The assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering will apply the $360,000 award to research on nanoscale architectures and ultrafast energy diagnostics.
The Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is recognized for his leadership and scientific contributions for future fusion power plants.
Andrea Bertozzi, Subramanian Iyer, Jianwei 'John' Miao, Pietro Musumeci and Mason Porter are recognized for 'exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.'
Dr. Claire Baldauf, Dr. Marjorie-Anne Guerra and Dr. Manal Habib are fellows at the Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA.
The UCLA professor emeritus, who directed the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, was honored with two others for designing and developing molecular machines.
Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Awards are given to recognize "the research, innovators, scientists and students who've made the world a little better this year."
For his remarkable body of work, Gerry Laviña has been named the 2016 Social Worker of the Year by the California chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
The UCLA professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering was honored for his outstanding contributions in the design, modelling, control, and realization of mechatronic systems.
The UCLA chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science will be recognized with two awards from the largest multicultural and multidisciplinary STEM diversity organization in the nation.
A professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, Hall was recognized for his work in climate modeling to ascertain the Earth's sensitivity to increases in greenhouse gas emissions.
Sant, an associate professor and Henry Samueli Fellow in civil and environmental engineering, has developed a new building material that, unlike concrete, doesn't emit greenhouse gases during its production
An assistant professor of gender studies and African American studies, Haley received the 2016 Sara A. Whaley Prize for her new book, 'No Mercy Here: Gender, Punishment, and the Making of Jim Crow Modernity.'