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The next decade promises to be an exciting one for the UCLA Henry School of Engineering and Applied Science. In three years, our new state-of-the-art Engineering VI building will be completed. It will house research labs in emerging areas critical to the 21st century, such as green energy, personalized health care, personalized learning, sustainability and clean water. This much-needed addition to the engineering complex will have a multi-fold impact – providing numerous benefits to UCLA students, faculty, as well as Southern California’s business and scientific communities. Several pages have been dedicated in this issue to this important building. I invite you to learn more about the impact Engineering VI will have and the opportunities for you to support its completion. This issue also includes a feature on assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering Shaily Mahendra, and her work on finding new methods to clean up emerging environmental threats with the help of microorganisms; and a profile of alumnus Venky Harinarayan MS ’90, of the angel investor group Cambrian Ventures. An entrepreneur himself, Harinarayan’s company was recently acquired by retail giant Walmart in an effort to expand the landscape of their global e-commerce division. In addition, this issue includes a variety of stories on the undergraduate experience here at the school. You’ll get an inside look at some of our upper division classes and learn about a pair of undergraduates, whose laboratory research experience led to national recognition on Capitol Hill. Finally, this issue also includes research highlights on LED photovoltaics, stretchable OLEDs, and genomics; provides profiles of new faculty and of newly named endowed chair holders; and contains our 2010-11 annual report. I invite you to enjoy this issue of UCLA Engineer. Sincerely,

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associate Deans Richard D. Wesel Academic and Student Affairs Jane P. Chang Research and Physical Resources assistant Dean Mary Okino Chief Financial Officer Department chairs Benjamin Wu Bioengineering Harold G. Monbouquette Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Jiun-Shyan (J.S.) Chen Civil and Environmental Engineering Jens Palsberg Computer Science M.C. Frank Chang Electrical Engineering Jenn-Ming Yang Materials Science and Engineering Tsu-Chin Tsao Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering UcLa engineer aDvisory BoarD Jiun-Shyan (J.S.) Chen Vijay K. Dhir William Goodin Harold G. Monbouquette Mary Okino Richard D. Wesel externaL affairs commUnications Wileen Wong Kromhout Director of Media Relations and Marketing Matthew Chin Communications Manager Amy Gonsalves Communications Assistant

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Stretched like rubber Wileen Wong Kromhout

tretchable electronics, an emerging class of modern electronic materials that can bend and stretch, have the potential to be used in a wide range of applications, including wearable electronics, “smart skins” and minimally invasive biomedical devices that can move with the body. Today’s conventional inorganic electronic devices are brittle, and while they have a certain flexibility achieved using ultrathin layers of inorganic materials, these devices are either flexible, meaning they can be bent, or they are stretchable, containing a discrete LED chip interconnected with stretchable electrodes. But they lack “intrinsic stretchabilty,” in which every part of the device is stretchable. Now, researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, led by UCLA professor of materials science and engineering, Qibing Pei, have demonstrated for the first time an intrinsically stretchable polymer light-emitting device. They developed a simple process to fabricate the transparent devices using single-walled carbon nanotube polymer composite electrodes. The interpenetrating networks of nanotubes and the polymer matrix in the surface layer of the composites lead to low sheet resistance, high transparency, high compliance and low surface roughness. The metal-free devices can be linearly stretched up to 45 percent and the composite electrodes can be reversibly stretched by up to 50 percent with little change in sheet resistance. Because the devices are fabricated by roll lamination of two composite electrodes that sandwich an emissive

A polymer light-emitting device being stretched linearly by up to 45 percent. polymer layer, they uniquely combine mechanical robustness and the ability for large-strain deformation, due to the shape-memory property of the composite electrodes. This development will provide a new direction for the field of stretchable electronics. The research was published in the journal Advanced Materials. The team included Pei, UCLA postdoctoral fellow Zhibin Yu, Xiaofan Niu and Zhitian Liu. The research was supported by the National Science Foundation.

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Image depicts tracks made by pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Bacteria use Batman-like grappling hooks to

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acteria use various appendages to move across surfaces prior to forming multicellular bacterial biofilms. Some species display a particularly jerky form of movement known as “twitching” motility, which is made possible by hairlike structures on their surface called type IV pili, or TFP. “TFP act like Batman’s grappling hooks,” said Gerard Wong, a UCLA professor of bioengineering and of chemistry and biochemistry at UCLA Engineering and the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. “These grappling hooks can extend and bind to a surface and retract and pull the cell along.” In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Wong and his colleagues at UCLA Engineering identify the complex sequence of movements that make up this twitching motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a biofilm-forming pathogen partly responsible for the deadly infections seen in cystic fibrosis. During their observations, Wong and his team made a surprising discovery. Using a high-speed camera and a novel two-point tracking algorithm, they noticed that the bacteria had the unique ability to “slingshot” on surfaces. The team found that linear translational pulls of constant velocity alternated with velocity spikes that were 20 times faster but lasted only milliseconds. This action would repeat over and over again. The ability to turn and change direction is essential for bacteria to adapt to continually changing surface condi-

tions as they form biofilms. The researchers found that the slingshot motion helped P. aeruginosa move much more efficiently through the polysaccharides they secrete on surfaces during biofilm formation, a phenomenon known as shear-thinning. “Bacterial cells secrete polysaccharides on surfaces, which are kind of like molasses,” Wong said. “Because these polysaccharides are long polymer molecules that can get entangled, these are very viscous and can potentially impede movement. However, if you move very fast in these polymer fluids, the viscosity becomes much lower. The fluid will then seem more like water than molasses.” Since the twitching motion of bacteria with TFP depends of the physical distributions of TFP on the surface of individual cells, Wong hopes that the analysis of motility patterns may in the future enable new methods for biometric “fingerprinting” of individual cells for single-cell diagnostics. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. The lead authors are post-doctoral scholar Fan Jin, and Jacinta C. Conrad from the University of Houston. The complete release is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/batman-bacteria

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could improve search for genes involved in common diseases Wileen Wong Kromhout

ecent breakthroughs in the analysis of genetic variation in large populations have led to the discovery of hundreds of genes involved in dozens of common diseases. Many of these discoveries were enabled by

Graphs depict power of fixed-effects (FE) method, random-effects (RE) method and Eskin’s new random-effects (RE) method in a simulation varying “between-study heterogeneity.”

performing “meta-analysis,” which combines information from multiple genetic studies in order to create even larger studies. One of the difficulties in meta-analysis of genetic studies is “heterogeneity,” or differences in the strength of genetic variants on the disease across the different studies. Previous methods for handling heterogeneity have performed very poorly compared with traditional approaches, even when heterogeneity is known to be present among the studies. Now, Eleazar Eskin, an associate professor of computer science at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and recent Ph.D. Buhm Han have developed a new statistical method for combining association studies which performs well in the presence of heterogeneity. “What is surprising about this work is that it presents a way to increase the amount of information we get from very large and expensive studies previously undertaken by just changing the statistics used to analyze the data,” said Eskin. “So we get more information about which variants are involved in disease without having to spend more money collecting additional data.” The research was published in the American Journal of Human Genetics. This method should lead to the discovery of many more genes involved in diseases when applied to combine the results of existing genetic association studies. This research was partially supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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CLA engineers have created a novel concept for harvesting and recycling energy for electronic devices — one that involves equipping these devices’ LCD screens with built-in photovoltaic polarizers, allowing them to convert ambient light, sunlight and their own backlight into electricity. LCDs, or liquid crystal displays, are used in many of today’s electronic devices, including smartphones, TV screens, computer monitors, laptops and tablet computers. They work by using two polarized sheets that let only a certain amount of a device’s backlight pass through. The UCLA Engineering team created a new type of energy-harvesting polarizer for LCDs called a polarizing organic photovoltaic, which can potentially boost the function of an LCD by working simultaneously as a polarizer, a photovoltaic device and an ambient light or sunlight photovoltaic panel. The research was published in the journal Advanced Materials. “I believe this is a game-changer invention to improve the efficiency of LCD displays,” said Yang Yang, a professor of materials science and engineering and principal investigator on the research. “In addition, these polar-

izers can also be used as regular solar cells to harvest indoor or outdoor light. So next time you are on the beach, you could charge your iPhone via sunlight.” From the point of view of energy use, current LCD polarizers are inefficient, the researchers said. A device’s backlight can consume 80 to 90 percent of the device’s power. But as much as 75 percent of the light generated is lost through the polarizers. A polarizing organic photovoltaic LCD could recover much of that unused energy. UCLA post-doctoral scholar Rui Zhu was the lead author. Ankit Kumar, a graduate student at UCLA Engineering, was the paper’s second author. Yang, who holds UCLA’s Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering, is also faculty director of the Nano Renewable Energy Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. The research was supported by Intel through a gift to UCLA, and by the Office of Naval Research. The complete release is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/lcd-energy

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he UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, established in 1945, consistently ranks among the top 10 engineering schools in public universities. In the last decade, the school’s teaching and research enterprise has grown and expanded greatly with a 30 percent net increase in the number of full-time faculty and a 70

school has also lost nearly 45,000 square feet, or about ten percent of assignable space in the current engineering complex. Further, advances in technology and enriched training of the next generation of society’s leaders require UCLA Engineering to continuously refine and expand its facilities. At the same time, emerging disciplines and research place new demands on the school

Multi-disciplinary centers like UcLA are replacing industry-sponsored research labs. That’s where the biggest changes in applied research are taking place. That’s where the lion’s share of all research is migrating. That’s the future.” –

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percent increase in the undergraduate and graduate student population. Most significantly the research revenue of the school has grown more than 100 percent from approximately $50 million in 1997 to $110 million in 2011. While these statistics are exciting and reflect impressive progress within UCLA Engineering, the

to supply flexible working spaces and seamless technological integration. To address these critical needs, the school is proposing a bold and ambitious new addition to the UCLA Engineering complex – Engineering VI, to replace Engineering IA. Located at the

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for INNovaTIoN Wileen Wong Kromhout intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Strathmore Avenue, Engineering VI will be just steps from Ackerman Student Union, the James West Alumni Center and Pauley Pavilion. Engineering VI will be constructed in two phases and funding has been secured from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the school and the campus, allowing the school to move forward with phase 1. The school is currently working to raise additional funding for phase 2. “Engineering VI is going to be a truly unique building, and not just for the school,” said Vijay K. Dhir, dean of UCLA Engineering. “The building will offer collaborative spaces for researchers throughout the Southern California region to help in the development of technology with broad social implications. We expect its powerful impact to reach beyond the City of Los Angeles and we look forward to raising the necessary funds for phase 2 soon.” Given the grand challenges engineers face in the 21st century, common research themes in green energy, personalized health care, personalized learning, sustainability and clean water have emerged within the school. The impact of Engineering VI will be multi-fold and will enable opportunities to catalyze new scientific discoveries, new technologies and new areas of education especially in the realm of these critical research areas. Engineering VI will provide easy access and special interactive space uniquely designed for entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers from UCLA, institutions in Los Angeles, other government labs and industry partners. This will allow for

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the incubation of creativity and accelerate inventions and ideas, research and development, and technology transfer to the marketplace. Specifically phase 1 will be a six story building. It will house the Western Institute of Nanoelectronics on Green Engineering and Metrology (WIN-GEM). About 35,000 square feet of laboratory space on four levels will support research on low-power, nonvolatile nanoelectronics; carbon nanoelectronics and topologi-

netic interference shielding would enable the operation of highly sensitive instrumentation that probes materials and devices at the atomic/quantum scale. The first through fourth floors of phase 1 will have wet and dry research labs, supporting three Centers of Excellence at the school, and the top floor will be a space for technology advancement, a space we don’t currently have, to allow faculty, students and outside researchers to work together.”

cal insulator; green manufacturing of novel nanomaterial-based energy technologies; and new materials for energy generation, storage and management; and a test-bed facility for technology advancement and commercialization. The roof of the building will include a solar-cell array for energy supply and power-management experimentation. In addition, specialized space and infrastructure will be developed where students can be trained, postdoctoral scholars can conduct state-of-the-art experiments and faculty across disciplines can also interact to enable maximum collaboration. Furthermore, Engineering VI will be built to LEEDGold standards, the second-highest national environmental ranking for green buildings. “We’re excited for a number of reasons,” said Jane Chang, associate dean of research and physical resources at UCLA Engineering. “The basement features one of the most technologically advanced laboratories in the world, where vibrational isolation and electromag-

The fifth floor will be an on-campus technology incubation resource with a mission to help accelerate the growth of entrepreneurial start-up companies and early stage technology research projects that originate from UCLA or from universities associated with the Centers of Excellence. The three Centers of Excellence include the Western Institute of Nanoelectronics, Functional Engineered Nano Architectronics, and Molecularly Engineered Energy Materials, which presently occupy outdated labs in three separate buildings. Phase 2, with six levels and 89,000 square feet, will also include a 250-seat distance learning center. Tentative plans are for construction of phase 1 to begin in the summer of 2012, with completion in fall of 2014 and for phase 2 to begin construction in winter of 2013. For those who wish to learn more about funding and naming opportunities, please contact the Office of the Dean (engrdean@ea.ucla.edu) or the Office of External Affairs (uclaengineering@support.ucla.edu).

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New chemicals and technologies in energy, electronics, medicine, security and other areas have revolutionized society. But could these very materials pose public health dangers and long-term damage to the environment?

