Steven DenBaars receives one Nick Holonyak Award from Optica, and another from IEEE.
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Steven DenBaars, winner of two different 2026 Holonyak prizes.
Mar 19, 2026
James Buckwalter, new NAI senior member.
Mar 19, 2026
The ECE professor and entrepreneur becomes a member of the National Academy of Inventors,
Mar 12, 2026
UCSB professor is one of sixty-three scholars recognized for excellence, originality, service, and leadership in the microbial sciences.
From left: Umesh Mishra, Frank Koenig, B.S. Manjunath, Luke Theogarajan. Photo by Mia Nie.
Feb 20, 2026
ECE professor known for computer vision and neural networks research is honored as one of four endowed chairs in the department.
Alan Heeger (center) with his wife, Ruth (right), and UCSB chemistry professor and polymer expert Thuc-Quyen Nguyen. Photograph by Matt Perko.
Feb 05, 2026
A science-based birthday bash for the materials-chemistry giant who gave us conductive polymers.
Ryan Berry (left) and Norleakvisoth Lim are presented with their awards by Manabu Ihara, director of the Institute of Science Tokyo's Academy of Energy and Informatics.
Feb 05, 2026
The chemical engineering PhD students were recognized for their presentations on catalysis and energy-efficient chemical processes.
UCSB undergraduates at the MESA Student Leadership Conference, where Katherine Santiago (third from left) received an award from the MESA Idea Accelerator Program
Jan 07, 2026
A second-year engineering student and her team thrive in the MESA Idea Accelerator Program.
Kevin Plaxco.
Dec 15, 2025
The honor comes thanks to a sensor, developed in the Plaxco lab, that promises more precise dosing of medicinal drugs.
Linda Petzold, Mehrabian Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science.
Dec 11, 2025
Linda Petzold is among seventy scholars elected for their global influence.
Axel Palmstrom, a UC Santa Barbara graduate, has been named as one of the world’s most cited researchers by Clarivate.
Dec 11, 2025
Axel Palmstrom is among those recognized for important contributions in their fields of research.
Eric (Xin) Wang, an assistant professor of computer science
Nov 20, 2025
The award supports development of models to advance understanding of financial market behavior.
2025 Highly Cited Researchers materials professor Stephen Wilson (left) and chemical engineering professor Phillip Christopher
Nov 12, 2025
The annual list recognizes scientists who rank in the top one percent of citations in their fields.
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