The University of Oxford awarded Nakamura an honorary degree during its annual Encaenia ceremony, recognizing the global impact of his discoveries in light, energy and engineering.
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Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura, center, received an honorary degree from the University of Oxford during its annual Encaenia ceremony.
UCSB electrical and computer engineering professor Jonathan Klamkin, third from left, receives the 2026 Indium Phosphide and Related Materials Award during Compound Semiconductor Week 2026 in Kumamoto, Japan.
Jonathan Klamkin and Sriram Krishnamoorthy recognized for pioneering advances in compound semiconductor research and technology.
UCSB faculty (from left) Marley Dewey and J. Tyler Mefford are two of the fifty-five awardees nominated from across the UC system.
Marley Dewey and Tyler Mefford will each pursue research that supports environmental resilience.
Scattering patterns obtained from a lubricating polymer solution in deuterated oil at rest (left) and in a high-shear-rate flow. Inset chains show, using one of Helgeson's models, the degree of polymer stretching extracted from the patterns, which would be impossible to detect without the advantages of neutron scattering. Illustration by Jiamin Zhang.
Innovations in his lab have advanced an important process for understanding soft materials.
UCSB researchers (from left) M. Scott Shell, Sam Lobo, and Joan-Emma Shea published their protein models in a recent issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
New tools to study protein assembly may help in the search for neurodegenerative disease therapeutics.
Bridge funding support from the W.M. Keck Foundation provides critical funding to fuel six research projects ranging from climate research and material science, to submerged pink berries (pictured), which are consortia of bacteria commonly found on sediment. Dime provides scale.
Partnership supports faculty and PhD students pursuing bold ideas at the frontiers of science
Demis D. John, Process Group Manager at the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility, showcasing a silicon wafer.
UCSB’s Cleanroom Bootcamp gives students, educators, and professionals hands-on training and industry-recognized credential for growing semiconductor workforce.
Rocco Samuele, of Northrup Grumman, presenting to UCSB engineering students at an event at UCSB.
Companies in the Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) have had success hiring UCSB graduates.