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Now, as new threats of environmental contaminants are being identified, UCLA civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Shaily Mahendra is investigating their environmental implications, and designing methods to transform them with tiny but powerful microorganisms. Conventional clean-up technologies are expensive, consume resources and energy, and mostly move the hazard from one place to another. Mahendra advances a green, low-cost, permanent solution called in-situ bioremediation. That is, using microbes to clean up polluted environments on site, without transporting the contaminants away. “We need to study new classes of emerging contaminants and proactively find solutions to mitigate their ecological and health risks,” Mahendra said. Mahendra considers 1,4-dioxane, perfluorinated compounds, and engineered nanomaterials as three of the top emerging contaminants. She has projects underway in her laboratory to biologically detoxify them. CombinMatthew Chin

ing her training in engineering and microbiology, she designs novel biomarkers and isotopic markers to prove that bacteria can successfully break down 1,4-dioxane, which causes cancer, and is frequently detected in groundwater and drinking water. Mahendra is also investigating bacteria and fungi that could biodegrade potentially toxic perfluoroalkyl compounds. These compounds, widely used in fire fighting foam and stain repellents, have been found in critical ecosystems. And she is studying how metallic nanoparticles affect microbial communities. This research will help us understand environmental implications of nanotechnology, and lead to design of safer nanomaterials. “To accurately assess the impacts of ever-increasing inputs of chemicals and nanomaterials into the environment, we must explore their interactions with microbes,” she said. “Microbes serve as sensitive indicators of the toxic effects on higher organisms, but they can also be our allies in mitigating environmental degradation.”

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Mahendra’s research efforts have earned her several notable recognitions over the past few months, including being named a 2011 Pop Tech Science and Public Leadership Fellow; a 2011 University of California Hellman Fellow; and being awarded the Excellence in Review Award by Environmental Science & Technology.

helps address contemporary environmental issues, such as managing global nutrient cycles, hazardous waste remediation and production of biofuels. Mahendra recently received $1.5 million in grants from the U.S. Air Force and the National Science Foundation to continue her study of microbes in the environment.

We need to study new classes of emerging contaminants and proactively find solutions to mitigate their ecological and health risks.” In the larger picture, Mahendra’s research, teaching and service efforts fall right into the department’s mission — engineering sustainable infrastructure for the future. She teaches undergraduate courses in environmental microbiology and environmental nanotechnology. She has introduced a graduate environmental biotechnology class, covering how molecular biology and process engineering

“In addition to challenging coursework and exciting projects, I provide an open atmosphere in the classroom where students are able to ask questions, share original ideas and critically evaluate their work and the work of others,” she said. To find out more about Professor Mahendra’s research, go to: http://www.cee.ucla.edu/faculty/mahendra/profile

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Redefining e-CommeRCe

Venky Harinarayan MS ’9 tHe Way WitH @WaLMart La Wileen Wong Kromhout

Venky Harinarayan’s career has been on an upward trajectory since 1996, when he and four other engineers co-founded a company that became a pioneer in comparison shopping on the internet. in just two short years, Junglee Corp. was acquired by Amazon.com for $250 million. Becoming a general manager at Amazon.com after the acquisition, Harinarayan began working closely with Jeff Bezos to create the company’s marketplace business. Today, marketplace is the company’s most profitable and fastest growing business, accounting for almost 30 percent of all U.S. transactions. In 2000, adding to his already replete resume, Harinarayan became an angel investor. The web and technology entrepreneur created Cambrian Ventures with his business partner, Anand Rajaraman. The firm has been actively investing in the growth of early-stage technology companies for more than a decade. “We invest in seed-stage companies,” remarked Harinarayan on the firm’s Web site. “We still love two entrepreneurs with a great idea. We invest in technologists, working with them even before they have their great ideas.” So far, Cambrian Ventures has invested in companies like Aster Data (Teradata), Neoteris (Juniper Networks), Kaltix (Google), and Tranformic (Google). Harinarayan and Rajaraman were also among a handful of preferred angel investors in Facebook. “When I look at start-ups, I first consider the team,” said Harinarayan. “The team has to have chemistry and has to be of high caliber. Coming together in a start-up is like getting married. Compromises have to be made and if there is high caliber leadership, the team will eventually be able to navigate their way through some potentially difficult times.”

Having a similar team of his own, Harinarayan and Rajaraman re-entered the start-up arena, this time with Kosmix. Based in Mountain View, California, Kosmix was created in 2005 with a vision of connecting people to information that makes a difference in their lives. Kosmix raised $55 million in funding from investors like Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Time Warner Investments and Bezos Expeditions. At Kosmix, Harinarayan’s team designed a platform that acts as a social media filter aggregating information by topic from Web sites, Twitter messages and other sources in real time to give users the information they wanted at any time. The various Kosmix sites drew approximately 17.5 million unique visitors just before being acquired earlier this year for a reported $300 million by Walmart, who saw Kosmix’s enormous potential. Kosmix is now @WalmartLabs and will operate as part of Walmart’s Global eCommerce group. Increasingly, referrals to e-commerce sites are coming from social networks and @WalmartLabs was formed to create and develop new technologies and strategies to enhance the shopping experience of the company’s online sites and retail stores. Harinarayan serves as Senior Vice President Walmart Global eCommerce and head of @WalmartLabs. “Clearly we want to grow @WalmartLabs to be much bigger than what Kosmix was,” said Harinarayan. “There’s an opportunity to redefine shopping at this point and we want

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to really understand how social networks and mobile platforms change what happens in shopping. So the charter of the lab is really to innovate technology, products, and business models around shopping and the social/mobile black box.” Harinarayan and his business partner started Kosmix with the premise that the Web is like the library of Alexandria. They saw it as a warehouse for all human knowledge but the only window into this warehouse was the “search” function. Kosmix’s vision was to create programs that would access this web intelligence and mine it to create new applications. “Fundamental to building such a Web intelligence platform is the need to structure the Web into categories,” said Harinarayan in a previous online interview. “These categories become the handles on which programs operate that humans can use in their day-to-day interactions. Much of this came from the search and domain experience we had cultivated during our tenure at Junglee and Amazon.” Computer science was a fairly new field, and the Internet even newer, when Harinarayan decided to devote his studies to it at IIT Madras in India. He was born into a family of doctors and entrepreneurs in Bombay and grew up in Madras. Harinarayan’s family valued education, and also the Indian national pastime of cricket. He was the captain of his high school cricket team and also played tennis in college. According to Harinarayan, the rigorous education system of India, combined with his interest in sports, helped him to learn a great deal about people.

“As Plato said, ‘You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than a year of conversation,’” remarked Harinarayan. Harinarayan moved to the United States in 1988 and studied for his master’s in computer science under the advisement of Professor Leonard Kleinrock at UCLA Engineering. “I absolutely loved working with Professor Kleinrock. He was 100 percent supportive of my work and helped me a great deal,” remembered Harinarayan. “Under Professor Kleinrock’s direction, I focused on the area of networking, and the Internet is part of that, of course. I really enjoyed my time there and met some great people, like Ben Horowitz.” (Horowitz was profiled in the spring 2011 issue of UCLA Engineer.) When asked what his secret to success is, Harinarayan said he doesn’t have one. At no time in his life did he imagine being where he is today and added that he is a terrible planner. “If you want to be successful, you can’t think about being successful. If I start to think I’m successful, then I cease to be successful,” said Harinarayan. “You always want to be at a point where you feel you’ve got to figure it out, or you feel you need to solve something that would make people’s lives better. You’ve got to have a focus, a passion in life.”

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Ph.D. — California Institute of Technology Yvonne Chen’s research interests center on the engineering of synthetic biological systems with modular, programmable functions for a wide range of applications, particularly in health and medicine. Her current research focuses on engineering immune cells for targeted cancer therapy. Prior to joining UCLA Engineering, Chen was a research scientist at the Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies at Seattle Children’s Research Institute. She received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. Chen will spend the next two years as a Junior Fellow with the Harvard University Society of Fellows before arriving at the UCLA campus in the fall of 2013.

Ph.D. — The University of Texas at Austin Alexander Sherstov’s research is in theoretical computer science, with broad interests that include complexity theory, computational learning, and quantum computing. Prior to joining UCLA Engineering, Sherstov was a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research. While he was a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, Sherstov received four best student paper awards at major international conferences on theoretical computer science. Sherstov was born and raised in the former Soviet Union, in the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. He came to the United States in 2000 to attend Hope College in Holland, Michigan, where he graduated summa cum laude.

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illiam W-G. Yeh, UCLA distinguished professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named the inaugural holder of the Richard G. Newman AECOM Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering. The chair was made possible by a $1.5 million gift from members of the executive team of AECOM, a global provider of professional technical and management-support services. “Bill is an outstanding scholar, teacher and a leader in his field. I am pleased he will be the first holder of this chair,” said Vijay K. Dhir, dean of UCLA Engineering. “I am also tremendously grateful to AECOM for their generous support. This endowment will help Bill to continue his important work as an educator and researcher in the important areas of hydrology and water resources.” Yeh pioneered the development of large-scale optimization models that utilize systems analysis techniques to plan, manage and operate several of the nation’s large water resources systems. Additionally, Yeh developed nonlinear inverse algorithms for parameter identification in groundwater hydrology, and his methodologies and algorithms for parameter estimation have been widely adopted in groundwater modeling.

Yeh’s work has garnered many national and international distinctions including election to the National Academy of Engineering. “I am deeply honored and humbled to be appointed as the inaugural Richard G. Newman AECOM Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering,” Yeh said. “It is a distinct honor for me to associate my name with such a distinguished individual as Richard G. Newman. It is my intent to apply the endowment effectively to enhance teaching, research and service to UCLA, as well as to the greater community.” The endowed chair was established in recognition of Newman’s leadership and service to AECOM, where he served as chairman for more than two decades, and CEO until 2005. AECOM is one of the largest and most respected firms of its kind. Since its launch as an independent company in 1990, Newman led the firm’s worldwide expansion and oversaw its transformation into a multifaceted corporation that offers services ranging from financing, strategizing and planning to procurement, design, construction management and operations. The complete release is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/prof-yeh

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Bahram Jalali named to northrop grumman endowed opto-eleCtroniC Chair in eleCtriCal engineering Wileen Wong Kromhout

ahram Jalali, a professor of electrical engineering, has been named to UCLA’s Northrop Grumman Endowed Opto-Electronic Chair in Electrical Engineering. The chair highlights the school’s excellence in the area of opto-electronics and photonics, including devices, circuits and systems research. The application areas of opto-electronics and photonics include biotechnology, high-speed optical networks, data communication and conversion, and radar. “Bahram is a leader in the field of photonic devices and opto-electronic systems and is an exceptional educator and scholar,” said Vijay K. Dhir, dean of UCLA Engineering. “This chair will help Bahram to continue to make significant contributions to an important area. I could think of no one better suited to hold this chair.” Jalali’s research focuses on silicon photonics, fiber optic networks and biophotonics. In recent years, he has developed an ultrafast, light-sensitive video camera that captures images at some 6 million frames per second and a bar code reader that is a thousand times faster than any device currently in use. Jalali has published 300 scientific papers and holds eight U.S. patents. “I am sincerely humbled to have the privilege of being named the Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic Chair,” Jalali said. “Northrop Grumman Corporation’s generosity and support will boost our ability to better serve UCLA students and local industry.” Jalali is a fellow of IEEE, the Optical Society of America and the American Physical Society. He was the recipient of the 2007 R.W. Wood Prize from the Optical Society of America for the invention and demonstration of the first

Bahram Jalali silicon laser. He serves on the board of the California Science Center and the board of visitors of Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. This endowed chair was established through a $1.16 million gift. The complete release is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/prof-jalali

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Yang Yang

named to tannas endowed chair in engineering Wileen Wong Kromhout

ang Yang, professor of materials science and engineering, has been named the holder of the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering. This chair is the first in the world dedicated to the area of electronic information displays. The chair was established with a gift from Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. ’59, MS ’61, an executive in the electronic information display industry, and his wife, Carol. Yang’s research focuses on conjugated polymers and organics, polymer LEDs (light-emitting diodes), and related polymer electronic, photonic and bio-devices. His work with polymer solar cells has led to the creation of higher quality, more affordable and energy-efficient materials for use in consumer electronic devices such as flat-panel televisions, plasma displays and cell phones, as well as electronic information displays. “In the last decade, Yang has made significant advancements in the application of organic LEDs (OLEDs) to electronic displays. Further, his groundbreaking work in the area of polymer solar cells has also achieved considerable attention,” said Vijay K. Dhir, dean of UCLA Engineering. Last year, Yang was featured as one of 2010’s “hot” scientists by Thomson Reuters’ ScienceWatch, and the publication’s “Hot Papers” database categorized eight of his recent reports as highly cited.

“It is a tremendous honor to become the Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair,” Yang said. “I am particularly impressed by Mr. Tannas’ vision and contributions to the area of electronic display technology. I look forward to using this endowment to enrich education here at UCLA Engineering, as well as enhance research that will help create more energy-efficient display technology.” “It is gratifying to know that our gift will help UCLA Engineering for many generations to come by supporting the teaching and research activities of a distinguished faculty member like Professor Yang,” Lawrence Tannas said. Tannas, who earned his bachelor’s degree in 1959 and master’s in 1961 from UCLA, is president of Tannas Electronic Displays Inc., a company specializing in research, development and licensing of intellectual property for preparing liquid crystal displays used in avionics. As president of Tannas Electronics, he also devotes his time to consulting, lecturing and research. Tannas is considered one of the foremost experts on electronic displays. The complete release is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/prof-yyang

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school news

Professor Emeritus William Van Vorst

new endowed chair

in ChemiCal engineering By Matthew Chin

he UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has established the William D. Van Vorst Chair in Chemical Engineering, made possible by a $2 million gift from UCLA alumni Ralph and Marjorie Crump.

