Distinguished Professors Yu Huang and Richard Kaner have been elected full members of the European Academy of Engineering (EAE). The academy is an international scientific organization composed of the world’s leading scientists, scholars and engineers, dedicated to promoting excellence in science and technology.
Huang, holder of the UCLA Traugott and Dorothea Frederking Endowed Chair in Engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and a faculty member in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, was recognized for her contributions to cross-scale integration of dissimilar materials to gain new functions for sustainable technologies, including pioneering advances in catalyst design, energy conversion and storage, and quantum materials.
Kaner, holder of the UCLA Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation and a faculty member in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, was recognized for his internationally acclaimed contributions to materials chemistry, including pioneering research on conducting polymers, graphene, superhard materials, and advanced functional materials.
The EAE elects relatively few international members, making it one of Europe’s most prestigious engineering academies. With the recent election of Kaner and Huang, joining Philippe Sautet, who was elected a member in 2024, the department now has three faculty members in the academy.
Professor Alexander Balandin from UCLA Materials Science & Engineering was also elected to the 2026 EAE cohort.
Penny Jennings, UCLA Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, penjen@g.ucla.edu.
