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College of Engineering News

Headshots of Matthew Tirrell Award recipient Sammy Lesner, and Hynes-Wood Award winners Nikhil Kapasi Nikhil Kapasi

Jun 03, 2026
Recognizing Excellence in Leadership, Service, and Research

Graduating students honored with prestigious Hynes-Wood and Tirrell awards, the most prestigious honors given by The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering. 

A photo of the Embedded Ethics Lab taken inside a classroom

Jun 03, 2026
Creating A Platform to Shine

Computer science assistant teaching professor Maryam Majedi receives UCSB’s Chancellor’s Faculty Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Head shots of Tau Beta Pi Fellows Anika Jena (pictured on left in red) and Lily Chen (pictured on right in front of the Bent, the official symbol and monument of Tau Beta Pi)

Jun 02, 2026
Two Engineering Students Earn Prestigious Tau Beta Pi Graduate Fellowships

Anika Jena and Lily Chen are recognized among the nation’s top engineering students.

A picture of graduation caps in the air as part of the celebration after commencement.

Jun 02, 2026
UCSB Engineering Celebrates a Record-Breaking Graduating Class

A Google executive and UCSB alumnus will deliver the keynote commencement address to the class of 2026.

Headshots of Henry Yang, Igor Mezić, and Francesco Bullo

Jun 02, 2026
Three Mechanical Engineering Professors Receive Newly Established Endowed Chairs

Henry Yang, Igor Mezić, and Francesco Bullo become the inaugural Mosher Chairs in Mechanical Engineering. 

Headshots of Simon Billinge and Nina Miolane

Jun 01, 2026
AI in Action: From Materials to Mom Brain

Engineering professors Simon Billinge and Nina Miolane discuss their research at UCSB Library's AI in Action speaker series.

UCSB PhD student Neel Sankaran, pictured on left, and Ming Sang Cho, a scientist at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory pose inside the LLNL campus

Jun 01, 2026
AI-Fusion Collaborators Aim to Accelerate Complex Plasma Simulations

UCSB researchers partner with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to use machine learning to speed the modeling of fusion-relevant plasmas.

Head shots of the two Lancaster Dissertation Award recipients, Alexander "Sasha" Davydov on the left and Sienna Helena Parker

May 29, 2026
Engineering Scholars Earn Prestigious Lancaster Dissertation Awards

Alexander Davydov and Sienna Helena Parker are recognized for making significant contributions to their fields.

Headshots of Rich Wolski, Frederic Gibou, Ziad Matni, and Junrui Liu

May 28, 2026
Computer Science Department Awash in Academic Senate Awards

Three faculty members and one graduate student are recognized for teaching and mentoring.

Ben Werner speaking at the CHIP Exhibition Night

May 28, 2026
From Classroom to Cleanroom: New UCSB Partnership Connects High School Students to Semiconductor Careers

The collaboration is creating a direct pipeline between local classrooms and Santa Barbara County’s growing technology industry.

Image of Leeta leaders (from left): Gregg Kent, Kira Wyckoff, Linus Kauztsch, and Nicole Schauser. Photograph by Lilli Walker.

May 27, 2026
Anatomy of a Startup

Founded by two UCSB alumni, Leeta is aimed at making tougher products for the hard-materials industry.

A photo of Dan Gianola in alongside an electron microscope. Photograph by Lilli Walker.

May 26, 2026
For Dan Gianola, Imperfections Are the Perfect Materials Platform

The materials professor receives three awards for contributions to the science of defects, materials characterization, and the tools it requires. 

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