Marjorie ’46 and Ralph ’50 Crump The endowed chair, which the Crumps named in honor of Van Vorst, a longtime professor at UCLA Engineering, will support a highly accomplished scholar in chemical engineering who has a proven track record of excellence in teaching and student mentorship. “Ralph and Marjorie Crump have been friends and supporters of the school for many years, and we are tremendously grateful for their generosity,” said Vijay K. Dhir, dean of UCLA Engineering. “Professor Van Vorst touched the lives of many of our students in the time that

he taught here, and we could not be more pleased with the significance of this chair.” Van Vorst, now a professor emeritus, began teaching at UCLA Engineering in 1946 and earned his Ph.D. from the school in 1953. He spent much of his academic career exploring the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel, and his work resulted in the development of two vehicles fueled by hydrogen. “The establishment of a chair in my name was a wonderful surprise,” Van Vorst said. “Clare [Van Vorst’s wife] and I have been friends with the Crumps for 60 years, and I remember being very fond of him as a student. Ralph has donated to some great causes, and I am honored by this recognition.” Ralph Crump received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from UCLA in 1950, and Marjorie earned a bachelor’s at UCLA in 1946. The couple was the driving force behind the establishment of UCLA Engineering’s Crump Institute of Medical Engineering in 1980, which has become the Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging. A former San Fernando Valley engineer, Ralph Crump is president of the Crump Industrial Group. He has been granted numerous patents and, with Marjorie, founded eight companies. “I have maintained a relationship with Professor Van Vorst since graduating in 1950,” Ralph Crump said. “It is our hope that for generations to come, accomplished scholars who regard teaching and student mentorship as highly as Professor Van Vorst does will feel privileged by this prestigious appointment.” This is the fourth endowed chair funded by the Crumps — three at UCLA and one at Dartmouth College. The complete release is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/vanvorst-chair

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UCLA EnginEEring CELBRATES 2011 COMMENCEMENT

1 Students graduating with school honors gather before commencement. 2 Students gathered on the IM field before heading into Drake Stadium. With UCLA Engineeringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditional commencement location of Pauley Pavilion undergoing a massive improvement project, Drake was this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location.

3 and 4 New UCLA Engineering graduates celebrate with their friends. 5 Ph.D. graduates Foad Mashayekhi and Soojung Claire Hur with their advisors, bioengineering professors Daniel T. Kamei (L) and Dino Di Carlo (R).

6 The 2011 Commencement Speaker was Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Chairman of the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, Chairman and CEO of both the Institute for Advanced Health, and the Healthcare Transformation Institute.

7 Associate Dean Rick Wesel with bioengineering graduate Shivani Dharmaraja, the 2010-11 Outstanding Bachelor of Science.

8 Chemical engineering graduate Helen Durand was the student speaker. photos: gradimages

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1 All Senior Dinner attendees gather for a large group photo on the Patio of Covel Commons.

2 Carlos Ramirez, Juan Hernandez and Romulo Magallanes

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3 Ho Tung, Matthew Pinchak and Monica Kracy 4 Dana Plutchak, Anisha Keshavan, Anna Hoang, Jillian Cross, Breanna Marcink and Christina Wong

5 On behalf of the school, Dean Vijay K. Dhir accepted the 2011 Senior Gift from campaign committee members Isaac Abayahoudaeian, Marie Gonzalez, Attic Weng, Brandon Buccowich and James Shieh.

6 ESUC officer Jennifer Wang presented the Student Group of the Year to IEEE, whose president, Jeannie Chen, accepted the award for the club. photos: todd cheney

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student news

scholarship and Fellowship BRUNCHES UCLA Engineering scholarships and graduate fellowships play a vital role in removing financial barriers to an engineering degree, while at the same time rewarding the best and brightest students. This past academic year, 157 undergraduates were awarded scholarships, and 45 graduate students were awarded fellowships. These could not be possible without the generosity and vision of the school’s supporters. At annual brunches, students and supporters get a chance to meet each other.

1 Dean Vijay K. Dhir (center) with seven graduate students who received a Dean’s Fellowship.

2 Henry Samueli ’75, MS ’76, PhD ’80 (fourth from left) with eight graduate students who received a Samueli Graduate Fellowship.

3 Chih-Ming Ho, Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Professor, with a few undergraduate scholarship recipients.

4 Raj and Sumermal Vardhan (center) with four students who received scholarships that they endowed, Thomas Marcil, Brandon Lanthier, Jack Megorden and Christina Fries.

5 Betty Knesel (center), along with six student recipients of the scholarship she endowed, Brett Beekley, Jeffery Hick, Joseph Schlies, Erica Chen, Sherry Hanson and Nicholas Wane, along with Professor and Materials Science and Engineering Department Chair Jenn-Ming Yang (L) and Professor King-Ning Tu (R).

6 Dean Dhir with seven undergraduates who received Boeing scholarships, Melissa Erickson, Tanuj Thapliyal, Wesley Tamanaha, Ashley Jin, Angela Gutierrez, Michael Wagner and Adita Chandramohan. photos: matthew chin and todd cheney

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SummEr ReseaRch Program

2011

CLA Engineeringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 High School Summer Research Program brought a new record of 54 students to campus. The program is geared towards introducing high school students to the vast field of engineering. They conduct their research in UCLA Engineering labs under the guidance of faculty and graduate student mentors. At the end of the eight-week program, the students present their work at a poster session, with family, friends, fellow students, faculty and staff in attendance. The program is supported by the Nicholas Endowment, the Samueli Foundation and Lockheed Martin. More information is available online at: http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/high-school/highschool-summer-research-program

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1 The high school students presented their posters in the lobby of the california NanoSystems Institute building.

2 Students Joshua cho and Justine Figuerres present their research

4 The entire group gathers for a photo. 5 Students Jimmy Vo and Elena Stroud presented their research project which used the Xbox Kinect to control a robot arm.

on microfluidic systems.

3 Students applaud during the awards ceremony. photos: rakib haque

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stUdent news

all systems go:

space technology course launches students into space careers

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Matthew Chin

lumni of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have been leaders and contributors to the aerospace industry for many years, and part of the reason for this success are classes that challenge students to apply their knowledge and imagination in comprehensive projects. One example is Introduction to Space Technology, a course students know as MAE (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering) 161B. The course introduces key elements of successful space missions, covering space systems and space system technology. “I always thought space travel was cool, and it was fun to learn how to plan trajectories to other planets,” said Anisha Keshavan, a graduating senior majoring in aerospace engineering and applied mathematics who took the class in winter quarter. “I mean, who doesn’t wish we could travel to the Mars one day?” The Winter Quarter 2011 class was taught by Professor Richard Wirz whose research includes advanced space propulsion systems. The final exam required students to design a spacecraft for a mission of their own choosing. This included providing details for the necessary technologies for seven spacecraft systems. Also, they needed to select the appropriate rocket to launch their spacecraft, calculate the time to the target and the duration of the mission, supply potential supplementary objectives, take into account the specific atmospheres and gravitational effects of different planets and moons, as well as a whole host of variables specific to the mission they chose. “I was impressed with their curiosity and ability to assimilate several seemingly unrelated topics and make sense of how they are related and work together to make the mission a success,” Wirz said.

Mission ideas for the students’ final projects included planet and moon landing vehicles; intra-solar system communication satellites; earth-orbiting satellites that would clean up space junk; and spacecraft targeted for the outermost reaches of the Solar System, just to name a few.

A student explained his project during final presentations. Keshavan designed a spacecraft to observe the sun directly opposite the Earth at what’s known as Lagrange point L3. Her design, similar to the European Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, included a Doppler-sensitive photometer, a photometric imager and an ultraviolet spectrograph. The complete story is available online at: www.engineer.ucla.edu/space-tech-class

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Neil Shah, Professor Robert Candler and Carlos Paredes on Captiol Hill.

UndergradUates present research on

capitol Hill Matthew Chin

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duo of UCLA electrical engineering seniors were one of only 60 student groups nationwide to participate in the prestigious Posters on the Hill program, held by the Council on Undergraduate Research. The organization promotes high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship and counts more than 900 college and universities as its members. For the past two years, Carlo Paredes and Neal Shah have been conducting microfluidic research under the guidance of electrical engineering assistant professor Robert N. Candler. The group has developed customizable components to make the transfer of fluids to lab-on-achip devices much easier, more consistent, as well as less expensive. The two students and Candler were given an opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to present their poster. Their tour included stops at a few offices of the California congressional delegation. “It was great speaking to people who were genuinely interested in our research,” Paredes said. “To be more specific, my favorite part was fielding questions about the device and subsequently hearing an, ‘Oh, that’s cool,’ followed by a look of interest.” Shah and Paredes were also the only engineering students from the University of California system to attend the program. They first became interested in undergraduate research opportunities in their sophomore year through Candler’s regular coffee hours for students. Candler wanted to develop an inexpensive, yet durable and custom-

izable fluid interface for lab-on-a-chip devices, which can conduct lab tests on thumbnail-sized platforms. However getting the sample fluids onto the devices can be difficult and expensive. Their new type of device solved this by acting as a very precise intermediary between a syringe carrying the fluid and the lab-on-achip device that will analyze the sample. “We envision these microfluidic interconnects being used in resource-limited settings, such as developing nations and military outposts, where access to medical equipment and even trained medical professionals may be severely limited,” Candler said. Paredes performed the design and fabrication of the prototypes, Shah designed and executed testing. Eventually, these devices could be produced on site as needed at medical facilities, as 3-D printing technology becomes more ubiquitous, Candler said. The complete story is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/capitol-hill-students

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student news

Mechanical engineering seniors showing off their robot rice rover.

photo: todd cheney

MecHanical engineering sequence

builds cAmArAderie And competition Wileen Wong Kromhout

new capstone design sequence for all graduating mechanical engineering (ME) seniors was unveiled last winter quarter by the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. The two-term sequence was created to provide students with a better design experience. In the first quarter, students are given the tools they need to perform the design project (software and hardware) and in the second quarter, they focus on finalizing their design, then building and testing it. The class of 100 worked together in smaller teams. Professor Adrienne Lavine, then chair of the department, challenged a group of faculty to revise the capstone sequence while at the same time reduce costs. Leading the charge for this new sequence (162 D/E) was Professor Daniel Yang, who also teaches the course with two other faculty, Professors T-C. Tsao and Robert Shahram Shaefer. Instruction for the first term focused on conceptual design including mechanical component design and mechatronics to thermo design and mechanical system design. Lab work included CAD (computer-aided design), CAD analysis, mechatronics and conceptual design for individual projects. “Industry today is very interested in students who’ve taken hands-on design courses like this one,” said Yang. “For four years, students at the school learn a great deal about theory. They need to use what they’ve learned and

apply it to this design sequence. These two courses are very practical and provide the necessary hands-on learning experience. The sequence also encourages teamwork in design, in presentations as well as in competition.” “We definitely learned the value and importance of time management and teamwork in all conditions, especially under stress,” said student Jessica Chu. “Working with a group and developing an understanding of how to attack a given task were definitely two skills we honed that will be required for industry success.” The project for this year was to design and build an autonomous vehicle for the transportation of bulk material: a robot rice rover. There were a few requirements too. The rover not only needed to follow a pre-designed pathway but it had to be able to dump a payload of rice into a collection bin at the end of the path. “What I enjoyed most about this sequence,” stated senior Seok-Joon Hong, “was the interaction between team members. This type of project let me communicate ideas and improve concepts that would have been impossible by myself. The team experience was invaluable to me as someone looking to go into industry.” The complete story is available online at: www.engineer.ucla.edu/ME162

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Snow dayS:

Hydrology of Mountain WatersHeds course takes classrooM into tHe field Matthew Chin

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outhern California imports between 80 to 90 percent of its water from outside the metropolitan region. And much of it comes from the Sierra Nevada. So to learn right at the source, UCLA students in the Civil and Environmental Engineering 157M hydrology of mountain watersheds class took a five-day field trip to Sagehen Creek Field Research Station, eight miles north of Truckee, California. “We depend heavily on the yearly snowpack in the Sierra Mountains which melts and flows into California reservoirs in the spring,” said Terri S. Hogue, a UCLA associate professor of civil and environmental engineering who teaches the class. “Understanding the amount and distribution of the snowpack, as well as the water content in the snow, or snow water equivalent, is critical for accurate spring forecasts of water supply for the state. Urban, agricultural and recreational users depend on these water supply forecasts for planning and management of this critical resource.” The advanced class focuses on the study of catchment processes in snow-dominated and mountainous regions. Students measure and quantify snowpack properties, watershed fluxes, investigate geochemical properties of surface and groundwater systems, classify mountain streams and evaluate flooding potential. The field trip to Sagehen has been a part of the class since Hogue started teaching it in 2006. The trip’s goals are to understand snow-dominated watershed processes, familiarize students with the observational data and uncertainties in hydrologic design, and utilize a range of equipment to gather that data. Students also connect to where much of Southern California’s water comes from. This year, California had a big year for snow, with the statewide snowpack at 144 percent above average. The class of 32 students faced tough late winter conditions, despite the late April stay at the mountain research station.

