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College of Engineering News

A plastic detergent bottle could be turned into detergent.

Aug 16, 2023
Improved Catalytic Method Turns Plastic Waste into Raw Material

UCSB chemical engineer Susannah Scott's method gives single-use plastics a second life.

Source: UCSB Current
A chart listing the six steps the authors identified to increase hiring diversity.

Aug 14, 2023
A Road Map to Increasing Faculty Diversity

Leaders from 16 bioengineering programs develop an approach to expanding the professorial pipeline.

(Left to right) Professor Kaustav Banerjee and PhD candidate Arnab Pal

Aug 10, 2023
Commended for Commitment to Mentorship

UCSB’s Academic Senate recognizes ECE professor Kaustav Banerjee for mentoring.

Concept illustration depicting the trap-assisted Auger-Meitner process at a calcium substitutional impurity (blue) in a gallium nitride crystal lattice (green and silver spheres). An incoming electron (red) gets trapped in a localized state (purple), and its energy is transferred to another electron. Illustration by Fangzhou Zhao.

Aug 02, 2023
Computational Materials Group Identifies Major Loss Mechanism in LEDs

Research at UC Santa Barbara reveals how a phenomenon first discovered 100 years ago impacts state-of-the-art devices.

 

Artist's concept illustration of a stack of heterogenous materials like that used in this project. Illustration by Brian Long

Jul 27, 2023
Going Vertical to Advance a New Realm of High-Precision PICs

3D integration of monolithic and heterogeneous layers allows the Bowers lab to achieve an important milestone. 

Alex Mei, 2023 University Award of Distinction recipient

Jul 11, 2023
Above and Beyond

Computer science graduate student honored for dedication to student success.

Computer science assistant professor Misha Sra.

Jun 29, 2023
An NSF Early CAREER Award for AI researcher Misha Sra

The UCSB computer science assistant professor is using AI to make all kinds of learning accessible.

UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) has received its seventh consecutive major grant from the National Science Foundation.

Jun 29, 2023
Seven for Seven

The Materials Research Laboratory received its seventh consecutive major grant from the National Science Foundation.

Evan Pretti, chemical engineering PhD Student

Jun 25, 2023
ChemE PhD Student Evan Pretti Awarded Prestigious MolSSI Fellowship

The software fellowship will allow Evan Pretti to provide insight into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. 

Jun 22, 2023
PhD Student Designs, Builds a Better Optical Link


Holistic co-design of photonics, electronics, and packaging enables faster, more-efficient data transfer.

AI-generated image of engineers working on an AI-enabled robot.

Jun 22, 2023
UCSB's GauchoAI Team Takes Second Place in Amazon’s Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge

The team earned $100,000 for the two-year effort, which wrapped up in May.

Robert McMeeking, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and materials

Jun 22, 2023
A Distinct Honor for a Distinguished Professor

Robert McMeeking receives the 2023 Platinum Medal from the Institute for Materials, Minerals & Mining.

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