UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Announcement 2009-10

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UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2009-10
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OCTOBER 1, 2009 LOS ANGELES
A Message from the Dean
Since it welcomed its first engineering students more than 60 years ago, the
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been
at the forefront of advanced interdisciplinary research. Among other notable
achievements, the school is well-known as the birthplace of the Internet, for
developing the first reverse-osmosis membrane for the desalination of water,
and for other collaborative activities that have changed the way we interact
with the world around us.
Our faculty and students are leaders in new frontiers of applied science and
engineering research, in areas such as information technology, embedded
systems and senor networks, bioengineering, nanomanufacturing, and
micro- and nanoelectromechanical systems.
UCLA Engineering is ideally situated to engage in interdisciplinary research
and educational initiatives with others on campus and across Southern Cali-
fornia. It benefits from proximity to the world-renowned David Geffen School
of Medicine and the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management, as
well as the Los Angeles entertainment and media industries, Silicon Valley,
the defense and aerospace industries, and a growing biotechnology sector.
Our newly-revised curriculum—with its emphasis on breadth of knowledge
as well as depth—will prepare our students for success in meeting the ever-
changing demands of the engineering profession. In addition, undergradu-
ate student research opportunities are widely available and we encourage
our students to take advantage of them.
Students may choose to work with individual faculty or to participate in any of
the school’s world-class interdisciplinary research centers. These include the
NSF Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, the NIH Center for Cell Con-
trol, the Center on Functional Engineered Nano Architectonics, the NRI Western Institute of Nanoelectronics, and a new DOE-funded
Energy Frontier Research Center. Our faculty and students are also active partners in the California NanoSystems Institute located at
UCLA. In addition, the school is developing its research breakthroughs into the commercial sector through the off-campus Institute for
Technology Advancement.
Our distinguished faculty is composed of recognized experts in their fields, including 22 members of the National Academy of Engineer-
ing, and many junior faculty who are widely acclaimed for their work. Many faculty members are award-winning educators, and every
faculty member, no matter how senior, teaches at least one undergraduate course each year.
We are seeking exceptional and dedicated students who share our desire to positively contribute to the engineering profession and
society. I invite you to consider becoming a UCLA engineer.
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
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UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2009-10
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OCTOBER 1, 2009 LOS ANGELES
Contents
A Message from the Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover Departmental Scholar Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Henry Samueli School of Engineering Official Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
and Applied Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Grading Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Officers of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Grade Disputes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Nondiscrimination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
The School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Harassment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Endowed Chairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Undergraduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Engineering Profession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Correspondence Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Requirements for B.S. Degrees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Honors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Facilities and Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Graduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Library Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Departments and Programs of the School. . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Bioengineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Career Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Biomedical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center . . . . . . 8 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Services for Students with Disabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Civil and Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fees and Financial Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Computer Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fees and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Living Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Materials Science and Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Special Programs, Activities, and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Master of Science in Engineering Online Degree. . . . . . . .108
Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity . . . . . . 11 Schoolwide Programs, Courses, and Faculty. . . . . . . . . . 110
Student Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Externally Funded Research Centers and Institutes. . . 112
Women in Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Curricula Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Student and Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Student Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Prizes and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Academic and Admission Calendars . . . inside back cover
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Henry Samueli School of Engineering
and Applied Science
Officers of Administration acre campus houses the College of Letters solar energy into electricity, electrical
and Science and 11 professional schools. energy storage, and capturing and sepa-
Vijay K. Dhir, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of
There are more than 39,650 students rating greenhouse gases. The Western
the Henry Samueli School of Engineering
enrolled in 126 undergraduate and 200 Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN), among
and Applied Science
graduate degree programs. Nearly one in the world’s largest joint research programs
Jane P. Chang, Ph.D., Professor and Asso-
every 140 Californians holds a UCLA focusing on spintronics, brings together
ciate Dean, Research and Physical
degree. nearly 30 eminent researchers to explore
Resources
Richard D. Wesel, Ph.D., Professor and UCLA is rated one of the best public critically needed innovations in semicon-
ductor technology. Finally, the California
Associate Dean, Academic and Student research universities in the U.S. and
NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)—a joint
Affairs among a handful of top U.S. research uni-
Mary Okino, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Chief versities, public and private. The chief endeavor with UC Santa Barbara—devel-
ops the information, biomedical, and man-
Financial Officer executive of the University is Chancellor
Gene D. Block. He oversees all aspects of ufacturing technologies of the twenty-first
Jiun-Shyan (J-S) Chen, Ph.D., Professor
and Chair, Civil and Environmental the University’s three-part mission of edu- century.