“It was gorgeous, but it definitely made the process more difficult,” said Carolyn Chou, who graduated in June and is now studying hydrology at Princeton University. “Hiking in fresh snow every day was slower than

Students conducting stream gauge measurements in Sagehen Creek. photo: courtesy terri hogue

if we were hiking on hard pack, and taking measurements in freezing conditions was definitely more difficult than if temperatures had been warmer.” Hogue and the graduate teaching assistants made adjustments to the planned measurements depending on the conditions. For these UCLA students, this course could be the first step in a career in water resources engineering, a field where there is a large variety of opportunities. The complete story, with video, is available online at: http://www.engineer.ucla.edu/hydrology-class

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alumni news

UCLA EdwArd A. diCkson ALUmnUs of thE YEAr:

Vinton Cerf ms ’70, PhD ’72

CLA recently honored Vinton Cerf, vice president and chief Internet evangelist for Google Inc., as its Edward A. Dickson Alumnus of the Year. The Dickson Alumnus of the Year award, UCLA’s oldest and highest alumni tribute, is given to someone who has rendered a special and outstanding service to UCLA or who, by personal achievement, has brought great honor and distinction to the university. Cerf, widely known as one of the “fathers of the Internet,” co-designed the TCP/IP protocols and the architecture of the Internet. In addition, as vice president of MCI Digital Information Services from 1982 to 1986, he led the engineering of MCI Mail, the first commercial email service to be connected to the Internet. In 1994, he rejoined MCI as senior vice president of technology strategy. He is currently working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the interplanetary Internet to communicate from planet to planet. As chief Internet evangelist of Google, Cerf is responsible for identifying enabling technologies and applications to support the development of advanced Internet-based products and services. Cerf was chairman of the board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN);

Vinton Cerf founding president and a member of the Internet Society; a member of the board of advisors of Scientists and Engineers for America; and member of the board of trustees of Gallaudet University, serving the deaf and hard of hearing. Among his many awards, Cerf received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor bestowed in the U.S., for work that has “transformed global commerce, communication and entertainment.” Cerf earned his bachelor’s degree at Stanford.

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CarEEr Column

Eytan Elbaz ’95: CarVing one’S own Path Eytan Elbaz is a founding member of applied Semantics, the company that created adSense. In 2003, the startup was sold to Google for $102 million and contributed technology towards Google adSense. For the next five years, Elbaz stayed on at Google as head of Domain channel, increasing its revenues to more than $600 million annually. Recently, Elbaz returned to the startup world, raising angel funding from companies like Windsor Media, lerer Ventures, and techStars, to put towards a his latest endeavor, a new company called Scopely. In parallel with his technical career, Elbaz also enjoys producing short films and comedy sketches. Elbaz lives in los angeles and graduated from ucla with a bachelor’s in computer Science and Engineering in 1995.

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You’ve had some great experience with starting your own company. i imagine it’s very hard work to get established. For students just starting off and hoping to take the start-up route, what are some things they should keep in mind?

and your can start distributing your application or Web site to

It’s very important to keep an open mind about your

Corporate jobs at Blockbuster felt stable at one point, but in

the risks associated with what many intuitively view is stable. For example, Netflix destroyed Blockbuster in a matter of a few years because this economy allows for more disruption.

business and not to get too attached to any single idea.

reality, the new opportunities made these jobs much more

Good ideas will come at you a couple times a week, but

risky. Challenging the norm, and disrupting industries is fun

executing on any idea well takes an enormous amount of

and has the potential to bring you more stability.

discipline. At Applied Semantics, we pivoted about four

What was the hardest part about starting your own company?

times in one year before we finally reached a business idea that could generate any significant revenue. Be nimble and act quickly and decisively in your pursuit of the customer.

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millions of users. This great opportunity is what also increases

The hardest part for me was the emotional toll the roller coaster ride took. Your own company is not just a job; it con-

Though starting a company presents a lot of risks and unknowns, what makes the challenge exciting to you?

running out of money three separate times. We had to lay off

We live in a very exciting time because the capital required

a few of my friends, including a close classmate from UCLA.

to start a business is much less than it was just ten years

We had to deal with lawsuits. When I was 23, and working for

ago, and significantly less than it required twenty years

a 10,000 person company, I didn’t lose sleep when we had sev-

ago (inflation adjusted, of course). All you really need is

eral unprofitable quarters. That all changes when everything

an idea, some code, a shared server, and some bandwidth,

and everybody is depending on you and your partners.

sumes your whole life. We were less than a month away from

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alumni news

alumni Class nOTes 1950s

the Netherlands and Denmark. Stone’s responsibilities

Zalman Philip Saperstein ’54, MS ’62 is the author of A

officials to improve environmental protection measures

Drinkers Guide to Pure Water—Is Your Water Safe?,

in both industrial and urban development plans. More

published in 2006, which explores water safety and

recently, he has worked with the Vietnamese Ministry of

have included working with Vietnamese government

recent scientific findings. Saperstein is also the author

Construction and Ministry of Health to develop response

of When Intelligence and Love Ruled the World—The

plans to climate change and sea level rise.

Transformation, published in 2010.

Don Brown ’66 is continuing his post-retirement high-

1960s

school teaching career. He has accepted a mathematics

Jack K. Holmes ’60, MS ’63, PhD ’67 is the recipient of the

ity Catholic High School in Ocala, Florida. He and his

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

wife, Cathy, will be relocating from Virginia to Florida.

Aerospace Communications award for 2011. The award for outstanding contribution in the field of aerospace communications will be presented to Holmes in Nara, Japan in December 2011.

teaching position for the 2011-2012 school year at Trin-

Garen Staglin ’66 has teamed up with former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy to co-chair the One Mind Campaign. The Campaign unites all brain disorders from autism to Alzheimer’s in terms of advocacy and has de-

William Vietinghoff MS ’62 has been hired by the Boeing

veloped a 10-year neuroscience roadmap to develop cures

Company as a visitor consultant to lead bus tours

for all of these disorders. The plan has been endorsed by

conducted monthly at the Boeing Santa Susana Field

the National Institutes of Health, the Society for Neuro-

Laboratory in coordination with NASA and the DOE.

science, and the ANCP, as well many other institutions.

The facility was originally established by North Ameri-

The campaign was launched on May 25 at the JFK Li-

can Aviation in the 1950s. Until its closure in 2006, the

brary with an endorsement speech by Vice President Joe

Field Laboratory was the primary location in America

Biden. UCLA will be the host of the first annual report

for rocket engine development. At one of the bus stops,

on the progress of the campaign on May 24 – 25, 2012.

Vietinghoff provides a description of the challenges,

See the story by CNN at: http://www.cnn.com/2011/

problems and successes encountered during rocket en-

HEALTH/05/20/staglin.kennedy.brain.moonshot.

gine test firing in the early days with only slide rules and

More news and updates can be found at

limited technical predictability.

www.1mind4research.org

Ken Bondy ’63, MS ’64 was elected to honorary member-

Robert Barker ’68, MBA ’70 retired in January 2010 after 16

ship in the Structural Engineers Association of Southern

years at Micrel Semiconductor having served as both

California (SEAOSC) in June 2011.

Vice President of Finance & CFO and Vice President of Corporate Business Development. He was appointed

Wayne Stone ’65, MS ’67, MPH ’74, DEnv ’78 has been work-

to the board of directors and audit committee at GCT

ing for Grontmij | Carl Bro Vietnam in their Hanoi

Semiconductor in April 2011. GCT provides RF products

office for the last 10 years. Grontmij | Carl Bro is an

for the 4G, LTE and WiMAX markets.

international engineering consulting firm based in both

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Tom Holtom P.E. (Harold Thomas Holtom) ’68 recently joined GSF Enterprises, Inc., as senior project manager. In this role,

1970s

Holtom oversees all private and public projects from San

William R. Goodin MS ‘71 PhD ‘75, MEngr ‘82, director of UCLA

Diego to Central California. Previously, Holtom was

Extension’s Technical Management Program, has received

principal construction manager of Themed Specialty

the 2010 Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award from the

Construction for Walt Disney Imagineering on the $1.4

Society of Women Engineers (SWE). The award celebrates

billion Disneyland Resort expansion, the project director

the work of a man or company who has made a signifi-

of the THEA Award winning Caesar’s Magical Empire

cant contribution to the acceptance and advancement of

at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, and Project Executive for

women in engineering. Goodin also received Tau Beta

the Architectural Interiors of the Forum Shops at Caesar’s.

Pi’s McDonald Mentor award. The award was created to

Holtom is married and lives in Newport Beach, Calif.

celebrate excellence in mentoring and advising among the

Tom corbett ’69, and co-founding partner Thom Butler, recently unveiled plans for their Sonoma County-based startup, Barrier Free Adventures. The start up company travelers with disabilities and looks to partner with both

and marketing, at Hamshahri, a daily newspaper, in

local and international businesses in order to provide

Tehran, Iran.

new venture, has previously served on the boards of two companies developing Braille keyboards and mouse products for the blind. More recently, Corbett was a partner in a non-profit production company (cfct.org), producing and hosting Internet TV programs, and educational and informational videos. Michael V. Frank ’69, PhD ’78 is currently director of engineering at Washington Closure Hanford (a URS LLC). He will take the position of risk manager for Nuclear Management Partners (also a URS LLC) at the Sellafield Sites in the United Kingdom. Sellafield Ltd is the company responsible for safely delivering, decommissioning, reprocessing, nuclear waste management, and fuel manufacturing activities on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Now under the ownership of Nuclear Management Partners, Sellafield Ltd has the largest concentration of nuclear expertise in Europe, with over 50 years of experience. The Sellafield site is home to over one thousand nuclear facilities including the Magnox and Thorp reprocessing plants, the Sellafield Mixed Oxide plant and a range of nuclear

development of their students and colleagues. Sadegh Radjai ’72, MS ’75 is vice president of advertising

significant information and assistance for travelers with

have consistently supported the personal and professional

is focused on social media and smartphone services for

disabilities worldwide. Corbett, who serves as CEO of the

engineering honor society’s educators and engineers who

waste treatment facilities.

Nik Djordjevic ’75, MS ’78 is the manager of Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics and Performance Group at Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company in Sunnyvale, Calif. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department’s graduate program at the San Jose State University College of Engineering, and an associate faculty member in the Engineering Department at West Valley College in Saratoga, Calif. armando Benavides MS ’77 is currently employed by Boeing Satellite Systems and recently received two patents – “System and Method for Compensating for Temperature Effects on GPS Transponders System” and “Method for Determining the Beam Center Location of an Antenna.”

1980s Jane (Gienger) Kucera ’84 is working as editor on a second book titled, Desalination: Water from Water, which discusses twelve desalination techniques/technologies and future prospects with authors from around the globe. This book is to be published through Scrivener Publishing and John Wiley in late 2012. Kucera was also invited to address the annual American Electric Power (AEP) convention on the topic of normalization of reverse osmosis data, and is also conducting a workshop at the 2011 International Water Conference titled, “Reverse Osmosis: Back to Basics.”

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alumni news

James P. Blanchard ’83, MS ’84, PhD ’88 has recently been

David Crawford ’95 was recently presented

appointed as the chair of the Department of Nuclear

with the prestigious Walt Disney Legacy

Engineering at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His

Award meant to acknowledge individuals

research interests include radiation damage in fission and

that consistently support the goals of the

fusion environments, fusion reactor design, laser-induced

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Segment.

stresses, and nuclear microbatteries. Blanchard is a for-

Crawford is the Director of Creative

mer student of UCLA mechanical and aerospace engineer-

Development at Walt Disney Imagineering

ing professor Nasr Ghoniem. Stephen D. Heister PhD ’88 has been appointed as the Raisbeck Engineering Distinguished Professor for Engineer-

R&D and is responsible for developing the next generation of ride systems for Disney theme parks. He has more than 40 utility patents or pending applications.

ing and Technology Integration at Purdue University.

Michael Allen Jensen PhD ’94 commenced his tenure as the

Heister, a former student of UCLA mechanical and

editor-in-chief of the journal IEEE Transactions on An-

aerospace engineering professor Ann Karagozian,

tennas and Propagation in August 2010. This peer-re-

has been at Purdue’s School of Aeronautics and

viewed journal ranks 2nd among IEEE journals in terms

Astronautics since 1990. He is currently the director

of number of downloads. Jensen is currently professor

of the Maurice Zucrow Laboratories.

and department chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Brigham Young University.

1990s

He has founded/co-founded three companies and actively

Marshall Davert MS ’92, PhD ’93 was announced as AECOM’s

tees. In 2008, Jensen was elevated to IEEE Fellow for con-

executive vice president, responsible for the Water in

tributions to antennas and propagation for mobile devices

Americas business line. In this role, Davert oversees the

and multi-antenna wireless communications systems.

serves on IEEE editorial boards and conference commit-

performance, strategic direction and growth of AECOM’s water business in all areas, including water, wastewater,

Rob Sherwood MS ’95 joined the executive

water resources and community infrastructure in

team as program manager of a new

the Americas.

start-up company called Moon Express. Sherwood will be leading the technical

Robert Hulvey MS ’93 was recently elected a Distinguished

team of Moon Express as they build

Engineer at Broadcom Corporation. Hulvey holds the po-

the first privately funded robotic lunar

sition of Associate Technical Director and has been with

lander. The team is competing for the

the company for 11 years in the Bluetooth business group. Jennifer (Eyre) White ’94, MS ’97 recently leveraged her extensive background in napping (much of which was accrued during her engineering studies) to publish a humorous gift book, The Practical Napper: Tips, Facts, and Quotes for

$30 million Google Lunar X Prize and has already won a $10 million NASA Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) award. The long term goal of Moon Express is mining of platinum group metals on the Moon for use in fuel cells on Earth.

the Avidly Recumbent, published by Andrews McMeel

Jeffrey A. Goldman MS ’97, PhD ’98

in June 2011. She works as a freelance engineering writer

is founder and president of

and lives in Northern California with her husband, Ken-

GoldBot Consulting, Inc. which

nard White, and three kids.

recently celebrated their 3rd year in business with a sponsored tent at the Virginia Gold Cup. Together with two other consulting companies, they continued on page 34

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caReeR coluMn: Eytan Elbaz ’95

continued from page 29

i understand you have a new start-up called Scopely… what qualities do you look for in your work force? Beyond technical skills, what characteristics are important?

first place. From my point of view, it’s the most

The two most important characteristics I look for are moti-

fascinating field, where all the most exciting innovation

vation and intelligence. I actually don’t consider experience

is happening.

to be too important. A hardworking, smart person can

Considering your education and experience at UCLA Engineering, how do you think it’s contributed to your success? What about the things you’ve learned here has stayed with you in your career?

figure out any non-specialized job in any industry in just a few months. Team building is fun. You are putting together your family for the next three or four years.

on technical problems. As I ventured into the films, it reminded me why I went into technology in the

At college, I learned that you need to carve your own

i have read that you have a passion for film making… For those thinking of making a transition outside of engineering, what advice would you give them? Does the engineering degree or do engineering skills translate well to other types of careers?

advantage of whatever tools and resources you can find.

