Installation of Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering

On November 2, 2022, UCLA’s Samueli School of Engineering celebrates Prof. Ali Mosleh as the holder of the Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering. Endowed chairs empower the school to recruit and retain faculty members of distinction whose work exemplifies UCLA’s mission of education, research and public service.

Dr. Ali Mosleh is a Distinguished University Professor. He is the Director of UCLA’s B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences. Previously he was the Nicole J. Kim Eminent Professor of Engineering and Director of the Center for Risk and Reliability at the University of Maryland. He conducts research on methods for probabilistic risk analysis and reliability of complex systems, holds several patents, and has authored or co-authored over 650 publications including books, guidebooks, and technical papers. Dr. Mosleh was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 and is a Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis, and the American Nuclear Society, recipient of several scientific achievement awards, including the American Nuclear Society Tommy Thompson Award. He has been technical advisor to numerous national and international organizations, including appointment by Presidents Bush and Obama to the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.