Engineering Department cation, research, and service. In addition, the school has identified critical
areas for collaborative research that will
Adnan Darwiche, Ph.D., Professor and Southern California has grown to become
Chair, Computer Science Department one of the nation’s dominant industrial cen- have a major impact on the future of Cali-
Timothy J. Deming, Ph.D., Professor and ters, and the UCLA Henry Samueli School fornia and the world. Among these are bio-
medical informatics; alternative energy
Chair, Bioengineering Department of Engineering and Applied Science
solutions; secure electronic transfer of
Jenn-Ming Yang, Ph.D., Professor and (HSSEAS) is uniquely situated as a hub of
information; new tools for the entertainment
Chair, Materials Science and Engineer- engineering research and professional
industry; systems, dynamics, and controls;
ing Department training for this region.
advanced technologies for water reclama-
Adrienne Lavine, Ph.D., Professor and
tion; and new approaches and technolo-
Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- The School
gies for aerospace engineering.
neering Department
The UCLA College of Engineering (as it
Harold G. Monbouquette, Ph.D., Professor And the school recently established the
was known then) was established in 1943
and Chair, Chemical and Biomolecular Institute for Technology Advancement
when California Governor Earl Warren
Engineering Department (ITA), an off-campus institute dedicated to
signed a bill to provide instruction in engi-
Ali H. Sayed, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, the effective transition of high-impact inno-
neering at the UCLA campus. It welcomed
Electrical Engineering Department vative research from UCLA to product
its first students in 1945 and was dedicated
development and commercialization. ITA
as the Henry Samueli School of Engineer-
The Campus nurtures and incubates breakthrough ideas
ing and Applied Science in 2000. The
to create new industrial products, as well
UCLA is a large urban university situated school ranks among the top 10 engineer-
as provides a learning platform for faculty
between the city and the sea at the foot of ing schools in public universities nation-
members and students to engage in transi-
the Santa Monica Mountains. Less than six wide.
tional technology research.
miles from the Pacific, it is bordered by UCLA engineering faculty members are
The school offers 29 academic and profes-
Sunset and Wilshire boulevards. As the city active participants in many interdisciplinary
sional degree programs, including an inter-
has grown physically and culturally, so has research centers. The Center for Embed-
departmental graduate degree program in
the campus, whose students and faculty ded Networked Sensing (CENS) develops
biomedical engineering. The Bachelor of
mirror the cultural and racial diversity of embedded networked sensing systems
Science degree is offered in Aerospace
today’s Los Angeles. UCLA is one of the and applies this revolutionary technology
Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical
most widely respected and recognized uni- to critical scientific and social applications.
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer
versities in the world, and its impact on The Center for Cell Control (CCC) applies
Science, Computer Science and Engineer-
society can be felt into the far reaches of advanced engineering techniques and life
ing, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engi-
the globe. Students come from around the sciences knowledge to control and under-
neering, and Mechanical Engineering. The
world to receive a UCLA education, and stand how the cell works at the most basic
undergraduate curricula leading to these
our alumni go on to become leaders in their level, with the goal of improving human
degrees provide students with a solid foun-
fields, from elected officials to heads of health. The Center on Functional Engi-
dation in engineering and applied science
international corporations. neered Nano Architectonics (FENA) lever-
and prepare graduates for immediate
UCLA is recognized as the West’s leading ages the latest advances in
practice of the profession as well as
center for the arts, culture, and medical nanotechnology, molecular electronics,
advanced studies. In addition to engineer-
research. Each year, more than half a mil- and quantum computing to extend semi-
ing courses, students complete about one
lion people attend visual and performing conductor technology further into the realm
year of study in the humanities, social sci-
arts programs on campus, while more than of the nanoscale. The newly created
ences, and/or fine arts.
300,000 patients from around the world Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)
Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees are
come to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical focuses on the creation and production of
offered in Aerospace Engineering, Bio-
Center for treatment. The university’s 419- nanoscale materials for use in converting
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medical Engineering, Chemical Engineer- William Frederick Seyer Chair in Materials companies. It also provides the appropri-
ing, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrochemistry ate background for academic careers.
Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Symantec Term Chair in Computer Science
Engineering (M.S. only), Materials Science Wintek Endowed Chair in Electrical Bioengineering
and Engineering, and Mechanical Engi- Engineering At the interface of medical sciences, basic
neering. A schoolwide online Master of Sci- sciences, and engineering, bioengineering
ence in Engineering degree program was The Engineering Profession has emerged internationally as an estab-
approved in June 2006. The Engineer lished engineering discipline. As these
The following describes the challenging
degree is a more advanced degree than disciplines converge in the twenty-first
types of work HSSEAS graduates might
the M.S. but does not require the research century, bioengineers solve problems in
perform based on their program of study.
effort and orientation involved in a Ph.D. biology and medicine by applying princi-
dissertation. For information on the Engi- ples of physical sciences and engineering
Aerospace Engineering
neer degree, see Graduate Programs on while applying biological principles to cre-
page 23. A one-year program leading to a Aerospace engineers conceive, design, ate new engineering paradigms, such as
Certificate of Specialization is offered in develop, test, and supervise the construc- biomimetic materials, DNA computing, and
various fields of engineering and applied tion of aerospace vehicle systems such as neural networking. The genomic and pro-
science. commercial and military aircraft, helicop- teomic revolution will drive a new era in the
ters and other types of rotorcraft, and
bioengineering industry, and future bioen-
space vehicles and satellites, including
Endowed Chairs gineers must combine proficiency in tradi-
launch systems. They are employed by
tional engineering, basic sciences, and
Endowed professorships or chairs, funded aerospace companies, airframe and
molecular sciences to function as effective
by gifts from individuals or corporations, engine manufacturers, government agen-
leaders of multidisciplinary teams.
support the research and educational cies such as NASA and the military ser-
activities of distinguished members of the vices, and research and development UCLA has a long history of fostering inter-
faculty. The following endowed chairs have organizations. disciplinary training and is a superb envi-
been established in the Henry Samueli ronment for bioengineers. UCLA boasts
Working in a high-technology industry,
School of Engineering and Applied the top hospital in the western U.S., nation-
aerospace engineers are generally well
Science. ally ranked medical and engineering
versed in applied mathematics and the
schools, and numerous nationally recog-
L.M.K. Boelter Chair in Engineering fundamental engineering sciences, partic-
nized programs in basic sciences. Rigor-
Roy and Carol Doumani Chair in ularly fluid mechanics and thermodynam-
ously trained bioengineers are needed
Biomedical Engineering ics, dynamics and control, and structural
in research institutions, academia, and
Norman E. Friedmann Chair in Knowledge and solid mechanics. Aerospace vehicles industry. Their careers may follow their
Sciences are complex systems. Proper design and
bioengineering concentration (e.g., tissue
Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering construction involves the coordinated engineering, bioMEMs, bioinformatics,
application of technical disciplines, includ-
Levi James Knight, Jr., Chair in Engineering image and signal processing, neuroengi-
ing aerodynamics, structural analysis and
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Chair in neering, cellular engineering, molecular
design, stability and control, aeroelasticity,
Materials Science engineering, biomechanics, nanofabrica-
performance analysis, and propulsion
tion, bioacoustics, biomaterials, etc.), but
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical
systems technology.
Engineering the ability of bioengineers to cut across tra-
Aerospace engineers use computer sys- ditional field boundaries will facilitate their
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical
tems and programs extensively and should innovation in new areas. For example, a
Engineering/Electromagnetics
have at least an elementary understanding bioengineer with an emphasis in tissue
Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic Chair
of modern electronics. They work in a chal- engineering may begin a career by leading
in Electrical Engineering
lenging and highly technical atmosphere a team to engineer an anterior cruciate lig-
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Chair in
and are likely to operate at the forefront of ament for a large orthopedic company, and
Chemical Engineering
scientific discoveries, often stimulating later join a research institute to investigate
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Computer these discoveries and providing the inspi- the effects of zero gravity on mechanical
Systems
ration for the creation of new scientific signal transduction pathways of bone cells.
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking concepts.