Film making is a fun hobby for me. Actually, making films

far. Learn to work well with others. As far as course-

taught me something important about being an engineer,

work, databases and statistics are things I still use today.

path, recognize your unique opportunities, and take The degree is the minimum requirement; everything else that you figure out along the way is what will get you

and that is, I actually like being a technical person working

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alumni news

raised over $600 for the Paralyzed Veterans of America

Savvides, who was born on May 27, 2011. Savvides also

charity. GoldBot builds innovative custom geospatial

started a company, Seldera LLC, to develop intelligent

data mining software and other analytic solutions for

sensing solutions for a sustainable future. This company

their customers.

will commercialize research from Yale in behavior interpre-

Julian Hsu ’97 (Japanese), MS ’00, MBA ’08 joined Google in

tation and energy efficiency using wireless sensors.

Irvine in April 2011. He and his wife Vanessa (UCLA) ’97

Joseph Hsiung ’05, MS ’06 and his wife Fiona ’05

are expecting their fourth child, a son, in November 2011.

welcomed the birth of their son, Daniel J.

Brett Poirier ’97 received an MS in Astronautical Engineer-

Hsiung in February.

ing from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., in September 2011, and was one of a handful of graduating civilian students. Mikhail Tsirlin ’98, MS ’00 is now a senior staff systems engineer/scientist at Northrop Grumman Corporation. His daughter Rosalie Tsirlin, future Bruin Class of 2030, was born in September 2008.

Joseph Vardner ’06 graduated from Harvard Law School cum laude and begins work in the fall for the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division in Washington, DC. Tim Canan ’07 received an M.D. from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA in June and started his internal medicine residency at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is proud to be in his 10th consecutive

2000s Lourdes V. Abellera MS ’01, PhD ’05 recently joined the editorial board of the journal Environmental Monitoring

year as a Bruin! Carin (Siegerman) Folman PhD ’07 and her husband, Bill, welcomed the birth of their son Noah on April 8, 2011.

and Assessment. The journal, published by Springer, is

Philip Kao ’07 recently volunteered to work

circulated internationally and provides articles in the ap-

with water treatment systems in rural

plication of monitoring data to evaluate risks to humans

villages of Taiwan, China and Ecuador

and the environment.

for nine months. He implemented the first

Ryan Shier ’02 is the founder of Bubble Imagineering Inc., an engineering consultation/contracting company that strives for inspiration, innovation, invention and imagination.

water treatment system in the rural village of Estero de Platano, Ecuador. This water system facility now provides the safest and most affordable water to the village when compared with all the vendors available. Prior to this, Kao worked for

Aviva Presser Aiden ’03 and her family celebrated the first

Accenture, a global IT consulting firm for three years. He

birthday of their son Gabriel Galileo Aiden in June.

is now married to a fellow Bruin, Ruth Chiang ’05 (Psychology), who is a first year resident for a pediatrician hospital. They are happily living in the historic district of Orange in Southern California. Kao’s blog can be found here:

Damien Stolarz ‘03 recently passed the Patent Bar and is now registered to practice in patent cases before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

http://hydrophilicmission.blogspot.com/ Jammie Peng ’09 recently graduated from Stanford University with an MS in materials science and engineering. She

Andreas Savvides PhD ’03, the Barton L. Weller Associated

is currently working as a Software QA Engineer at

Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer

Lab126, creator of the Amazon Kindle, and part of the

Science departments at Yale, and his wife, Alycia, are

Amazon.com, Inc. group of companies.

glad to announce a new family addition, Katerina-Anna

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LEgaciEs

2010s

courtney O. Wong ’11 (civil) and

Tiffany Tsao ’10 was recently promoted at NET-

pre-

her parents stephen B. Wong ’71 (Zoology)

GEAR, Inc. Also, Tsao holds a position on

and nancy F. Wong

the boards of directors for the Silicon Valley

’05

Engineering Society and in the North American Taiwanese Engineering & Science Association. Tsao has also been the secretary for the Society of Women Engineers in the Santa Clara Valley

Peter chang ’11 (EE) and his

section for the past two years.

sister Helen chang Hall ’02 (Physiological science)

In MeMorIaM:

Paul Baran MS ’59

laid the foundation for the internet

y),

ity

Paul Baran MS ’59, a distinguished engineer, inventor and entrepreneur whose best-known invention of packet-switching laid the technological foundation for the Internet, died at the age of 84 earlier this year. Baran received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Drexel university in 1949, and his master’s degree in engineering from ucla in 1959 while also working at Hughes aircraft company. Following his move to the ranD corporation in the early 1960s, Baran developed the concept of dividing information into “message blocks” before sending them out across a network. each block would be sent separately, then rejoined into a whole at their destination. This concept was first developed during the cold War for keeping u.S. telecommunications infrastructure intact following a “first strike.” Baran left ranD in 1968 and co-founded the Institute for the Future, a not-for-profit research group specializing in long range

forecasting. He was also a prolific inventor, creating several new technologies. In all, he founded seven start-up companies, five of which went public. Baran received much recognition and many honors for his accomplishments, including the national Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2008, election to the national Inventors Hall of Fame in 2007, and election to the national academy of engineering in 1996. In 2009, the ucla Henry Samueli School of engineering and applied Science presented Baran with the alumnus of the Year award, the school’s highest honor. “Paul was one of ucla engineering’s most accomplished and influential alumni,” said Dean Vijay K. Dhir. “He was a brilliant engineer, whose technical vision and detailed concepts on packet switching left a great legacy. and though he was well-deserving of the many, many honors he received, Paul was always modest, humble and a role model for engineering excellence.”

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annual report 2010-11

2010-11 ANNUAL REPORT EnrollmEnt 2010-11 Undergraduates 3,301 Master’s Students 858 Doctoral Students 925 Total 5,084

DollArs by pUrposE 2010-2011 capital

45%

program research 33%

DEgrEEs AwArDED (2011 projEctions) B.S. 768 M.S. 441 Ph.D. 132 Total 1,341 Faculty

10%

Full-time Faculty: 159 student support 7% patents Awarded: 29 Discretionary 5% gifts to UclA Engineering by purpose: $21,648,599 publications: UCLA Engineering faculty published four books, 16 chapters, 409 journal articles and 351 conference proceedings. Editorial postions: UCLA Engineering faculty held 38 editorships and 54 associate editorships. research Expenditures: $100,479,387

fAcULTy AwARds 2010-11 Albert carnesale, UCLA Chancellor

received the 2011 IEEE Electromagnetics

jennifer wortman Vaughan, assistant professor of

Emeritus and professor of public policy and

Award for his “fundamental contributions

computer science, received a Faculty Early Career

of mechanical and aerospace engineering,

to reflector antennas, near-field measure-

Development (CAREER) award from the National

was elected to the National Academy of

ments and diagnostics, antenna and human

Science Foundation. It is the NSF’s most presti-

Engineering. He was elected for “bringing

interactions, and optimization algorithms in

gious award of support for junior faculty who

engineering excellence and objectivity to

electromagnetics.” Rahmat-Samii was also

exemplify the role of teacher-scholars.

international security and arms control,

honored with a 2011 UCLA Distinguished

and for leadership in higher education.”

Teaching Award.

Carnesale also received the Harvard Medal in recognition of his many years of services at the university.

Electrical engineering professor behzad razavi has been selected to receive one of IEEE’s most prestigious technical field awards, the 2012 IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits. Razavi is being recognized for his pioneering contributions to the design of high speed and high frequency CMOS communication circuits.

yahya rahmat-samii, holder of the Northrop Grumman Chair in Electromagnetics, has

Professor tatsuo itoh, the Northrop Grumman

Three UCLA Engineering assistant professors received a 2010 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award: Dino Di carlo, of Bioengineering; yu Huang,

Chair in Electrical Engineering, was honored

of Materials Science and Engineering; and jin

with a Microwave Career Award at IEEE

Hyung lee, of Electrical Engineering. The innova-

MTT-S International Microwave Symposium.

tor award supports creative new investigators with

This is the premier award from the Society.

highly innovative research ideas at an early stage

jin Hyung lee, assistant professor of electrical engineering, received a Faculty Early Career

in their career.

Electrical engineering associate professor Aydogan

Development (CAREER) award from the Na-

ozcan was selected as one of the top 10 innovators

tional Science Foundation. It is the NSF’s most

by USAID, NASA, the U.S. Department of State

prestigious award of support for junior faculty

and NIKE, Inc. He also received one of Popular

who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars.

Mechanics magazine’s 2010 Breakthrough Awards

Lee also received a 2010 Okawa Foundation

for the development of his cellphone microscope.

Research Grant.

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In addition, he received USC’s Body Comput-

ing professor Ann Karagozian received the

coming networked medicine research teams

Space Engineering Board (ASEB). The ASEB

Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service

at the annual Body Computing Conference

provides an independent, authoritative

from the Department of the Air Force. The

and the 2011 SPIE Early Career Achievement

forum for space engineering and aeronau-

award is the highest granted to civilians by

Award, which recognizes innovative technical

tics research within the National Research

the United States Air Force.

contributions in optics and photonics.

Council, the operating arm of The National

lecular engineering, received the Society for

through the UCLA Hellman Fellows

ence and Technology, which honors innova-

35 years of age or younger who have made a

Program. The program was established

tive work in interfacial fluid mechanics.

significant research contribution in industrial

through the kind generosity of the Hellman

microbiology or biotechnology.

Family Foundation to help promising young

confinement of micro-scale plasma.

Electrical engineering professor Abeer Alwan was selected a Fellow of the International Speech Communication Association (ISCA) for her significant contributions to the field of speech communication science and technology.

Electrical engineering assistant professor chi on chui was awarded the Chinese American Faculty Association (CAFA) Robert T. Poe Faculty Development Award for research on cardiovascular disease diagnostic devices. Also, a research team that included Chui and graduate student Jorge Kina was awarded the Best Student Paper Award at the 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Defect and Fault Tolerance in VLSI Systems.

jason cong, Chancellor’s Professor of Computer Science, received the 2010 Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Circuits and

ang,

ova-

with

age

the 2010 L. E. Scriven Young Investigator

Award. The Award recognizes researchers

Program grant, to study near-surface cusp

chanical and aerospace engineering, received Award from the International Coating Sci-

a U.S. Air Force Young Investigator Research

Electrical engineering assistant professor

pirouz Kavehpour, associate professor of me-

lara Dolecek was a recipient of an award

cal and aerospace engineering, was awarded

ional

Academies.

Industrial Microbiology’s Young Investigator

richard wirz, assistant professor of mechani-

reer

UCLA mechanical and aerospace engineer-

been appointed to the Aeronautics and

Yi tang, professor of chemical and biomo-

r of

UCLA Engineering Dean Vijay K. Dhir has

ing Slam Prize, a competition for up-and-

Systems (CAS) Society. The award recognizes

professors take their research and creative endeavors to a higher level. Twelve UCLA faculty members were selected for this in the program’s inaugural year.

Computer science professor petros Faloutsos and his co-authors (Michalis Faloutsos and Christos Faloutsos) won an ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time Award 2010 for their 1999 paper “On Power Law Relationships of the Internet Topology.”

Electrical engineering professors lei He and

christopher lynch, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, received the 2011 Intersociety Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Prize from the ASME Aerospace Division. The award recognizes significant contributions to the sciences and technologies associated with adaptive structures and/ or materials systems.

shaily mahendra, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, was named a 2011 PopTech Science and Public Leadership Fellow. Fellows are high-potential earlyand mid-career scientists recognized for their

mihaela van der schaar, and their students

work in areas of critical importance to the

Zhen Cao and Brian Foo, received the

nation and the planet. Mahendra was also

2011 IEEE Circuits and Systems Society

awarded a UCLA Hellman Fellowship.

Darlington Award for their paper titled

Computer sciences professors todd millstein

“Optimality and Improvement of Dynamic Voltage Scaling Algorithms for Multimedia Applications.”

Professor tatsuo itoh, the Northrop Grum-

and rupak majumdar received the ACM SIGPLAN Most Influential PLDI (Programming Language Design and Implementation) Paper Award for 2011. The award is given

man Chair in Electrical Engineering, was

each year for a paper that is ten years old

honored with a Microwave Career Award

and has been highly influential in the area of

at IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium last month. This is the premier award from the Society.

programming languages.

UCLA computer science professor judea pearl was selected by the editorial board of

exceptional technical contributions to a field

ted iwasaki, professor of mechanical and

IEEE Intelligent Systems as one of 10 inaugu-

within the scope of the society over a period

aerospace engineering, received the 2010

ral members of its Artificial Intelligence Hall

of years. Also, Cong, along with his former

Steve Hsia Biomedical Paper Award at the

of Fame. Pearl was also nominated to present

Ph.D. student Eugene Ding (now with Xilinx),

World Congress on Intelligent Control and

an Institute of Mathematical Statistics (ISM)

received this year’s ACM/IEEE A. Richard

Automation. The paper was co-authored

Medallion Lecture at the Joint Statistical

Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic

with Z. Chen of the University of Newcastle.

Meetings (JSM)/ISM 2013 meeting. The

Design Automation at the 48th Design Auto-

ogan

mation Conference. The award was given for

ators

“pioneering work on technology mapping” by a

ate

paper published at least ten years prior.

lar

wards

pe.

