Shaily Mahendra, an assistant professor of  civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been selected as a 2013 DuPont Young Professor. Mahendra is one of 14 faculty members hailing from seven countries, who have received this prestigious recognition from the global science and technology company, headquartered in Wilmington, Del. The award includes $25,000 per year for three years in unrestricted funds.
 
The DuPont Young Professor program is designed to help promising young and untenured research faculty working in areas of interest to DuPont, begin their research careers.  The program has provided nearly $50 million in grants to more than 680 young professors in more than 130 institutions in 14 countries since 1968.