A Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveils a first-of-its-kind topological qubit, paving the way for a more fault-tolerant quantum computer.
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Majorana 1, the eight-qubit topological quantum processor unveiled at Microsoft Station Q's 2025 conference. Used with permission of Microsoft.
Third-year bioengineering PhD student Lauren Washington.
PhD student Lauren Washington’s grandmother helped her understand the value, by example, of her presence in any room.
Concept illustration of the electro-optic response in AlScN, by Haochen Wang and ChuanNan Li
Illuminating a path to superior electro-optic performance in aluminum scandium nitride alloys.
Mechanical engineering senior Akinwole Akinbolagbe sees incentives for Black-student leadership as a key to building the campus community.
Eyob Teshome, shown with an illustration evoking Black History Month.
Meet computer science student Eyob Teshome, a Sacramento native who sees incentives for leadership as a key to expanding UCSB's Black community.
Towela Phiri
Meet Towela Phiri, the first of several extraordinary Black students in STEM at UCSB we will introduce in this space over the coming days to celebrate Black History Month.
Kerem Çamsari
The associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department receives prestigious recognition for his work on probabilistic computing.
Craig Hawker
He receives the Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award, named for a pioneer in the field.