Daniel Kamei, Professor

Dr. Kamei received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from MIT in 2001 and performed postdoctoral research in Biological Engineering at MIT from 2001 to 2003 before starting his faculty position at UCLA in the summer of 2003. His research group has been focused on developing point-of-care diagnostics for early disease detection, which is challenging due to the low concentrations of biomarkers that are present at the initial stages of disease. He received the Early Career Award from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation and the Kimmel Scholar Award from the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, and was also selected to be a member of the inaugural class of the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Fellows. Dr. Kamei has also received numerous teaching awards including the UCLA Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award.

Linnet Chang, BMES President

Hi everyone! I am a 4th year Bioengineering student and President of BMES for the 2020-2021 school year. During my freshman year, I joined the BMES electrocardiogram build team and fell in love with BMES’ mission and its people. Later on, I served as Community Outreach and Mentorship chairs and became a student instructor for Engineering 96: Electrocardiogram. I’m also part of the undergraduate research community–I currently work in a computational modeling lab.

Thamira Skandakumar, BMES External Vice President

Thamira is a 4th year bioengineering student originally from Vancouver, Washington. She is the External Vice President of the Biomedical Engineering Society and is involved in other engineering clubs such as Engineering Ambassadors and Tau Beta Pi. On her free time, she enjoys dancing with her team, ROOT[D Dance Co. and hanging out with her friends and exploring new locations. With her technical breadth in electrical engineering, Thamira will be working as an Electrical Engineer at Medtronic in the fall.

Shikha Mody, BMES Technical Vice President

Shikha Mody is a 4th year Computer Science student at UCLA, and Technical Vice President of the Biomedical Engineering Society. She has been involved in UCLA engineering organizations including Creative Labs, Engineering Ambassadors, and the Society of Women Engineers (along with BMES) during her four years at UCLA. After graduation, she plans to pursue a Master’s degree in Computer Science (also at UCLA) and work in the technology industry.

Mayilone Sathialingam, BMES Internal Vice President:

I am a fourth-year Bioengineering major and currently the Internal Vice President of BMES for the 2020-2021 academic school year. During my past two years on BMES board, I served as a Community Outreach committee member and chair, during which we focused on providing students from underserved communities exposure to creative hands-on scientific experiments. Aside from BMES, I am currently conducting wet-lab and computational research on creating neuroregenerative scaffolds for spinal cord injury. I am also involved in a couple of shadowing and clinical research undergraduate clubs, PULSE and CTSI-RAP, which has given me invaluable first-hand clinical experience of various specialties, which has helped foster my passion for medicine.

Panagiotis Christofides, Distinguished Professor & Department Chair

Carissa Eisler, Assistant Professor

Carissa Eisler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and was an undergraduate student from 2006-2010. Her research centers around the understanding and manipulation of light emission from nanomaterials for sustainability, solar energy conversion, and new optoelectronic devices not possible with traditional materials. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, playing video games, making linocut prints, and spoiling her two cats.

Stephanie Du, Chemical Engineering Student and President of AIChE

Hi! My name is Stephanie and I’m a third year chemical engineer. I am currently the President of AIChE, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Being involved in AIChE and creating a community with chemical engineers has really made my college experience. I also enjoy calligraphy and bullet journaling 🙂

Dolores Rodriguez, Chemical Engineering Student

Hello, I am Dolores Rodriguez. I’m a third year chemical engineering transfer. I transferred from Santa Barbara City College and I am about to finish my first year at UCLA.

Nadia Owen, Chemical Engineering Student

Hi, my name is Nadia, and I’m a 2nd year Chemical Engineering student. I’m a member of AIChE’s outreach project, Remote Reach, and technical project, Chem-E-Car, and a member of the Phi Sigma Rho Sorority for Women in STEM. In my free time I enjoy reading, hiking, and baking.

Alyssa Vu, Chemical Engineering Student (she/her)

My name is Alyssa, and I am a second year chemical engineering major from Orange County. I am involved in AIChE as the Mentorship Chair and one of the Chem-E-Car Co-Leads.

Diya Kapur, Chemical Engineering Student

My name is Diya and I am a first year here at UCLA studying chemical engineering. I am involved in AIChE as well as SWE, both of which have been very valuable communities. I hope to continue contributing to that effort and actively help build communities for others in the chemE space.

Ertugrul Taciroglu, Professor & Department Chair

Jian Zhang, Professor & Vice Chair of Undergraduate Affairs

Richard Korf, Professor & Vice-Chair of Undergraduate Studies

Joshua Lee, CS Student

Hello! My name is Josh and I’m a current UCLA transfer student from the Bay Area studying computer science. Since transferring, I’ve been involved with multiple CS organizations, and am currently co-President of ACM Cyber. I’m a sports fan (Go Warriors!) and a foodie, and would love to talk about my experiences as a transfer or anything else that comes to mind!

Ken Yang, Professor & Department Chair

Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Greg Pottie, Professor

I’ve been a professor in the ECE Departments since 1991, working on communications systems, sensor networks, and interactive systems such as education and games.

Bruce Dunn, Professor & Department Chair

Suneel Kodambaka, Professor 

Graduated from IIT Madras, India; did PhD at UIUC, Illinois; been at UCLA since 2007.

Garret May, Student

My name is Garret May and I am a third year Materials Science and Engineering Student from Twin Falls, ID. I am the current Social Chair and incoming president of Materials Research Society. I have been a Resident Assistant the last two years. Congratulations on getting into UCLA and I look forward to meeting you!

Emily MacInnis, Student

My name is Emily MacInnis and I’m a junior at UCLA studying materials engineering with a concentration in electronic materials. Outside of class, I am a research assistant in Professor Subramanian Iyer’s lab, the Internal Vice President of the Materials Research Society, and a news writer for the Daily Bruin. This summer, I will be interning at IBM studying heterogeneous integration.

Jeff Eldredge, Professor & Vice Chair Undergraduate Education

I am a professor in the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Programs.

Lisa Kong, Student

I’m in the class of 2023 (like you) as a mechanical engineering major and geography minor. I chose my major because I love physics and math, and also its flexibility with future careers. Even though I’ve had more Zoom university than in-person school, I love UCLA for how it has expanded the way I view the world and also given me so many fun memories. Outside of academics, I like avocado toast, running, and watching sunsets.

Bethany Chang, Student

Mechanical Engineering Transfer Student! I make soap and art in my free time 🙂

Zoom session link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/96172192538?pwd=K3J6Y0k5ZzlDWWh0RVEzQ1JORnFJdz09.

Erkki Corpuz, Academic Counselor

Zoom session link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/98298636530.

Elizabeth Ceja, Academic Counselor

My name is Elizabeth Ceja and I am an academic counselor for the Office of Academic and Student Affairs. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and my Master’s in College Counseling and Student Services. I work with chemical engineering, bioengineering, and civil engineering majors.

Zoom session link: https://ucla.zoom.us/j/94067128842.

Cynthia Moraga, Academic Counselor

I have worked in the Office of Academic and Student Affairs for 11 years. I have been a CS/CSE/EE/CE counselor the past 4 years.

James Washington, Academic Counselor

Hi I’m from TX. I have lived in CA for about 6 years now. I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. I am an SAO at UCLA.