Overview

The Engineering Transfer Center is a part of the new Engineering Resource Center, developed in Fall 2017 by Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, Richard D. Wesel.

Mission

It is our mission at the Engineering Transfer Center to provide resources and support to current Samueli Engineering transfer students, increase visibility and advocacy for the transfer community in the school, and build partnerships with local community colleges to support the engineering pipeline.

Our goals include:

• Providing resources and support that enable a successful transition to Samueli Engineering and academic success.
• Accelerating access to enhanced learning experiences and professional development that help transfer students maximize their Samueli Engineering experience and prepare them for life after graduation.
• Creating a Bruin Engineering community that includes students, staff, faculty, alumni, and industry partners that will offer support, visibility, and advocacy for transfer students.
• Creating outreach activities that help expose community college students to engineering, help them to engage in engineering activities, understand the excitement of the Samueli Engineering experience, and the pathways to get here.

Transfers in Samueli Engineering

Transfer students make up 19.96% of incoming students (200 out of 1,002) to Samueli Engineering in Fall 2022, and 13.36% of the Samueli Engineering total undergraduate students (421 out of 3,862) in 2021.

Transfer students by department:

*This data was retrieved here.

Location

Meet the Staff

Wesley Uehara – Director

Wes Uehara is the Community College Outreach Coordinator and Director of the Engineering Transfer Student Resource Center at UCLA Samueli Engineering. His work focuses on developing activities and partnerships that support the engineering pipeline from community college to UCLA Engineering as well as providing resources and support that enable our transfer students to maximize their UCLA Samueli Engineering experience. Wes has over 20 years of experience working in higher education. Previously he co-managed the Dean’s Engineering Science Corps Outreach programs that focused on high school outreach initiatives and managing the Summer Undergraduate Scholars Program, an intensive academic research experience for undergraduates. Wes began life as a Bruin in 2004, by joining the education team at the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center headquartered at UCLA Engineering with partner labs at USC, CalTech, UC Riverside, and UC Merced. Before transitioning to UCLA Engineering, Wes spent time as an academic counselor working with First Year Experience programs at the Division of Undergraduate Education at UC Irvine. In his personal time, you can find Wes outdoors; running on the beach, on a hiking trail, or exploring Southern California. He enjoys photography, live music, and spending time with family and friends.

Student Staff

Claire Murphy – ETC Staff

Materials Engineering

Claire is a senior Materials Engineering major from San Mateo, CA. She is currently getting a minor in English Literature, and loves to read novels, watch films, travel, and visit new spots in LA with friends.

Jaelyn Fan – ETC Staff

Computer Science

3nd Year Transfer Student, De Anza College

Jaelyn is a 3rd-year transfer student from De Anza College. When she’s not working at the ETC, she enjoys listening to music, reading, and watching movies.

Ryan Carney – ETC Staff

Computer Science

2nd Year Transfer Student, San Diego Mesa College

Seoyeon Kong – ETC Staff

Bioengineering

3rd Year Transfer Student, Seattle Central College

Seoyeon Kong is a 5th year Bioengineering student, originally from South Korea. With a strong inclination towards innovation, she tries to actively engage in hackathons. Outside the academic world, Seoyeon loves to travel, exploring new places and cultures, and she’s got a soft spot for her cat, a furry friend she adopted in Seattle and brought along to their new journey in Los Angeles.

Didier Lucu, ETC Tutor and Mentor

Electrical Engineering

3rd Year Transfer Student, Butte College

Richard Jiang, ETC Tutor and Mentor

Computer Science

4th Year Student

Varun Saketharam, ETC Tutor and Mentor

Aerospace Engineering

2nd Year Transfer Student, Pasadena City College

Zoe Li, ETC Tutor and Mentor

Civil & Environmental Engineering

3rd Year Student

Meet the Student Advisory Board

Michael Khojastegan

Computer Science

1st Year Transfer Student, Irvine Valley College

Michael is a 3rd-year Computer Science major and 1st-year transfer from Santa Monica College. He is also a member of IEEE’s Outreach program to help students of all levels around the area. In his free time, he enjoys reading, listening to music, and watching game shows.

