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College of Engineering News

The minds behind Milo (from left): Bob Lansdorp, Netz Arroyo, Daniel Imberman, and Evan Strenk were the big winners at the TMP New Venture Competition in 2015..

Sep 25, 2019
UCSB Startup Milo Sensors Receives $2 million "Phase II" Grant

Winners of the 2016 TMP New Venture Competition get a big boost for their wearable biosensor technology. 

Source: UCSB Current
Michael Chabinyc (left), Megan Valentine (center), and Omar Saleh (right) were elected fellows of the American Physical Society.

Sep 18, 2019
Three CoE Faculty Elected Fellows of American Physical Society

Five UCSB professors were elected fellows of the American Physical Society this year, including three from the College of Engineering. 

Sep 18, 2019
Making AI More Energy Efficient

Leaders at the Institute for Energy Efficiency awarded seed funding to two projects that aim to improve the efficiency of AI and machine learning. 

Quantum Foundry co-directors Ania Bleszynski Jayich (physics) and Stephen Wilson (materials). Photograph by Matt Perko.

Sep 16, 2019
A $25 Million Quantum Leap

UCSB is named the site of the nation’s first Quantum Foundry, an NSF-funded center for developing materials to enable quantum technologies.

Sep 16, 2019
Building a Photo-Battery to Boost the Grid

Assistant professors secure funds to design a new photoactive redox flow battery to solve energy storage shortage.

Sep 13, 2019
Collaborating to Protect Citrus Industry

An interdisciplinary project, intended to protect the citrus industry from a bacterial disease, is one of four projects to receive seed funding from Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE). 

Professor Michelle O'Malley

Sep 10, 2019
Michelle O'Malley Receives Major DoE Grant for Biofuels Research

The ChemE professor receives a $2.5-million grant to advance biofuels derived from plant waste products.  

Source: UCSB Current

Sep 10, 2019
Illuminating the Dark Matter

Chemical engineering professor receives National Institutes of Health award to fund research on reporter proteins. 

Shuji Nakamura

Sep 05, 2019
Shuji Nakamura Named to CTA Hall of Fame

Consumer Technology Association recognizes Nobel laureate for his contributions to improving life. 

Source: Consumer Technology Association

Aug 30, 2019
Rising to the Cyber Challenge

A PhD student in the Computer Science Department has been named a rising star in her field after discovering a new software vulnerability. 

Artist's concept depicting nanoparticles being assembled into new materials, which are scaled up and combined with other building blocks in an advanced wearable device. Illustration by Brian Long

Aug 29, 2019
Nanoparticles and New Materials

A review in SCIENCE describes the state of the field and where it’s going, while identifying obstacles ahead and research that addresses them.

Artist's concept depicting magnetic moments having fluctuating alignments 120 degrees different from those of their neighbors. Illustration by Lilli McKinney

Aug 26, 2019
Seeking Moments of Disorder

UCSB scientists discover a new, long-hypothesized material state having a signature of quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments.

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