Civil and environmental engineering associate Professor jennifer jay was named the 2011 Pritzker Fellow. Established through a gift from UCLA Institute of the Environment

IMS Medallion nomination recognizes a significant research contribution in statistics and probability.

Computer science professor majid sar-

and Sustainability (IoES) Advisory Board

rafzadeh was recently honored as a keynote

Chair and businessman Tony Pritzker, the

speaker at the Eighth Annual Healthcare

Pritzker Fund supports teaching and curriculum development at IoES.

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annual report 2010-11

Unbound Conference. His speech ad-

Gyungsu Byun PhD 2010

Guojie Luo PhD 2011

dressed concerns over the cost and effec-

Computer Science & Electrical Engineering

Electronics Engineering and Computer Science

tiveness of America’s health care system.

West Virginia University

Peking University, Beijing, China

Advisor: Frank Chang

Advisor: Jason Cong

 Ertugrul Taciroglu and Eric Hoek, both associate professors of civil and environ-

Pei-Ling Chi PhD 2011

Nicholas Mastronarde PhD 2011

mental engineering, were each awarded

Electrical Engineering

a 2011 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineer-

National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

The State University of New York at Buffalo

ing Research Prize. The prize recognizes

Advisor: Tatsuo Itoh

Advisor: Mihaela van der Schaar

Yung-Chia Chiu PhD 2009

Nikki Meshkat PhD 2011

College of Ocean Science and Resource

Mathematics

National Taiwan Ocean University

Santa Clara University

Advisor: William Yeh

Advisor: Joe DiStefano

members of the American Society of Civil Engineers who demonstrate notable achievements in research related to civil engineering.

 Mechanical and aerospace engineering

’

professor Tsu-Chin Tsao and graduate

Youngjae Chun PhD 2009

Claudio Palazzi PhD 2007

student Herrick Chang received the

Department of Industrial Engineering

Computer Science

Best Paper Award in the International

Swanson School of Engineering, The University

University of Padova, Italy

Symposium of Flexible Automation held

of Pittsburg,

Advisor: Mario Gerla

in Tokyo, Japan, July 2010, for the paper

Advisor: Gregory J. Carman

“Repetitive Control of a Levitated Shaft

Tien-Kan “TK” Chung PhD 2009

Computer Science

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Univ. Federal de Minas Gerai, Brazil

National Chiao Tung University

Advisor: Jens Palsberg

– FPGA Implementation based on PowellChau Filters.”

 Electrical engineering professor John Villasenor was appointed as a nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brookings Institution. This appointment recognizes Villasenor’s work addressing the technology and policy aspects of cybersecurity.

 Two UCLA Engineering

faculty members

were named IEEE fellows for its 2011 class. Electrical engineering professor Chih-Kong Ken Yang was recognized for leadership in enhancement of input-

Advisor: Gregory J. Carman

Fernando Pereira PhD 2008

Bibhudatta Sahoo PhD 2009

Barton Forman PhD 2010

Electronics and Electrical Communication

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

A. James Clark School of Engineering,

Advisor: Behzad Razavi

University of Maryland Advisor: Steve Margulis

William Skeith III PhD 2011 Computer Science

Tae-Joon Jeon PhD 2008

City College of New York

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Advisor: Rafail Ostrovsky

Inha Universty, South Korea Advisor: Jacob Schmitt

Lisa Star PhD 2011 Civil Engineering

output efficiency in integrated circuits.

Min Lee PhD 2007

California State University, Long Beach

Song-Chun Zhu, professor of statistics and

Division of Advanced Prosthodontics,

Advisor: Jonathan Stewart

computer science, was recognized for con-

Biomaterials, and Hospital Dentistry

tributions to statistical modeling, learning

UCLA School of Dentistry

and inference in computer vision.

Advisor: James Dunn

Alumni New Academic Appointments Jaafar El Awady PhD 2008 Mechanical Engineering Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Advisor: Nasr Ghoniem Vladimir Braverman PhD 2011 Computer Science Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Advisor: Rafail Ostrovsky

Tina T.-C. Tseng PhD 2011 Chemical Engineering National Taiwan University of

Sung-Hee Lee PhD 2008

Science and Technology

Information and Communications

Advisor: Hal Monbouquette

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Advisor: Demetri Terzopoulos

Hideaki Tsutsui PhD 2009 Mechanical Engineering

Uichin Lee PhD 2008

Bourns College of Engineering, UC Riverside

Knowledge Service Engineering

Advisor: Chih-Ming Ho

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Advisor: Mario Gerla Anne Lemnitzer PhD 2009 Civil and Environmental Engineering Henry Samueli School of Engineering, UC Irvine Advisors: Jonathan Stewart and John Wallace

Chia-Hsiang Yang PhD 2010 Electrical Engineering National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Advisor: Dejan Markovic George Youssef PhD 2010 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering California State University, Northridge Advisor: Vijay Gupta

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PoST-DocToral ScHolarS

Charles P. Reames Endowed Chair in

Emmanuel Baudrin

Electrical Engineering

Faculté de Pharmacie, Institut de Chimie de

alan Willson, Jr

ucla Engineering Dean’s advisory council

Edward K. and Linda L. Rice Endowed Term

Dr. William F. Ballhaus, Jr.

Chair in Civil Engineering Materials

CEO (Retired)

Gaurav Sant

The Aerospace Corporation

Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking

Mr. charles Bergan

Deborah Estrin

Vice President

Picardie Université de Picardie Jules Verne, France Post-doctoral advisor: Bruce Dunn Fan Jin Bio-X University of Science & Technology, China Post-doctoral advisor: Gerard Wong Wonhee lee Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology

Nippon Sheet Glass Company Chair Materials Science Bruce S. Dunn

Korea Advanced Institute of Science

Norman E. Friedmann Chair in

and Technology

Knowledge Sciences

Post-doctoral advisor: Dino Di Carlo

carlo Zaniolo

Noah Malmstadt

Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical

Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Engineering/Electromagnetics

Viterbi School of Engineering,

Yahya rahmat-Samii

University of Southern California

Northrop Gruman Chair in

Post-doctoral advisor: Jacob Schmitt

Electrical Engineering

abhijit Mishra

Tatsuo Itoh

Materials Science

Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic

India Institute of Technology at Ghandinagar Post-doctoral and Ph.D. advisor: Gerard Wong Fanyi ouyang Industrial Engineering National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Chair in Electrical Engineering Bahram Jalali Raytheon Chair in Electrical Engineering Kang Wang

Post-doctoral advisor: King-Ning Tu

Richard G. Newman AECOM Endowed Chair

Ganesh Sundaramoorthi

William Yeh

Engineering and Mathematics King Abdullah University of Science and

in Civil Engineering

Rockwell International Chair in Engineering

Engineering Research & Development Qualcomm Mr. aaron S. cohen ’58 Vice Chairman and Founder National Technical Systems Mr. lou cornell, P.E. Vice President Southern California District Manager AECOM Dr. r. Paul crawford Director of Health Research Intel Labs Mr. lucien “al” couvillon, Jr. ’62, MS ’66 Vice President for Corporate R&D (Retired) Boston Scientific Corporation Mr. richard a. croxall Vice President and Chief Engineer (Retired) Northrop Grumman Corporation Dr. Siddhartha Dalal Chief Technology Officer, RAND Corporation Dr. Vijay K. Dhir

Technology, Saudi Arabia

J. John Kim

Post-doctoral advisor: Stefano Soatto

William Frederick Seyer Endowed Chair in

UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering

Yongsheng Zhao

Materials Electrochemistry

and Applied Science

Dean

Institute of Chemistry

Jane P. chang

Chinese Academy of Science

Wintek Endowed Chair in

Chairman and President

Post-doctoral advisor: Qibing Pei

Electrical Engineering

Jas D. Easton, Inc.

M. c. Frank chang

Endowed chair Holders Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Endowed Chair in Engineering chih-Ming Ho Carol and Lawrence E. Tannas Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering Yang Yang

cHaNcEllor’S ProFESSorS asad abidi Jiun-Shyan (JS) chen

Mr. James l. Easton ’59

Mr. Gary W. Ervin Corporate Vice President and President Aerospace Systems Northrop Grumman Corporation

Jason cong

Dr. B. John Garrick MS ’62, PhD ’68

James c. liao

President and CEO (Retired)

Demetri Terzopoulos

PLG, Inc.

Mihaela van der Schaar

Mr. Sam F. Iacobellis MS ’63 Deputy Chairman (Retired) Rockwell International Corporation

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Dr. William A. Jeffrey

Mr. Murli Tolaney

Electrical engineering professor Tatsuo Itoh, Cheng

President and CEO

Chairman

Jung Lee and Kevin M.K.H. Leong were issued a

HRL Laboratories, LLC

MWH Global, Inc.

patent for compact dual-band resonator using anisotropic metamaterial.

Dr. Leslie M. Lackman

Dr. John J. Tracy

Adjunct Professor

CTO & SVP of Engineering,

Professor Itoh, Leong and Anthony Lai were

Deputy Director, UCLA Engineering

Operations & Technology

issued a patent on multi-band radiating elements

Institute for Technology Advancement

The Boeing Company

with composite right/left-handed metamaterial

Mr. Jeff Lawrence ’79

Mr. Stephen Trilling CERT ’00

President and CEO

Vice President

Professor Itoh and Ji-Yong Park were issued a

Clivia Systems

Security Technology and Response

patent for a self-based receiver system using a

Symantec Corporation

multi-fed antenna.

Dr. Steven D. Liedle

transmission line.

Project Manager

Mr. Nicholas M. Uros ME ’84, CERT ’93

Electrical engineering professor Bahram Jalali, Jason

Bechtel Power Corporation

Vice President

Chou and Daniel Solli were issued a patent for an

Advanced Concepts and Technology

apparatus and method for Raman spectroscopy and

Raytheon Systems Company

microscopy with time domain spectral analysis.

Mr. Rajeev Madhavan Chairman and CEO Magma Design Automation, Inc. Ms. Joanne M. Maguire MS ’78, CERT ’89 Executive Vice President Lockheed Martin Space Systems Group Mr. Pankaj Patel Senior Vice President and General Manager Cisco Systems, Inc. Dr. Rami R. Razouk ’75, MS ’75, PhD ’80 Senior Vice President Engineering and Technology The Aerospace Corporation Mr. Edward K. Rice Chairman CTS Cement Manufacturing Company Dr. Kevin Riley President Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, LLC Dr. Henry Samueli ’75, MS ’76, PhD ’80 Co-founder Broadcom Corporation Mr. Gerald Solomon Executive Director Samueli Foundation

Dr. David A. Whelan MS ’78, PhD ’83

Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor

Vice President, General Manager,

Vasilios Manousiouthakis was issued a patent for

and Deputy to the President

hydrogen production by a thermochemical water

The Boeing Company

splitting cycle.

Faculty Patents 2010–11 Mechanical and aerospace engineering professor Gregory J. Carman, Dong Gun Lee

Professor Manousiouthakis and Alberto Posada were issued a patent for a method for fabricating a conduction-cooled high-temperature superconducting cable.

and Motoki Ujihara were issued a patent

Materials science and engineering professor Qibing

for energy harvesting by means of thermal-

Pei was issued a patent for materials for the forma-

mechanical device utilizing bistable

tion of polymer junction diodes.

ferromagnets.

Mechanical and aerospace engineering associate pro-

Electrical engineering professor M.C. Frank

fessor Laurent Pilon and Kamal Katika were issued a

Chang and Daquan Huang were issued a patent

patent for a time-resolved non-invasive optometric

for phase coherent differential structures.

device for medical diagnostic.

Professor Chang, Huang and William Hant

Materials science and engineering professors King-

were issued a patent for tunable artificial

Ning Tu and Ya-Hong Xie, along with Chang Ching

dielectrics.

Yeh, were awarded a patent for methods of fabricat-

Chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Yoram Cohen and Michal Uchymiak

ing highly conductive regions in semiconductor substrates for radio frequency applications.

were issued a patent for a method and system

Electrical engineering adjunct professor Ingrid

for monitoring reverse osmosis membranes.

Verbauwhede and Kris J.V. Tiri were issued a

Computer science professor Mario Gerla and M. Yahya Sanadidi were issued a patent for

patent for logic systems for DPA and/or side channel attack resistance.

Dr. Dwight C. Streit MS ’83, PhD ’86

high-throughput communication systems,

Electrical engineering professor Richard Wesel,

Professor

communication terminal, session relay, and

Wen-Yen Weng and Andres Vila Casado were issued

Director, UCLA Engineering

communication protocol.

a patent for variable-rate low-density parity check

Institute for Technology Advancement

Electrical engineering professor Lei He was

codes with constant blocklength.

Mr. Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. ’59, MS ’61

issued patents for a fast dual-VDD buffer

Bioengineering professor Benjamin Wu was issued

Electronics Consultant

insertion and buffered tree construction for

two patents for NELL-1 enhanced bone mineraliza-

Tannas Electronics

power minimization; and for FPGA circuits

tion; a patent for a NELL-1 peptide; and a patent for

and methods considering process variations.

pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing bone conditions.

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Professor Xie was issued patents for Low crosstalk

substrate for mixed-signal integrated circuits; for a quantum dot based optoelectronic device and method of making same; and for a system controlling nucleation in self-assembled films. Professor Xie and Jeehwan Kim were issued a patent for a method of forming dislocation-free strained thin films. Materials science and engineering professor Yang Yang was issued a patent for a transistor with tunneling dust electrode.