Quang Truong

Chemical Engineering

2nd Year Transfer Student, Foothill College

Past Staff and Student Advisory Board Members

ETC Staff (*)
ETC Student Advisory Board (!)

AY 2023 – 2024
Claire Murphy – Materials Engineering, B.S. (*)
Emilia Leverick – Bioengineering, B.S., transferred from Saddleback College (*)
Jaelyn Fan – Computer Science, B.S., transferred from De Anza College (*)
Jin Kim – Mechanical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Green River College (*)
Michael Khojastegan – Computer Science, B.S., transferred from Irvine Valley College (!)
Quang Trong – Chemical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Foothill College (!)
Ryan Carney – Computer Science, B.S., transferred from San Diego Mesa College (*)
Seoyeon Kong – Bioengineering, B.S., transferred from Seattle Central College (*)

AY 2022 – 2023
Jacob Chigbrow – Mechanical Engineering, B.S., transferred from American River College (*)
Jaelyn Fan – Computer Science, B.S., transferred from De Anza College (*)
Jin Kim – Mechanical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Green River College (*)
Julia Stoneburner – Bioengineering, B.S., transferred from Foothill College (*)
Hana Kim – Electrical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Chaffey College (*)
Lucas Willey – Chemical Engineering, B.S., Head of Communications (*)

AY 2021 – 2022
Jacob Chigbrow – Mechanical Engineering, B.S., transferred from American River College (*)
Qianyi ‘Karen’ Lin – Aerospace Engineering, B.S., transferred from Grossmont College (*)
Ryan Rossmango – Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (*)
Harvey Yu – Electrical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Mount San Antonio College (*)

AY 2020 – 2021
David Hill – Mechanical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Clovis Community College (*)
Qianyi ‘Karen’ Lin – Aerospace Engineering, B.S., transferred from Grossmont College (*)
Awa Kologo – Civil & Environmental Engineering, transferred from San Bernandino Valley College (*)
Dylan del Rosario- Electrical Engineering, B.S., transferred from Chaffey College (!)
Ivan Ma- Computer Science, B.S., transferred from Irvine Valley College (!)

AY 2019 – 2020
Abigail Edwards – Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S. (*)
Megan Oliveros – Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S., transferred from El Camino College (*)
Pardis Habibi, Chemical Engineering, transferred from Irvine Valley College (!)
Samuel Newcomer, Aerospace Engineering, transferred from Shasta College (!)
Shahrul Kamil bin Hassan, Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S., transferred from Whatcom College (*)
Zach Nobles, Mechanical Engineering, transferred from College of the Canyons (!)

AY 2018 – 2019
Annalise Reyes – Computer Science, B.S., transferred from Palomar College (!)
Atharv Sakhala – Computer Science and Engineering, B.S., transferred from Foothill College (!)
Chris Flores – Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (*)
Attiano Purpura-Pontoniere- Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S. (*)
Angelie Laurent- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, B.S. (*)
Ethan Liang – Electrical and Computer Engineering, B.S., transferred from El Camino College (!)
Joseph Vera, Chemical Engineering, transferred from Napa Valley College (!)
Lesley Guzman, Electrical and Computer Engineering. B.S., transferred from Santa Ana College (!)
Megan Oliveros* – Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S., transferred from El Camino College
Moutasem Mansi!, Chemical Engineering, transferred from Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City (!)
Nisha Sharma, Electrical and Computer Engineering, transferred from Bakersfield College (!)
Pardis Habibi, Chemical Engineering, transferred from Irvine Valley College (!)
Zefyr Scott, Electrical and Computer Engineering, transferred from Los Angeles City College (!)

AY 2017 – 2018
An Nguyen, Computer Science, B.S. (*)
Chris Flores – Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (*)
Gabriela Moreno Lopez, Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (!)
Jesus M. Lopez Baltazar, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S. (!)
Karen Ekeruche, Mechanical Engineering, B.S. (!)
Megan Oliveros* – Civil and Environmental Engineering, B.S., transferred from El Camino College