UCLA Engineering receives $2M gift to fund carbon nanotube research

James L. Easton, chairman and CEO of sports equipment company Jas. D. Easton Inc., has given $2 million to the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science to fund research on advanced carbon materials for sports equipment and aerospace applications; as announced on May 22, 2009."Few institutions have the capabilities and expertise of UCLA," said Easton, who received his