Raytheon Company Chair in Electrical The B.S. program in Aerospace Engineer- Chemical Engineering
Engineering ing emphasizes fundamental disciplines Chemical engineers use their knowledge of
Raytheon Company Chair in Manufacturing and therefore provides a solid base for pro- mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biol-
Engineering fessional career development in industry ogy to meet the needs of our technological
Charles P. Reames Endowed Chair in and graduate study in aerospace engi- society. They design, research, develop,
Electrical Engineering neering. Graduate education prepares operate, and manage the biochemical and
Edward K. and Linda L. Rice Endowed students for careers at the forefront of petroleum industries and are leaders in the
Chair in Materials Science aerospace technology. The Ph.D. degree fields of energy and the environment,
Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Chair in provides a strong background for employ- nanoengineering/nanotechnology, sys-
Aeronautics ment by government laboratories, such tems engineering, biotechnology and
Rockwell Collins Chair in Engineering as NASA, and industrial research laborato- biomedical engineering, and advanced
ries supported by the major aerospace materials processing. They are in charge of
Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science / 5
the chemical processes used by virtually broad engineering education is a valuable tion methods of industrial commodities and
all industries, including the pharmaceuti- asset. products. It involves the generation of man-
cal, biotechnology, food, paper, aero- The curriculum leading to a B.S. in Civil ufacturing systems, the development of
space, automotive, water production and Engineering provides an excellent founda- novel and specialized equipment, research
treatment, and semiconductor industries. tion for entry into professional practice, as into the phenomena of fabricating technol-
Architectural, engineering, and construc- well as for graduate study in civil engineer- ogies, and manufacturing feasibility of new
tion firms employ chemical engineers for ing and other related fields. products.
equipment and process design. It is also Coursework, independent studies, and
their mission to develop the clean and envi- Computer Science and research are offered in the manufacturing
ronmentally friendly technologies of the Engineering processes area, leading to an M.S. degree.
future. Students specializing in the computer sci- This includes computer-aided design and
Major areas of fundamental interest within ence and engineering undergraduate pro- computer-aided manufacturing, robotics,
chemical engineering are gram are educated in a range of computer metal forming and metal cutting analysis,
1. Applied chemical kinetics, which system concepts. As a result, students at nondestructive evaluation, and design and
involves the design of chemical pro- the B.S. level are qualified for employment optimization of manufacturing processes.
cesses and reactors, including com- as applications programmers, systems
bustion systems, programmers, digital system designers, Materials Engineering
digital system marketing engineers, and Materials engineering is concerned with
2. Transport phenomena, which involves
project engineers. the structure and properties of materials
the exchange of momentum, heat, and
Undergraduates can major either in the used in modern technology. Advances in
mass across interfaces and has appli-
computer science and engineering pro- technology are often limited by available
cations to the separation of valuable
gram or in the computer science program. materials. Solutions to energy problems
materials from mixtures, or of pollutants
depend largely on new materials, such as
from gas and liquid streams, Graduate degree programs in computer
solar cells or materials for batteries for
science prepare students for leadership
3. Thermodynamics, which is fundamental electric cars.
positions in the computer field. In addition,
to both separation processes and
they prepare graduates to deal with the Two programs within materials engineer-
chemical reactor design, and
most difficult problems facing the com- ing are available at UCLA:
4. Plant and process design, synthesis, puter science field. University or college 1. In the materials engineering program,
optimization, simulation, and control, teaching generally requires the graduate students become acquainted with
which provide the overall framework for degree. metals, ceramics, polymers, and com-
integrating chemical engineering posites. Such expertise is highly sought
knowledge into industrial application Electrical Engineering by the aerospace and manufacturing
and practice. The electrical engineering discipline deals industries. Materials engineers are
primarily with the sensing, analysis, and responsible for the selection and testing
Civil and Environmental
processing of information. It develops cir- of materials for specific applications.
