminal Server. cal engineering, astronautical engineer-
and Engineering Library (SEL) support ing, construction management, and PE
In addition, UCLA Academic Technology
research and programs in all departments review classes. In addition, 85 technical
Services (ATS) operates a 40-node, dual-
and related institutes of HSSEAS and the management offerings complement the
processor Beowulf cluster that is used for
Physical Sciences Division, College of engineering offerings. Most engineering
performing lengthy, numerically intensive
Letters and Science. and technical management classes are in
computations and for programs that can
The SEL site in Boelter Hall houses the utilize parallel computing resources. ATS a quarter-length, evening format. Call (310)
engineering, mathematics, statistics, also provides assistance to groups and 825-3344 for short course programs, (310)
astronomy, and atmospheric sciences col- individuals wishing to parallelize their 825-3858 for the Technical Management
lections; most public service staff and codes or establish their own local Beowulf Program, [phone] for information
librarians; and divisions for administration, cluster. systems programs, and [phone] for
collection development, public services, engineering or technical management
and sciences acquisitions. Other SEL col- The schools manufacturing engineering classes, or fax [phone]. See http://
lections covering chemistry, geology-geo- program operates a group of workstations www.uclaextension.edu.
dedicated to CAD/CAM instruction, and
physics, and physics are housed in Young
the Computer Science Department oper-
Hall and the Geology Building.
ates a network of SUN, PC, and Macintosh
The SEL collection contains over 568,000 computers. The school is connected via
volumes, subscriptions to almost 6,000 high-speed networks to the Internet, and
current serials, and over 4,000,000 techni-
cal reports. Ask a Librarian online, e-mail,
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