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A Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage

In honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage month, COE celebrates some remarkable engineers and scientists and their significant contributions to society.
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HIRING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST

UCSB ranks first among public universities in the percentage of assistant professors in engineering and sciences who have received NSF Early CAREER awards between 2017-'22.
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IMPACTING INNOVATION

UCSB has ranked among the world's top two public universities for scientific impact of research in engineering and physical sciences for the past eleven years. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2021)
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Top Stories

Materials PhD students Tanay Tak (left) and Bailey Rhodes, 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellows

Materials PhD students Tanay Tak (left) and Bailey Rhodes, 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellows

Investments in Innovation

Pair of materials PhD students win prestigious fellowships from the Department of Defense.

From left to right: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, Joao Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna

From left to right: Ambuj Singh, Christopher Kruegel, Joao Hespanha, Giovanni Vigna; Photo Credit: Matt Perko

UCSB to Lead NSF-Funded Research Institute for Next-Level AI-Powered Cybersecurity

UCSB will serve as the lead in a five-year, $20 million project to establish the Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence OperatioN (ACTION).

Tresa Pollock, interim dean and Alcoa Distinguished Professor of Materials

Tresa Pollock received the 2023 Acta Materialia Gold Medal for her research and leadership.

A Golden Tribute

Tresa Pollock becomes first woman to receive one of the most prestigious international honors given to metallurgists.

UCSB Engineering Programs

	Chemical Engineering			Materials
	Computer Science			Mechanical Engineering
	Electrical & Computer Engineering			Technology Management

College of Engineering Events

May
22

Skin-Inspired Organic Electronics

May 22, 2023 - 9:00am | Engr II 1519, Zoom link to follow

May
22

Persistence Control Engineering, Containing Genetic Circuits in Evolving Systems

May 22, 2023 - 3:30pm | ESB 1001

May
24

Number, size and lifetime of dynamic clusters near the gel point

May 24, 2023 - 9:00am | Engr II 1519

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CoE in the News

Recent coverage via print, web, TV, and radio.

Forrbes

May 23, 2023

The Cybersecurity Implications of ChatGPT and Third-Wave Generative AI Models

Discover

May 22, 2023

How To Identify An AI With A Single Question

Forbes.com

May 05, 2023

NSF Announces $140 Million Investment In Seven Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes

Phys.org

May 02, 2023

Beyond Moore's Law: Innovations in Solid-state Physics Include Ultra-thin 2D Materials and More

Tekno Holic News

Apr 10, 2023

Researchers use Artificial Intelligence to Hunt for Human Intelligence