Engineering
cuits, devices, algorithms, and theories Traditional fields of metallurgy and
Civil engineers plan, design, construct, that can be used to sense data, analyze ceramics have been merged in indus-
and manage a range of physical systems, data, extrapolate data, communicate data, try, and this program reflects the
such as buildings, bridges, dams and and take action in response to the data col- change.
tunnels, transportation systems, water and lected. The Electrical Engineering Depart-
2. In the electronic materials option of the
wastewater treatment systems, coastal ment is a recognized leader in education
materials engineering program,
and ocean engineering facilities, and and research related to these subjects.
students learn the basics of materials
environmental engineering projects,
engineering with a concentration in
related to public works and private enter- Manufacturing Engineering
electronic materials and processing.
prises. Thus, civil and environmental engi-
Manufacturing engineering is an interdisci- The optional program requires addi-
neering embraces activities in traditional
plinary field that integrates the basic knowl- tional coursework which includes five to
areas and in emerging problem areas
edge of materials, design, processes,
eight electrical engineering courses.
associated with modern industrial and
computers, and system analysis. The
social development. In order to enter a career in research and
maanufacturing engineering program is
The civil engineering profession demands part of the Mechanical and Aerospace development of new materials (such as
rigorous scientific training and a capacity Engineering Department. new energy devices), an M.S. or Ph.D.
for creativity and growth into developing degree is desirable.
Specialized areas are generally classified
fields. In Southern California, besides
as manufacturing processes, manufactur-
Mechanical Engineering
employment in civil engineering firms and
ing planning and control, and computer-
governmental agencies for public works, Mechanical engineering is a broad disci-
aided manufacturing.
civil engineering graduates often choose pline finding application in virtually all
the aerospace industry for assignments Manufacturing engineering as an engi- industries and manufactured products. The
based on their structural engineering back- neering specialty requires the education mechanical engineer applies principles of
ground. Graduates are also qualified for and experience necessary to understand, mechanics, dynamics, and energy transfer
positions outside engineering where their apply, and control engineering procedures to the design, analysis, testing, and manu-
in manufacturing processes and produc- facture of consumer and industrial prod-
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ucts. A mechanical engineer usually has Mechanical engineers are employed in the automotive, aerospace, chemical, or
specialized knowledge in areas such as throughout the engineering community as electronics industries.
design, materials, fluid dynamics, solid individual consultants in small firms provid- The B.S. program in Mechanical Engineer-
mechanics, heat transfer, thermodynamics, ing specialized products or services, as ing at UCLA provides excellent preparation
dynamics, control systems, manufacturing designers and managers in large corpora- for a career in mechanical engineering and
methods, and human factors. Applications tions, and as public officials in government a foundation for advanced graduate stud-
of mechanical engineering include design agencies. ies. Graduate studies in one of the special-
of machines used in the manufacturing Mechanical engineers apply their knowl- ized fields of mechanical engineering
and processing industries, mechanical edge to a wealth of systems, products, and prepare students for a career at the fore-
components of electronic and data pro- processes, including energy generation, front of technology. The Ph.D. degree pro-
cessing equipment, engines and power- utilization and conservation, power and vides a strong background for employment
generating equipment, components and propulsion systems (power plants, by government laboratories, industrial
vehicles for land, sea, air, and space, and engines), and commercial products found research laboratories, and academia.
artificial components for the human body.
Correspondence Directory
University of California, Los Angeles Henry Samueli School of Engineering Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1361 and Applied Science and Applied Science
http://www.ucla.edu http://www.engineer.ucla.edu Academic Counselors
Dashew Center for International Students and Office of Academic and Student Affairs Aerospace Engineering, Michel Moraga, (310)
Scholars 6426 Boelter Hall 825-5760, [email protected]; Leah
106 Bradley Hall http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu Eberhardt, [phone], [email protected];
http://www.internationalcenter.ucla.edu Jan J. LaBuda [phone],
Bioengineering Department
[email protected]
Financial Aid Office 5121 Engineering V
A129J Murphy Hall http://www.bioeng.ucla.edu Bioengineering, Erkki Corpuz, [phone],