Professor Roy Doumani and Mrs. Carol Doumani Mr. James L. Easton ’59 and Mrs. Phyllis F. Easton Dr. Gerald Estrin and Dr. Thelma Estrin Dr. Christopher P. Ferguson ’86, PhD ’99

Dr. Henry Samueli ’75, MS ’76 PhD ’80 and Ms. Susan F. Samueli Dr. Shioupyn Shen PhD ’91 and Ms. Waishan Wu Dr. Shiva Shivakumar ’94 Dr. Alfred W. Sommer and Ms. Joyce Sommer

Mr. Barry J. Forman ’60, MS ’62

Mrs. Kirsten L. Sommer ’60

Ms. Dorothea H. Frederking

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

Dr. Norman E. Friedmann ’50, MS ’52, PhD ’57 and Dr. Irene C. Kassorla ’63, MS ’65, PhD ’68 Dr. B. John Garrick MS ’62, PhD ’68 and Ms. Amelia Garrick

and Ms. Michelle C. Soon-Shiong Professor Oscar M. Stafsudd, Jr. ’59, MS ’61, PhD ’67 and Mrs. Jacqueline Stafsudd ’69 Mr. Eugene P. Stein ’68

son

Professor Yang and Jianyong Ouyang were

issued a patent for bistable nanoparticle-poly-

Dr. Richard L. Gay ’73, MS ’73, PhD ’76

mer composite for use in memory devices.

Dr. H. P. Gillis

Mr. David E. Storrs ’82, MS ’83

Mr. Bruce E. Gladstone ’57, MS ’62

Mr. Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. ’59, MS ’61,

and

Professor Yang and Elbert Wu were issued a

patent for a stacked layer electrode for organic electronic device.

The 2011 Boelter Society Honor Roll LifETiME MEMBErs This honor roll gratefully acknowledges those who have given $100,000 or more to support

the students and faculty of the UCLA Henry

ma-

Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science over the course of their lifetime or

pro-

ed a

through their estate.

and Mrs. Elena Hairapetian ’96 Mr. Kevin G. Hall, Parent ’06

Dr. Spyros I. Tseregounis MS ’82, PhD ’84 and Dr. Linda P. B. Katehi MS ’81, PhD ’84 Mr. Sumermal Vardhan and Mrs. Raj Kumari Vardhan, Parents ’92, ’98

Dr. Robert Hawley MS ’91, PhD ’97

Mr. V. M. Watanabe ’72

Mr. Jerome Hollander ’48

Dr. Robert K. Williamson ’62, MS ’64, PhD ’69

and Mrs. Sonya Hollander Dr. Jau-Hsiung Huang MS ’85, PhD ’88 and Ms. Hua J. Chang MBA ’88 Mr. Hyley Huang, Parent ’09 Ms. Pearl Illg ’70

and Mrs. Sandra Williamson Dr. Tien-Tsai Yang PhD ’68 and Dr. Jane J. Yang PhD ’71, Parents ’92 Dr. William W. Yeh and Dr. Jennie P. Yeh, PhD ’75 Anonymous donors

2010-2011 MEMBErs

Mr. Balu Balakrishnan MS ’76 and Mrs. Mohini Balakrishnan Mr. Harold S. Becker ME ’59 and Ms. Marilyn L. Becker Dr. Mark Berman MS ’92, PhD ’95 and Ms. Sharon B. Berman ’91 Mr. Bernard L. Beskind ’62, ME ’66 and Mrs. Lois R. Beskind Mr. John Burnett Dr. Vinton G. Cerf MS ’70, PhD ’72 and Ms. Sigrid L. Thorstenberg Mr. Brian L. Cochran ’54 and Mrs. Nancy A. Cochran ’58

za-

Dr. Armond Hairapetian ’87, MS ’88, PhD ’93

Mrs. Elizabeth Argue Knesel

Dr. Larry B. Gratt ’62, MS ’64, PhD ’69

MBA ’86

Mr. B. V. Jagadeesh

Dr. Paul Baran MS ’59

Dr. Hisayo Graham MS ’60, PhD ’69

and Mrs. Carol A. Tannas, Parents ’85 Mr. Raymond M. Taylor, Jr. ’62, MS ’66,

parents of engineering students.

ued

Ms. Victoria F. Goldberg ’87, MBA ’93

Degrees listed include UCLA alumni and

Mr. Robert B. Allen

cat-

and Mrs. Beverly J. Gladstone ’59

and Ms. Marilyn L. Stein

Mr. Aaron S. Cohen ’58 and Mrs. Nancy D. Cohen

t for

Dr. Robert N. Crane MS ’65, PhD ’70

vent-

Mr. Ralph E. Crump ’50 and Mrs. Marjorie L. Crump ’46 Mr. Noel J. Deitrich ’67

Mr. Jeff Lawrence ’79 and Ms. Diane E. Troth MS ’81 Terence Lim ’92 Dr. Robert P. Lin and Ms. Lily W. Lin Mr. W. N. Lin, Parent ’11 Dr. Fang Lu MS ’88, ENG ’89, PhD ’92 and Ms. Jui-Chuan Yeh MPH ’96 Mr. Daniel C. Lynch MA ’65 Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, III ’82, MS ’85, PhD ’98

This honor roll gratefully acknowledges gifts made to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. * 10th Anniversary Members ‡ 5th Anniversary Members Dean’s Visionaries—$1,000,000 or more Mr. Ralph E. Crump ’50 and Mrs. Marjorie L. Crump ’46

Ms. Stacey E. Nicholas ’85, MS ’87

Mr. W. N. Lin, Parent ’11

Dr. Tracy Nishikawa MS ’85, PhD ’88

Dr. Henry Samueli ’75, MS ’76, PhD ’80

and Dr. Gail K. Masutani MS ’81, PhD ’88

and Ms. Susan F. Samueli

Dr. Mukund Padmanabhan MS ’89, PhD ’92

Dean’s Ambassadors—$100,000 to $999,999

Mr. Michael W. Phelps ’71, MS ’71

Mr. Balu Balakrishnan MS ’76 and

Mr. Richard W. Phillips ’68, MLS ’75 Dr. Simon Ramo Dr. Charles P. Reames MS ’80, ENG ’82, PhD ’85, and Mrs. Deborah A. Reames Mr. Edward K. Rice

Mrs. Mohini Balakrishnan Mr. Aaron S. Cohen ’58 and Mrs. Nancy D. Cohen Mr. James L. Easton ’59 and Mrs. Phyllis F. Easton

and Dr. Linda L. Rice

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Dr. Fang Lu MS ’88, ENG ’89, PhD ’92 and Ms. Jui-Chuan Yeh MPH ’96 Dr. Mukund Padmanabhan MS ’89, PhD ’92 Dr. Charles P. Reames MS ’80, ENG ’82, PhD ’85 and Mrs. Deborah A. Reames Mr. Edward K. Rice and Dr. Linda L. Rice Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and Ms. Michele C. Soon-Shiong Anonymous donor Dean’s Scholars—$50,000 to $99,999 Dr. B. John Garrick MS ’62, PhD ’68 and Ms. Amelia Garrick Ms. Peggy L. Johnson and Mr. Eric S. Johnson, Parents ’12

Dr. Tien-Tsai Yang PhD ’68 and Dr. Jane J. Yang PhD ’71 Mr. Russell G. Yee and Ms. Anne C. Wang Yee ’89 Mr. Allen M. Yourman, Jr. ’76, MS ’78 and Mrs. Kimberley E. Yourman ’73 Boelter Sponsors—$5,000 to $9,999 Mr. Andrew D. Africk ’88 and Mrs. Jackie Africk Dr. Charles R. Baker MS ’63, PhD ’67 Mr. David C. Banks ’80, MS ’81 and Mrs. Judy Banks, Parents ’12 Dr. James D. Barrie ’83, MS ’85, PhD ’88 and Dr. Leslie A. Momoda ’85, MS ’87, PhD ’90

Mr. Ryo Kokubu

Mr. Alan P. Cutter ’61, MBA ’64

Dr. Simon Ramo

Mr. Bob English ’82

Mr. Eric E. Schmidt Dr. Shioupyn Shen PhD ’91 and Ms. Waishan Wu Mr. Lawrence E. Tannas, Jr. ’59, MS ’61 and Mrs. Carol A. Tannas, Parents ’85

and Ms. Anna M. Zara Mr. Steven B. Fink ’74 and Mrs. Catherine Fink ’73 Dr. Kenneth I. Friedman ’61 Dr. William R. Goodin MS ’71, PhD ’75,

Mr. Vijayakumar Tella MS ’88

ME ’82

Dr. King-Ning Tu

and Ms. Caroline Dockrell

Boelter Investors—$25,000 to $49,999 Mr. Mark Cuban Boelter Fellows—$10,000 to $24,999 Mr. Raymond S. Beggs Dr. Mark Berman MS ’92, PhD ’95 and Ms. Sharon B. Berman ’91 Dr. Mary E. Bosak ’72, MA ’72, EDD ’77 and Mr. Richard G. Somers Ms. Yen-Ju Chen ’88 and Mr. Fai-Lon Kuo Ms. Josephine Cheng ’75, MS ’77 and Mr. Michael Y. Pong Ms. Jin Hee Choi and Mr. Young Soo Cha, Parents ’14 Ms. Dorothea H. Frederking

Mr. Ernest R. Harris ’49 Mr. Andrew A. Holden, Parent ’12 Mr. Paul J. Jansen and Ms. Deborah K. Jansen, Parents ’13 Mr. Russell W. Krieger, Jr. ’70 and Ms. Linda M. Krieger Dr. Leslie M. Lackman and Ms. Marjorie M. Lackman Mr. Jeff Lawrence ’79 and Ms. Diane E. Troth ’80, MS ’81 Mr. Kenneth H. Ma ’83, MS ’84 and Mrs. Linda Ma Ms. Carol L. Massey, Parent ’13 Mr. Jerry Y. Ogawa ’69 Ms. Rica Orszag ’93 and Mr. Jonathan M. Orszag

Mrs. Marjorie R. Friedlander

Mr. Marvin Rubinstein ’53

Mr. Che-Yi Lin

Mr. David S. Sabih MS ’62

Mr. Daniel C. Lynch MA ’65

Mr. Thierry Sanglerat

Mrs. Rosita N. Mal and Dr. Ajit K. Mal Mr. Pankaj S. Patel, Parent ’06 Dr. Edwin B. Stear PhD ’61 and Mrs. Jo Ann Stear Mr. Eugene P. Stein ’68 and Ms. Marilyn L. Stein Dr. Spyros I. Tseregounis MS ’82, PhD ’84 and Dr. Linda P. B. Katehi MS ’81, PhD ’84

and Mrs. Rita Y. Sanglerat, Parents ’12 Mr. Tom Shiokari ’50, MS ’60‡ and Mrs. Nobuko Shiokari‡ Dr. George S. Stern ’58, MA ’59, PhD ’64 and Mrs. Adele R. Stern Mr. David K. Triolo ’80‡ Dr. Yang Yang and Mrs. Danmei Lee Anonymous donor

Boelter Associates—$2,500 to $4,999 Dr. William Ballhaus, Jr. and Mrs. Jane Ballhaus Mr. Robert J. Barker ’68, MBA ’70 and Ms. Ildiko V. Barker Mr. Benton Bejach* and Mrs. Wanlyn Bejach* Dr. Gary H. Burdorf ’87, MS ’89, PhD ’93 and Mrs. Sherry L. Burdorf ’86, MBA ’90 Mr. Douglas Corbett ’73 and Ms. Lisa L. Corbett Mrs. Natalie W. Crawford ’61 Dr. Vijay K. Dhir and Ms. Komal Dhir Mr. Navin H. Doshi and Ms. Pratima Doshi Dr. Dennis J. Drag MS ’69, PhD ’82 and Mrs. Leslie A. Drag Dr. Richard L. Gay ’73, MS ’73, PhD ’76 Dr. Hisayo Graham MS ’60, PhD ’69 Mr. Robert A. Green ’72, JD ’75 and Ms. Judy A. Green, Parents ’03 Mr. Paul E. Griffin, Jr. ’53 and Mrs. Gloria N. Griffin ’61 Dr. Gene C. Gritton ’63, MS ’65, PhD ’67 and Ms. Gwendolyn O. Gritton Dr. Carl E. Hess and Ms. Tracy L. Pirnack, Parents ’11 Mr. Jeffrey A. Houck and Ms. Monica C. Houck, Parents ’12 Dr. Francis H. Kishi ’53, MS ’58, PhD ’63 Mr. Keith R. Leonard, Jr. ’84, MBA ’95 and Ms. Nanette L. Leonard ’84 Ms. Judy P. Liu Mr. Gary E. MacDougal ’58 and Ms. Charlene MacDougal Dr. Asad M. Madni ’69, MS ’72 and Mrs. Gowhartaj A. Madni, Parents ’08 Ms. Roxann M. Marumoto ’85, MS ’87‡ and Mr. David H. Julifs‡ Mr. Brian N. Mc Innis ’95 Mr. Craig R. Moles MS ’89 and Mrs. Nancy L. Moles Mr. James Murray ’70, MS ’71‡ and Ms. Carol L. Donald‡ Mr. Carey S. Nachenberg ’95, MS ’95‡ Dr. Dodd R. Portman and Mrs. Lucia Portman, Parents ’12 Mr. Kenneth W. Privitt ’77, MS ’80 and Mrs. Nancy G. Privitt ’78 Mr. Chulanur P. Ramakrishnan and Ms. Latha Ramakrishnan, Parents ’10

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Dr. Peter B. Sender and Mrs. Haya S. Sender, Parents ’09

