By UCLA Samueli Newsroom
Every year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering selects and recognizes outstanding achievements by a number of its alumni, faculty members and students who have excelled in various fields. Below are two profiles of our Civil Environmental & Engineering Dept recipients.
Jacqueline Lim graduated in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. During her undergraduate career, she assumed numerous roles within the UCLA chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) — first as secretary, then vice president, before becoming president her senior year. Under her leadership, the organization expanded its intern program and hosted Girl Scouts Day for Engineers Week. The UCLA chapter placed in the top third nationwide and received an honorable mention for outstanding activities. In both her years of involvement with ASCE’s Sustainable Solutions, her team won first place at the regional competition and a top-three finish at the national contest. She also served as the team lead for the ASCE’s Construction Management Mixed Use Competition team.
In addition to her involvement with ASCE, Lim was a member of the civil engineering honor society Chi Epsilon, and served on the board of MentorSEAS. At graduation, she received the UCLA Samueli Engineering Achievement in Student Welfare Award and the Outstanding Civil Engineering Student Award from the ASCE Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch. She was also named a 2023-2024 co-historian for the ASCE Los Angeles Younger Member Forum. Lim is currently working as a project engineer at DPR Construction.
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Sanjay Mohanty is an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at UCLA whose student-focused teaching and mentorship philosophy has inspired many of his graduate students. He has been commended for his commitment to helping students achieve their academic, personal and professional goals. Known for his ability to connect with students, Mohanty encourages and guides his students to discover their own research interests, tailoring his teaching to meet the individual learning styles and needs of his students. For his dedication to teaching and mentoring, Mohanty has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the UCLA Samueli Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award.
A UCLA faculty member since 2016, Mohanty leads the Subsurface Engineering & Analysis Lab with a team of nearly 20 graduate and undergraduate student researchers from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The group’s research focuses on examining pollutants in soil and water systems and designing natural, climate-resilient solutions to treat water for reuse in water-stressed regions. In addition to his research, Mohanty teaches several courses on topics ranging from green infrastructure and the science of environmental engineering to hazardous waste site investigation and remediation. Prior to joining UCLA, he held postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania.
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