http://www.fao.ucla.edu [email protected]; Jassiel Dominguez, (310)
Biomedical Engineering Interdepartmental
825-1704, [email protected]
Graduate Admissions Office Program, 5121 Engineering V
1255 Murphy Hall http://www.bme.ucla.edu Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu Kimberly Claffey, [phone], kclaffey@
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
ea.ucla.edu; Erkki Corpuz, [phone],
Housing Department, 5531 Boelter Hall
[email protected]; Jassiel Dominguez, (310)
Community Housing Office http://www.chemeng.ucla.edu
825-1704, [email protected]
360 De Neve Drive
Civil and Environmental Engineering
http://www.cho.ucla.edu Civil Engineering, Chauncey Isom, (310) 206-
Department, 5731 Boelter Hall
2891, [email protected]; Jan J. LaBuda
http://www.cee.ucla.edu
UCLA Housing Service [phone], [email protected]
360 De Neve Drive Computer Science Department
Computer Science, Leah Eberhardt, (310) 825-
http://www.housing.ucla.edu 4732 Boelter Hall
2889, [email protected]; Michel Moraga, (310)
http://www.cs.ucla.edu
Office of the President, Admissions 825-5760, [email protected]; Mary Anne
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/ Electrical Engineering Department Geber, [phone], [email protected]
admissions/welcome.html 58-121 Engineering IV .edu; Jan J. LaBuda [phone],
http://www.ee.ucla.edu [email protected]
Registrar’s Office
1105 Murphy Hall Materials Science and Engineering Department Computer Science and Engineering, Leah
http://www.registrar.ucla.edu 3111 Engineering V Eberhardt, [phone], [email protected];
http://www.seas.ucla.edu/ms/ Michel Moraga, [phone], michel@ea
Summer Sessions
.ucla.edu; Mary Anne Geber, [phone],
1147 Murphy Hall Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
[email protected]; Jan J. LaBuda (310)
http://www.summer.ucla.edu Department, 48-121 Engineering IV
825-2514, [email protected]
http://www.mae.ucla.edu
Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with
Electrical Engineering, Mary Anne Geber, (310)
Schools Continuing Education in Engineering
825-2036, [email protected]; Jan J.
1147 Murphy Hall 542 UNEX
LaBuda [phone], [email protected];
http://www.admissions.ucla.edu http://www.uclaextension.edu
Jassiel Dominguez, [phone],
Engineering and Science Career Services, UCLA [email protected]
Career Center
Materials Engineering, Chauncey Isom, (310) 206-
501 Westwood Plaza, Strathmore Building
2891, [email protected]; Jan J. LaBuda
http://career.ucla.edu
[phone], [email protected]
Mechanical Engineering, Michel Moraga, (310)
825-5760, [email protected]; Leah
Eberhardt, [phone], [email protected];
Jan J. LaBuda, [phone],
[email protected]
General Information
Facilities and current serials in print and/or electronic for- that effectively manages the limited high-
mats, and includes over 4 million technical end data center space on campus. They
Services
reports. In addition to e-journals, the library offer help to researchers who need assis-
provides Web access to article databases tance in numerically intensive computing
Teaching and research facilities at HSSEAS covering each discipline and several thou- by speeding up long-running serial or par-
are in Boelter Hall, Engineering I, Engineer- sand e-books. allel programs or by parallelizing existing
ing IV, and Engineering V, located in the Faculty, students, and staff can e-mail serial code. A UCLA Grid Portal and other
southern part of the UCLA campus. Boelter questions to the library at sel-ref@library high-performance computing resources
Hall houses classrooms and laboratories .ucla.edu. In addition to online live chat, in- are also available.
for undergraduate and graduate instruc- person reference assistance is provided The school’s manufacturing engineering
tion, the Office of Academic and Student Monday through Friday. To contact a librar- program operates a group of workstations
Affairs (http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu), the ian, use one of the “? Questions” links on dedicated to CAD/CAM instruction, and
SEASnet computer facility (http://www.seas any library webpage. The SEL website, the Computer Science Department oper-
.ucla.edu/seasnet/), and offices of faculty located at http://www.library.ucla.edu/ ates a network of SUN, PC, and Macintosh
and administration. The SEL/Engineering libraries/sel/, highlights other library ser- computers. The school is connected via
and Mathematical Sciences Library is also vices including course reserves, latop lend- high-speed networks to the Internet, and
in Boelter Hall. The Shop Services Center ing, interlibrary loan, document delivery computing resources at the national super-
and the Student and Faculty Shop are in and other services, and useful engineering computer centers are available.
the Engineering I building. The California Web resources. Librarians are available for
NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) building consultations and to provide course- Shop Services Center
hosts additional HSSEAS collaborative related instruction. The Shop Services Center is available to
research activities. faculty, staff, and students for projects.