Mr. Stanley E. Charles ’56, MS ’68 and Mrs. Mary Louise Charles ’60

Mrs. Patricia T. Gonzalez and Mr. Ruben R. Barba, Parents ’08

Mr. Akira Shinoda ’67

Mr. Eddie C. Chau ’89

Mr. Arnold Hackett ’87

Mrs. Minda S. Sizto

Mr. Charles C. Chen MS ’91

Dr. William Hant PhD ’70

and Mr. Ning C. Sizto, Parents ’10 Mrs. Judy S. Snow and Mr. William R. Snow, Parents ’12 Mr. Alex Spataru ’70, MBA ’79 and Ms. Anne-Marie Spataru MBA ’78 Mr. Lee M. Stewart ’67* and Ms. Sue G. Stewart* Dr. Dwight C. Streit MS ’83, PhD ’86 and Ms. Deborah Streit Mr. Robert E. Vitali ’76, MS ’78 Dr. Kin Wah Wong PhD ’77 Dr. Ren Xu PhD ’92 and Ms. Jane Zhang ’05 Boelter Contributors—$1,000 to $2,499 Mr. John S. Adams ’62 and Ms. Arlene G. Adams Mr. Darren Aghabeg ’89 and Mrs. Angela Aghabeg Dr. Song-Haur An MS ’81, ENG ’83, PhD ’86 and Mrs. Agnes An Mrs. Cynthia A. Arnell and Dr. Richard E. Arnell, Parents ’12 Dr. Ethan Aronoff PhD ’71 and Mrs. Barbara Aronoff Dr. Pramod P. Bansal PhD ’72 and Ms. Manju Bansal Mr. Fred J. Barker and Mrs. Su Barker, Parents ’14 Dr. John R. Barr MS ’70, PhD ’78 and Ms. Mary E. Barr Dr. Richard S. Baty PhD ’70* and Mrs. Linda S. Baty* Dr. Eric P. Bescher MS ’89, PhD ’97 Mr. Stevan A. Birnbaum ’65 Mr. Glen Boe ’60 and Ms. Jean E. Boe Mr. Henry W. Burgess MS ’75 and Ms. Cindy Burgess Mr. J. Steven Chaffin and Mrs. Janice D. Chaffin MBA ’81 Mr. Paul H. Chandler MS ’74 and Mrs. Kathleen R. Chandler Mr. Benny C. Chang ’70, MS ’72 and Ms. Janet B. Chang ’77 Mr. Leang-Kai Chang and Ms. Li-Chu Wu, Parents ’13 Mrs. Shelly Chang and Dr. Frank M. Chang, Parents ’03

and Ms. Ping S. Chen

and Dr. Myrna A. Hant ’64, PhD ’87, Parents ’96

Dr. Chih Chen MS ’98, PhD ’99

Mr. Frank J. Hanzel, Jr. ’79, MS ’81

Professor In-Gann Chen

Mr. Adam D. Harmetz ’05

Professor Jen-Sue Chen Mr. Chii-Fa Chiou and Mrs. Ellia W. Chiou, Parents ’07, ’11 Dr. Wesley W. Chu and Ms. Julia Chu Mr. Abraham Chuang ’97 Mr. Stephen R. Clapp ’82 and Mrs. Mari M. Clapp, Parents ’12 Mr. Neal M. Cohen ’87 and Ms. Adrienne D. Cohen ’86 Mrs. Kathleen Y. Coleman JD ’84 and Mr. Joseph L. Coleman, Parents ’14 Mr. Karal D. Cottrell ’60 and Mrs. Ann R. Cottrell Mr. Casey Crandall MS ’76 Ms. Arlene O. Dabbs ’80

and Ms. Helen A. Seliverstov ’04 Mr. Jan C. Harzan ’76 and Ms. Annette Harzan Mr. John M. Haworth Mr. Paul J. Heinrich and Mrs. Sharron L. Heinrich ’82, Parents ’08 Mr. Wai K. Ho ’78, MS ’79‡ and Mrs. Sou K. Ho‡ Mrs. Hsiou-Ling C. Hsiang, Parent ’13 Mr. Linden Hsu ’91 Dr. Jerry Q. Huang MS ’88, PhD ’93 and Ms. Zhen Fu Mr. Stephen D. Ishmael MS ’76 Dr. Takashi Iwamoto MS ’92, PhD ’95 Mr. Reginald Jue MS ’80‡ and Ms. Kathryn C. Jue‡

Mr. Curtis L. Dahlberg ’73

Mr. Henry G. Jung ’87

Mr. Patrick W. Dennis ’76, MS ’78,

Dr. Ann Renee Karagozian ’78

MBA ’82, JD ’82‡ and Ms. Nancy L. Dennis ’79‡ Mr. Michael Deutsch ’78, MS ’80 and Mrs. Elena Deutsch Mrs. Nirmala Dharmaraja and Mr. Prithviraj Dharmaraja, Parents ’11 Dr. Bruce S. Dunn MS ’72, PhD ’74 and Ms. Wendy R. Dunn Dr. Mordecai N. Dunst ’75, MA ’78 and Mrs. Karen R. Dunst, Parents ’13 Dr. Paul R. Eggert MS ’77, PhD ’80 and Mrs. Stacey Byrnes Mrs. Melissa M. Eldredge and Mr. Charles H. Eldredge, Parents ’13 Mr. Augustine M. Esogbue ’64 Mr. Mark A. Ethington ’86 and Ms. Lisa M. Ethington Mr. Gregory A. Fountain and Dr. Annette C. Fountain, Parents ’13 Mrs. Jean K. Futami MBA ’87 and Mr. Norman A. Futami, Parents ’13 Dr. Terry N. Gardner PhD ’75 and Ms. Shifra Gardner

and Dr. Theodore Aram Sarafian Mr. Andrew E. Katz ’69, JD ’72 and Mrs. Denise L. Katz Dr. Paul Kazimiroff and Ms. M. Renee Mc Reynolds, Parents ’12 Mr. David W. Kim ’98, MS ’01 Dr. Harqkyun Kim PhD ’96 Dr. Seon Myung Kim PhD ’90 Dr. Sheung K. Kim PhD ’82 and Ms. Chin E. Kim Dr. Yong U. Kim MS ’83, PhD ’87* and Ms. Elizabeth Kim* Mr. JamYuen Ko MS ’92 Ms. Jenny G. Ko JD ’97 and Dr. Loren A. Chow PhD ’99 Mr. Kerry H. Kokubun, Parent ’12 Mrs. Rosalie K. Kuhlmann ’91 Mrs. Lillian H. Kusayanagi Mr. Shane P. Lansing MS ’98 Mr. Robert C. Leamy ’70 and Mrs. Patricia Watts Leamy ’70 Mr. Robert Gerard Lepore ’76, MS ’78 and Ms. Lori E. Lepore, Parents ’14

Mr. Arnold J. Gaunt ’86‡

Mr. Ralph C. Levin ’51

Dr. Rodney C. Gibson MS ’66, PhD ’69

Mr. Nigel N. Liang MS ’06

and Mrs. Nancy P. Gibson, Parents ’92

and Ms. Wei-Chi Lin MS ’07

Dr. Albert J. Glassman PhD ’71

Dr. Chien-Neng Liao PhD ’99

Dr. Thomas P. Goebel PhD ’69

Professor Kwang-Lung Lin

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Mr. Shawmo E. Lin and Mrs. Grace Lin, Parents ’12 Dr. Chengyi Liu Mr. Yuk C. Lo ’84 Dr. Gordon Lu Ms. Cindy W. Ma ’99, MS ’02 Dr. Akio Makishima and Mrs. Yumiko Makishima Mr. John D. Mc Donnell ’60, MS ’65 and Mrs. Donna M. Mc Donnell Mr. Roger P. Murry, Sr. ’73, MS ’76 and Mrs. Catherine B. Murry Mr. Don S. Myers ’64‡ and Mrs. Deborah K. Myers‡ Mr. Mas Nagami ’53 and Ms. Dorothy Nagami Mr. Kenneth W. Nam and Ms. Elena Nam, Parents ’12 Mr. Sean F. Nazareth ’92, MS ’94 and Ms. Julie J. Nazareth ’93 Dr. Richard Nesbit ’58, MS ’60, PhD ’63 and Mrs. Rose Marie Nesbit ’57 Dr. Andrew Kenneth Newman MS ’95, PhD ’05 and Ms. Amy Lam ’94 Dr. Howard S. Nussbaum ’71, MS ’72, PhD ’76 and Mrs. Deborah M. Nussbaum Dr. Bill Overman ’73, PhD ’81

Dr. Eve M. Schooler MS ’88

Mr. Yuji Toriyama

and Dr. Robert E. Felderman MS ’86, PhD ’91 Mr. Van N. Schultz ’74, MS ’75 and Mrs. Susan R. Schultz ’75, Parents ’04 Mr. Hermann D. Schurr ’82, MS ’85 and Mrs. Juliet N. Schurr ’82, MS ’86, Parents ’12

and Ms. Teruko Toriyama, Parents ’12 Mr. Ghassan Toubia ’81 Mr. Che M. Tsai ’88 and Ms. Josan C. Chen Dr. Frank C. Tung PhD ’68 and Ms. Roberta T. Tung

Mr. Stephen S. Schwartz, Parent ’13

Mr. John K. Vallens ’00

Ms. Jill Baran Scott

Mr. Jonathan A. Walcott ’02

and Mr. William M. Scott, Parents ’12 Mr. William H. Seaman

Dr. Christopher W. Walker Dr. George R. Wang MS ’85, PhD ’90

Dr. Durwin L. Sharp ’70, MBA ’74, PhD ’79 and Ms. Christianne Melanson Mr. Takashi Shiozaki ’69

and Ms. Sharon S. Wu Mrs. Shirley C. Wang and Dr. Raymond Wang, Parents ’10

and Mrs. Leslie E. Shiozaki

Mr. Jeffrey S. Way ’76

Mr. Steve J. Shire

and Mrs. Linda K. Way

and Ms. Maria Yang, Parents ’13 Dr. Michael W. Sievers ’73, MS ’75, PhD ’80‡ and Mrs. Charlene M. Sievers‡ Mr. Yet M. Siu ’53

Mr. Leonard Wexler ’64, MS ’68 and Ms. Anita J. Wexler ’62 Mr. Charles E. Wilcoxson ’85, MBA ’94 and Ms. Jeanine W. Wilcoxson

and Mrs. Marion L. Siu, Parents ’75, ’77, ’78 Ms. Cynthia C. Smith

Mr. Kenneth Wolfe and Ms. Elaine D. Wolfe, Parents ’94

and Mr. Bruce J. Smith ’65

Mr. Kim Fan Wong

Mr. David P. Smith MS ’68

and Ms. Christine F. Ng, Parents ’12

Mr. Justin M. Sobaje ’99, MS ’00, JD ’04

Dr. Albert T. Wu PhD ’05

Dr. Bart B. Sokolow ’70, MS ’73, DENV ’77

Dr. Ben M. Wu‡

and Ms. Harriet J. Scharf

and Mrs. Betty Wu‡

and Mrs. Rita Overman

Dr. Craig W. Somerton ’76, MS ’79, PhD ’82

Mr. Daniel C. Pappone ’77

Mrs. Kenlyn Somppi-Emerson ’83, MBA ’90

Dr. Masayuki Yamane

Mr. Ronald S. Squires

Dr. Everett Yeh

and Ms. Syndie B. Meyer Mrs. Asha S. Parikh and Mr. Sanjay K. Parikh, Parents ’09 Mr. Chan K. Park ’91 and Mrs. Cindy S. Park

and Ms. Sherri L. Squires, Parents ’12 Mrs. Padmini Srinivasan

Dr. Yuhuan Xu PhD ’95

Dr. William W. Yeh and Dr. Jennie P. Yeh, PhD ’75

and Mr. V. V. Srinivasan, Parents ’12 Dr. Michael K. Stenstrom

Dr. Ian Yip and Dr. Marion K. Ho, Parents ’14

Mr. Brian D. Pasion ’98, MS ’00

Dr. Jongook Suh MS ’05, PhD ’06

Dr. Shigeru Yoshida

Mr. Christopher G. Peak

Mr. Steve Suryan ’87

Mr. Farouk Youssef

and Mrs. Jacquelyn J. Weber, Parents ’12 Mr. Daniel J. Peterson ’80 and Mrs. Lisa J. Peterson ’81 Dr. Michael Y. Pines MS ’71, PhD ’75 and Ms. Elaine W. Pines

and Mrs. Karen Suryan

We have made every effort to ensure the

and Ms. Gloria M. Susnir Mr. Jeremy L. Switzer ’98, MBA ’07‡ and Ms. Midco Kit-Lui Switzer‡ Ms. Elizabeth Tarbuck

Dr. Alfonso F. Ratcliffe ’51, MS ’63, PhD ’70

Mr. David Ting ’93, MBA ’01

and Mrs. Dolores C. Ratcliffe

and Dr. Laila Hanna, Parents ’11

Mr. John Susnir ’51, CTSE ’62

Mr. Steven D. Powell ’00, MBA ’10

completeness and accuracy of this Honor Roll. If you discover an error or omission, please contact the Office of External Affairs at (310) 206-0678 or email hsseasgiving@support.ucla.edu.

and Ms. Grace H. Ting ’93

Mrs. Mary Lee Ray and Mr. James C. Ray, Jr., Parents ’11 Mr. Joseph J. Rice ’88 and Mrs. Monica Rice Mr. Dennis E. Rosenfeld, Parent ’12

calendar of events nov. 4 – Engineering Awards Dinner apr. 10 – Fellowship Luncheon

Ms. Rhonda M. Sakaida ’81, MS ’84 Dr. Sumio Sakka Mr. John P. Schauerman ’79 and Ms. Claudia H. Schauerman

apr. 12 – Senior Class Campaign Kickoff Event apr. 21 – Scholarship Brunch May 29 – Senior Class Dinner

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