Eric Pei-Yu Chiou, Warren Grundfest, Mona Jarrahi, Yuanxun “Ethan” Wang and Chee Wei Wong have been honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Aydogan Ozcan, UCLA Chancellor’s Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was honored for having “demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation.”
Andrea Kasko, associate professor of bioengineering at UCLA, was appointed vice chair of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Polymer Chemistry.
Dr. John Clemens, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been selected as co-recipient of the 2018 Prince Mahidol Award.
Justin Barton has been named president and chief investment officer of the company, which oversees the The UCLA Foundation’s endowment and other assets.
The five-year award Elaine Hsiao will support her research into mapping cellular networks to better understand how the microbiome contributes to neurodegenerative diseases.
Gilbert Gee, professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received the 2018 Award for Innovative Public Health Curriculum.