Services
Library Facilities Continuing Education
Instructional Computer Facility
University Library System HSSEAS maintains a network of over 120 UCLA Extension
The UCLA Library, a campuswide network Sun Fire and Enterprise servers, Dell Pow- Department of Engineering, Information
of libraries serving programs of study and erEdge Windows servers, Network Appli- Systems, and Technical Management
research in many fields, is among the top ance RAID NFS servers, and Linux RAID
10 ranked research libraries in the U.S. NFS servers connected to a high-speed Frank E. Burris, Ph.D., Director
Total collections number more than 8 mil- backbone network. The machines function William R. Goodin, Ph.D., Associate Director
lion volumes, and nearly 80,000 serial titles as cycle, file, and application servers to The UCLA Extension (UNEX) Department
are received regularly. Some 15,000 serials approximately 630 Unix and Microsoft Win- of Engineering, Information Systems, and
and databases are electronically available, dows workstations for administrative and Technical Management (540 UNEX, 10995
and the UCLA Library Catalog is linked to instructional support. Four open computer Le Conte Avenue) provides one of the
the library’s homepage at http://www laboratories and one classroom for com- nation’s largest selections of continuing
.library.ucla.edu. puterized instruction house 210 PC work- engineering education programs. A short
stations and a smaller Linux laboratory. course program of 132 annual offerings
Science and Engineering Library Remote access to HSSEAS coursework draws participants from around the world
Collections and services of the Science applications is provided via Microsoft for two- to five-day intensive programs.
and Engineering Library (SEL) support Terminal Server. Many of these short courses are also
research and programs in all departments Student and faculty access to retail Micro- offered on-site at companies and govern-
and related institutes of HSSEAS and the soft software through the Microsoft Devel- ment agencies. The acclaimed Technical
Physical Sciences Division, College of oper Network Academic Alliance Management Program holds its seventy-
Letters and Science. (MSDNAA) program and MathType soft- eighth offering in September 2009 and sev-
enty-ninth in March 2010.
The SEL/Engineering and Mathematical ware through an HSSEAS download ser-
Sciences Collection in Boelter Hall houses vice are available at no charge. Faculty The Information Systems program—offer-
the engineering, mathematics, statistics, and staff have access to Microsoft Office ing 120 classes annually, including six
astronomy, and atmospheric and oceanic software at no charge through the HSSEAS certificate programs and one sequential
sciences collections, as well as most librar- download service and the Microsoft Con- program in evening, day, weekend, and
ian and staff offices; and the administrative, solidated Campus Agreement (MCCA). online formats—covers a broad range of
collection development, and public ser- Autodesk and Dreamspark programs offer information technologies.
vices divisions. SEL collections in Young additional software at no charge to all Each year, the department offers 102
Hall and the Geology Building contain UCLA students. classes in engineering disciplines that
complementary materials in chemistry, UCLA Academic Technology Services include manufacturing engineering, electri-
physics, and geology-geophysics. (ATS) operates high-performance com- cal engineering, astronautical engineering,
The SEL collection contains over 585,000 puter clusters that provide cluster hosting construction management, mechanical
print volumes, subscribes to almost 4,900 services to campus researchers in a way engineering, environmental management,
8 / General Information
and PE review classes. In addition, 100 are billed directly to students’ BAR referral to UCLA's Disabilities and Comput-
technical management offerings comple- accounts. ing Program, and processing of California
ment the engineering offerings. Most If a student withdraws, is dismissed, has Department of Rehabilitation authorizations.
engineering and technical management registration fees cancelled, or takes a leave There is no fee for any of these services. All
classes are in a quarter-length, evening for- of absence during a term, he or she contin- contacts and assistance are handled confi-
mat. In addition, most of the technical man- ues to be eligible for health services for the dentially. Located at A255 Murphy Hall,
agement classes are now available online. remainder of the term at full cost. If a stu- voice [phone], TDD (310) 206-
Call [phone] for short course pro- dent with SHIP withdraws with a less than 6083; see http://www.osd.ucla.edu.
