Engineering Alumni Association May 10, 2016

Jayathi Y. Murthy

Dean

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2015-16 School Highlights

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers.

Dino Di Carlo, Professor of Bioengineering Microenvironment control and automation for miniaturized systems. Applications in biology, medical diagnostics, and cellular and tissue engineering.

Jonathan Hopkins, Asst. Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Design and fabrication of advanced flexible structures, mechanisms, and materials. Applications in microarchitectured materials, additive fabrication, MEMS, precision flexure systems and soft robots.

Benjamin Williams, Assoc. Professor of Electrical Engineering Quantum properties of low-dimensional semiconductors in conjunction with engineering of novel electromagnetic structures. Applications in terahertz and mid-infrared radiation.

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UCLA was one of only 5 universities with 3 or more awardees.

2015-16 School Highlights National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award

Henry Burton, Asst. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Resilience of the next-generation of buildings in response to natural hazards while simultaneously incorporating sustainable practices.

Yvonne Chen, Asst. Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Engineering tumor-specific T-cells for cancer immunotherapies.

Raghu Meka, Asst. Professor of Computer Science Pseudorandomness, optimization hierarchies and hardness of approximation, communication complexity. Applications include big data.

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UCLA Engineering now has 65 NSF CAREER winners on the faculty.

2015-16 School Highlights

• Two UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award winners: Mark Goorsky, Materials Science and Engineering Steve Margulis, Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Three graduate students, one undergraduate and five alumni received the 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

• Undergraduate engineering team wins UCLA Law School’s $100K Lowell Milken Institute-Sandler Prize for New Entrepreneurs. Open to all UCLA students, law student must be part of team.

• CS junior Iris Cong named Goldwater Scholar.

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2015-16 School Highlights

• Master’s of Science Online Program ranked #1 for the

second year in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

• Robert Englekirk MS ’65, PhD ’70, and Natalie Englekirk committed to a $500,000 gift, matched by the UC Office of the President, to create the Englekirk Presidential Endowed Chair in Structural Engineering.

• Vijay K. Dhir Chair in Engineering established. Just under 100 donors gave to create $1 million endowment for new chair.

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Snapshot Enrollment + Faculty

Department

Undergrad Enrollment

Fall 2006 / 2015

Graduate Enrollment

Fall 2006 / 2015

Faculty HC

F 2006 / Spr2016

Bioengineering 135 / 270 114 / 167 6 / 11

Chemical and Biomolecular 280 / 332 74 / 97 13 / 14

Civil and Environmental 254 / 289 104 / 181 15 / 18

Computer Science 405 / 863 285 / 331 37 / 35

Electrical Engineering 477 / 565 380 / 536 45 / 47

Materials Science and Engineering 70 / 115 89 / 150 10 / 14

Mechanical and Aerospace 591 / 674 248 / 297 31 / 35

Undeclared 0 /130

MS Online 0 / 305

Total 2,312 / 3,238 1,295 / 2,064 157 / 174

Undergraduates 2006 / 2015: Women 18.6% / 23.1%; Underrepresented Minorities 8.6% / 8.8%; and International Students 5.3% / 19.4%.

Graduate Students 2006 / 2015: Women 20.4% / 22.8%; Underrepresented minorities 3.9% / 6.2%; and International Students 39.8% / 54.8%.

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Snapshot Undergrad Applicants, Degrees

Fall 2006 Fall 2015

Freshman applicants 6,356 21,328

Freshmen accepted 1,715 2,915

Freshmen enrolled 487 733

Transfer applicants 1,069 2,971

Transfers accepted 400 324

Transfers enrolled 185 151

B.S. degrees awarded (June) 537 741

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Snapshot Graduate Applicants, Degrees

Fall 2006 Fall 2015

Graduate applicants 2,915 6,542

Graduates accepted 1,041 1,805

Graduates enrolled 402 871

M.S. degrees awarded (June) 307 557

Ph.D. degrees awarded (June) 142 159

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Snapshot Research Expenditures, Gifts

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FY 2005-06 FY 2014-15

Research Expenditures $89.2 million $104.6 million

Gifts $22.9 million $42.6 million

Rankings

School 2017 US News Graduate Program Rank Score

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 100

2. Stanford University (CA) 87

3. University of California–Berkeley 81

4. California Institute of Technology 75

5. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 73

6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 72

7. Georgia Institute of Technology 71

7. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 71

9. Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) 70

10. University of Texas–Austin (Cockrell) 68

11. Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) 67

12. Cornell University (NY) 66

12. University of Southern California (Viterbi) 66

14. Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) 64

14. University of California–Los Angeles (Samueli) 64

14. University of Wisconsin–Madison 64

17. University of California–San Diego (Jacobs) 63

18. Princeton University (NJ) 62

19. Northwestern University (McCormick) (IL) 56

19. University of Pennsylvania 56

Top 20 graduate programs in 2017 U.S. News rankings

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Rankings

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Strengths and weaknesses in U.S. News graduate rankings Strengths • High Ph.D. students to faculty ratio, 7.5% of score

At 5.7, second highest in country after Stanford

• High number of NAE members, 7.5% of score At 19.5%, highest in the country

Weaknesses • Total research expenditures, 15% of score

UCLA is 25th in country

• Peer and recruiter assessments, 25% and 15% of score Peers rank UCLA 3.7/5, tied for 18th. Recruiters rank is 3.9/5, tied for 19th

Priorities

Growth in Students and Faculty

Over the next 5-7 years, will grow by • 650 additional undergraduates

• 350 graduate students

• 50 new faculty • Will see retirement/replacement of approximately 50 additional faculty

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Priorities

Engineering Diversity • Increase to 30% women in

undergraduate and graduate enrollment, and in tenure-track faculty.

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Priorities

Local Reach – Global Impact • Build pipeline of high school students • Community colleges/transfer students • Expand MSOL internationally • Tap global alumni network to raise

school profile abroad

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Priorities

Transforming Education

• Hands-on engineering opportunities for freshmen/ EE 96 model

• Design spine, connected course series • Student-driven makerspaces

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Priorities

Master’s of Science Online Program • 300 students today • Goal for 2021: 500 MSOL students and 75

non-degree students • International expansion • Hybrid: 1-yr. online, 1 yr. on campus • Expand certificate programs

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Priorities

Engineering Management Program • Geared toward management personnel • Program results in M.S. in Engineering,

certificate in Engineering Management • Online classes with on-campus component 3

times per quarter • Started with 7 students, now has 40 • Goal is 70 students • Projected annual income: $1M-plus

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Priorities

New Infrastructure • Engineering VI, North Wing complete • Engineering VI, South Wing, on

schedule for 2017 • Boelter Hall lab renovations ongoing • Student Creativity Center expanded this

year, will double to 10,000 sq. ft.

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Priorities for EAA

Visibility and Alumni Engagement Increase the visibility of the Engineering Alumni Association

among alumni and students

Focus on signature events that meet the interests and priorities of UCLA Engineering alumni

Identify geographic locations and corporations where there is a large alumni presence and serve as a vehicle to re-connect them with UCLA Engineering

Participate in mentorship, retention and volunteer activities

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Priorities for EAA

Participation in Fundraising Activities

• Help promote and support philanthropic giving to the school

• Inspire alumni by having 100% EAA board giving participation

• Continue to support the Senior Class Campaign, Alumni Legacy Campaign and Engineering Student Projects

• Identify fundraising initiatives that can support our students and provide them with hands-on learning opportunities

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Thank you!

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