Faculty Bulletin Board

The professor of Earth, planetary and space sciences will lead a radio astronomy search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

A team led by Vickie Mays and Ninez Ponce, professors of health policy and management, will focus on COVID-19 research.

The assistant physiology professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine will receive a $750,000 grant for cognitive aging research.

The interim chief of UCLA’s division of cardiology received the association’s highest volunteer award.

She will be inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing’s hall of fame.

The associate professor will receive funding to research cells as materials to help sustain food production.

Leisy Ábrego, Laura Gómez and Floridalma Boj López were named to the scholarly advisory committee for the new museum.

Zimmerman, a professor of health policy and management, will help boost public understanding of how social insurance contributes to economic security.

The distinguished professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will help lessen systemic racism.

The adjunct professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health was awarded for his role on a COVID-19 task force.

Wang, a community health sciences professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, will address food equity issues in Los Angeles County.

Scotland, who was named Young Urologist of the Year for the western section, has developed a program to support residents of color.

Troy Carter, director of the Plasma Science and Technology Institute at UCLA, will join other fusion energy experts.

Jalali, UCLA’s Fang Lu Professor in Engineering, was chosen “for contributions to silicon photonics, high time-resolution scientific instruments, and biomedical imaging.”

Two social welfare professors were honored by the U.S.Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Nanotech Energy, co-founded by Richard Kaner and Maher El-Kady, was cited for its work on non-flammable, graphene-based batteries.  

Nour, an assistant professor of neurology and radiology, has been recognized for a research paper she co-authored about acute stroke care.

Founded in 1916, the association is the largest national interdisciplinary research group devoted to the scientific study of education and learning.

Eisenman will serve on an external advisory committee for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Raman, an assistant professor of materials science and engineering, has been recognized for his record of developing technologies into beneficial commercial products.

Pearl, a professor of computer science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received the 2021 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award.

Li’s approach to treating diabetes utilizes tiny particles secreted by cells in the body that are known to facilitate communication between cells.

Hsieh, has received the research grant for his work on machine learning.

Treu was recognized for his discoveries on the nature of dark matter and the expansion history of the universe.

The assistant professors were named 2022 Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science.