grams, [phone] for the Technical
100% refund, SHIP continues through the
Management Program, [phone] for remainder of the term. Dashew Center for
information systems and engineering International Students and
The cost of services received outside the
classes, and [phone] for technical
Ashe Center is each student's financial Scholars
management classes, or fax (310) 206-
responsibility. Students who waive SHIP
2815. See http://www.uclaextension.edu. The Dashew Center for International Stu-
need to ensure that they are enrolled in a
dents and Scholars assists international
plan qualified to cover expenses incurred
Career Services students with questions about immigration,
outside of the Ashe Center, and are
employment, government regulations,
The UCLA Career Center assists HSSEAS responsible for knowing the benefits of and
financial aid, academic and administrative
undergraduate and graduate students and local providers for their medical plan. procedures, cultural adjustment, and per-
alumni in exploring career possibilities, For emergency care when the Ashe Center sonal matters. The center provides visa
preparing for graduate and professional is closed, students may may call nurse line assistance for faculty, researchers, and
school, obtaining employment and intern- telephone triage services at (866) 704- postdoctoral scholars. It also offers pro-
ship leads, and developing skills for con- 9660, or obtain treatment at the UCLA gramming to meet the needs of the cam-
ducting a successful job search. Medical Center Emergency Room or the pus multicultural population. Located at
Services include career consulting and nearest emergency room on a fee-for-ser- 106 Bradley International Hall; see http://
counseling, skills assessments, work- vice basis. It is the student's responsibility www.internationalcenter.ucla.edu.
shops, employer information sessions, and to have insurance billed. A student with
a multimedia collection of career planning SHIP must have follow-up visits, after emer-
and job search resources. Bruinview™ gencies, in the Ashe Center. If care cannot Fees and
provides undergraduate and graduate be provided in the Ashe Center, the Ashe
Financial Support
students with opportunities to meet one-on- Center clinician will give the student a writ-
one with employers seeking entry-level job ten referral to a network provider.
candidates and offers 24-hour access to Office hours during the academic year are Fees and Expenses
thousands of current full-time, part-time, weekdays 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. except Fri-
seasonal, and internship positions. Annual day, when service begins at 9 a.m. The 2009-10 annual UCLA student fees
career fairs for HSSEAS students are held Located at 221 Westwood Plaza (next to listed below are current as of publication.
in Fall and Winter quarters, and HSSEAS John Wooden Center), [phone]; see See the quarterly Schedule of Classes for
students are also welcomed at all Career http://www.studenthealth.ucla.edu. breakdown by term or see http://www
Center-sponsored job fairs. .registrar.ucla.edu/fees/ for updates.
The Career Center staff also provides con- Services for Students with Students who are not legal residents of
sultation services to HSSEAS student orga- Disabilities California (out-of-state and international
nizations. Career services are available at students) pay a nonresident tuition fee. See
the UCLA Career Center, 501 Westwood The Office for Students with Disabilities the UCLA General Catalog appendix or the
Plaza, Strathmore Building, from 9 a.m. to 5 (OSD) provides a wide range of academic frequent questions residence section at
p.m. Monday through Friday, by appoint- support services to regularly enrolled http://www.registrar.ucla.edu for informa-
ment and for drop-in counseling sessions. students with documented permanent or tion on how to determine residence for
For more information call [phone] or temporary disabilities in compliance with tuition purposes; further inquiries may be
see http://career.ucla.edu. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of directed to the Residence Deputy, 1113
1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act Murphy Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Arthur Ashe Student Health (ADA) of 1990, and University policies. 90024-1429.
Academic support services are determined
and Wellness Center In addition to the fees listed, students
for each student based on specific disabil-
should be prepared to pay living expenses
The Arthur Ashe Student Health and Well- ity-based requirements. Services include
for the academic period.
ness Center is a full-service medical clinic campus orientation and accessibility, note
available to all registered UCLA students. takers, readers, sign language interpreters,
Living Accommodations
Many services are subsidized by registra- Learning Disability Program, registration
tion fees, but there are minimal fees for all assistance, test-taking facilitation, special Housing in Los Angeles, both on and off
services. Visit, core laboratory test, and X- parking assistance, real-time captioning, campus, is in great demand. Students
ray fees are all no-charge for students with assistive listening devices, on-campus should make arrangements early.
the UCLA Student Health Insurance Plan transportation, adaptive equipment, sup- The Community Housing Office, 360 De
(SHIP). There are co-pays for pharmaceuti- port groups and workshops, tutorial referral, Neve Drive, Box 951495, Los Angeles, CA
cals. All fees incurred at the Ashe Center special materials, housing assistance,
90095-1495, [phone], http://www