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UCSB IS HOME TO NATION'S ONLY NSF-FUNDED QUANTUM FOUNDRY

The $25-million award allows researchers to explore quantum phenomena and design quantum materials.
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CONVERGENCE IS HERE

See the fall 2019 issue of Convergence.
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IMPACTING INNOVATION

Since 2015, UCSB has ranked No.1 in the world among public universities for scientific impact of research in engineering and physical sciences. (Leiden Rankings, 2015-2019)
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CONGRATULATIONS NEWLY ADMITTED GAUCHOS!

We welcome you to visit our Virtual Open Hosue page to learn more about the College of Engineering academic programs and student experience.
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HIRING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST

Among public universities, UCSB had the highest percentage of assistant professors in engineering and sciences win NSF CAREER Awards in 2019.
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Eleven CoE students received graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

CoE Students Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

NSF fellows receive three years of financial support, or roughly $138,000, in the form of an annual stipend and an annual cost-of-education allowance.

Rod Alferness, Dean of UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineering

A Message from CoE Dean Rod Alferness

Rod Alferness, dean of UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineerng, welcomes back students, faculty, and staff to the start of the spring quarter amid the unfolding coronavirus crisis.

One of the face shields the CSNI is prototyping.

Printing Protection

The university’s California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) has begun 3D-printing face shields to help health professionals fighting COVID-19.

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CoE in the News

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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Mar 16, 2020

UCSB Researchers Selected to Pursue Photonic Signaling for Microelectronics System Scalability

Washington Post

Mar 13, 2020

Why is Trump Funding Quantum Computing Research but Cutting other Science Budgets?

EurekAlert - AAAS

Mar 10, 2020

Quantum Leap for Quantum Computing

MIT Technology Review

Feb 26, 2020

Inside the Race to Build the Best Quantum Computer on Earth

TrialSiteNews

Feb 19, 2020

The Revolution in Cancer Treatment Hindered by Compute Processing & Speed: Enter CRISP