HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet Improving the Quality of Life Through Technology – An Academic Perspective September 9, 2006 Vijay K. Dhir Dean

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet  Electrification  Automobile  Airplane  Water Supply and Distribution  Electronics  Radio and Television  Agricultural Mechanization  Computers  Telephony  Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 20 Transformative Engineering Achievements  Highways  Spacecraft  Internet  Imaging  Household Appliances  Health Technologies  Petroleum and Petrochemical Technologies  Lasers and Fiber Optics  Nuclear Technologies  High Performance Materials A Century of Innovation National Academies Press

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet UCLA Engineering Highlights  Established in 1945 under the leadership of Dean L.M.K. Boelter  Seven departments: Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.  Ranked 9 th among public universities in the most recent US News and World Report’s ranking of engineering graduate programs.  Second highest production of Ph.D.s per faculty.  22 affiliated faculty who are elected members of the National Academy of Engineering.  Dedicated as the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science in 2000, honoring one of our most successful alumni

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet  Transportation safety  Air pollution prevention  Early hydrogen-powered cars  Water reclamation and desalination technologies  Home to the first node of the Internet - First message sent in 1969  Biomedical engineering  Collaborations with other disciplines and institutions UCLA Engineering’s Impact on Society

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet Emerging Technologies at UCLA Nano-Bio-Info Technologies  Embedded networks for environmental, structural, & health monitoring  Nanoelectronics  Wireless, ubiquitous computing  Lab-on-a-chip systems  Innovative medical devices and biotechnology tools  Nanoengineered water reclamation membranes

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet Emerging Technologies at UCLA Alternative Energy Solutions  Plastic solar cells  New hydrogen fuel technologies  Fusion

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet  The boundaries between traditional disciplines are weakening, leading to an emphasis on interdisciplinary research and education.  A B.S. degree will be broad-based and an M.S. degree will become necessary for a career in engineering.  An engineering degree opens doors in many other disciplines: business, law, and medicine, etc.  Future engineers will have to learn to interact globally.  Custom designed materials and manufactured products will signal the return of the manufacturing base to U.S.  We’ll see major advances in information sciences, biotechnology, new materials, aerospace systems, and nanotechnology. Vision for the Future of Engineering

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet  Well motivated and prepared students  Trained generalists rather than specialists  Nurturing innovation  A diverse workforce  Society’s commitment and investment in education — especially engineering  Global competition for products and jobs  Distance learning  Hands-on experience Future Engineering Challenges

HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE – Birthplace of the Internet “He or she will aspire to have the ingenuity of Lillian Gilbreth, the problem solving capabilities of Gordon Moore, the scientific insight of Albert Einstein, the creativity of Pablo Picasso, the determination of the Wright brothers, the leadership abilities of Bill Gates, the conscience of Eleanor Roosevelt, the vision of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, and the curiosity and wonder of our grandchildren.” The Engineer of 2020, an NAE Report