Engineering Alumni Association May 10, 2016 Jayathi Y. Murthy Dean

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1 Engineering Alumni Association May 10, 2016 Jayathi Y. Murthy Dean 1

2 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. UCLA was one of only 5 universities with 3 or more awardees. 2

3 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. UCLA Engineering now has 65 NSF CAREER winners on the faculty. 3

4 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. 4

5 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. 5

6 Snapshot Enrollment + Faculty Department Undergrad Enrollment Fall 2006 / 2015 Graduate Enrollment Fall 2006 / 2015 Faculty HC F 2006 / Spr2016 Bioengineering 135 / / / 11 Chemical and Biomolecular 280 / / / 14 Civil and Environmental 254 / / / 18 Computer Science 405 / / / 35 Electrical Engineering 477 / / / 47 Materials Science and Engineering 70 / / / 14 Mechanical and Aerospace 591 / / / 35 Undeclared 0 /130 MS Online 0 / 305 Total 2,312 / 3,238 1,295 / 2, / 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%. 6

7 Snapshot Undergrad Applicants, Degrees Fall 2006 Fall 2015 Freshman applicants 6,356 21,328 Freshmen accepted 1,715 2,915 Freshmen enrolled Transfer applicants 1,069 2,971 Transfers accepted Transfers enrolled B.S. degrees awarded (June)

8 Snapshot Graduate Applicants, Degrees Fall 2006 Fall 2015 Graduate applicants 2,915 6,542 Graduates accepted 1,041 1,805 Graduates enrolled M.S. degrees awarded (June) Ph.D. degrees awarded (June)

9 Snapshot Research Expenditures, Gifts FY FY Research Expenditures $89.2 million $104.6 million Gifts $22.9 million $42.6 million 9

10 Rankings Top 20 graduate programs in 2017 U.S. News rankings School 2017 US News Graduate Program Rank 1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stanford University (CA) University of California Berkeley California Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University (PA) University of Michigan Ann Arbor Georgia Institute of Technology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Purdue University West Lafayette (IN) University of Texas Austin (Cockrell) Texas A&M University College Station (Look) Cornell University (NY) University of Southern California (Viterbi) Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) University of California Los Angeles (Samueli) University of Wisconsin Madison University of California San Diego (Jacobs) Princeton University (NJ) Northwestern University (McCormick) (IL) University of Pennsylvania 56 Score 10

11 Rankings 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 25 th in country Peer and recruiter assessments, 25% and 15% of score Peers rank UCLA 3.7/5, tied for 18 th. Recruiters rank is 3.9/5, tied for 19 th 11

12 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 12

13 Priorities Engineering Diversity Increase to 30% women in undergraduate and graduate enrollment, and in tenure-track faculty. 13

14 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 14

15 Priorities Transforming Education Hands-on engineering opportunities for freshmen/ EE 96 model Design spine, connected course series Student-driven makerspaces 15

16 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 16

17 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 17

18 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. 18

19 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 19

20 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 20

21 Thank you! 21