Simulations provide molecular design rules for next-generation membrane systems to purify highly contaminated waters more efficiently.
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Caption for image: Artist's concept illustration depicting a water purification membrane with computationally-designed, molecular-scale patterning of surface functional groups, which collectively function to reject a variety of molecular contaminants and foulants. Artwork by Brian Long.
Yufei Ding, assistant professor of computer science
Yufei Ding has received a prestigious NSF Early CAREER Award to improve the efficiency and accuracy of quantum devices.
Evidation Health has become a founding member of UC Santa Barbara's Center for Responsible Machine Learning.
Yangying Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Yangying Zhu receives a National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award to pursue phase-change research.
The research team includes UCSB natural-language-processing expert William Wang.
The south side of Henley Hall, new home of the Institute for Energy Efficiency. Photograph by Jeff Liang
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency settles into its state-of-the-art home, the just-completed, donor-funded Henley Hall
Artist’s concept illustration depicting a neutron scattering beam equipped with the new capillary rheo-SANS device being used to probe the deformation and breakage of polymers as they are exposed to extremely strong shear flows. Illustration by Brian Long
A new technique promises deeper insights into polymer degradation in high-shear conditions.
Artist's concept illustration depicting cells treated with antibiotics (red) propagating in a river environment, while those that have been genetically modified to remove the gene that produces the fluoride exporter (green) die off in the presence of fluoride. Illustration by Lillian McKinney
In Michelle O’Malley’s lab, a simple approach suggests a leap in addressing a grand challenge of our time.