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College of Engineering News

Image of Digital Exhaustion, a new book by UCSB professor Paul Leonardi

Oct 07, 2025
UCSB Professor Publishes New Book on Tech Burnout

Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life helps people use technology wisely. 

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Oct 07, 2025
Two UCSB Quantum Pioneers Win Nobel Prize for Physics

They share the award with another UC physicist for demonstrating how quantum mechanics work on a new scale.

Source: Washington Post
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Oct 06, 2025
Bioengineering's Marley Dewey Named 2025 Hellman Faculty Fellow

Award supports work to outsmart bacteria and pioneer new therapies for implant-associated infections. 

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Oct 01, 2025
Materials Professor Honored by Nation's Largest Hispanic Science and Engineering Society

Daniel Oropeza receives the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

Sep 30, 2025
Two Engineering Students Receive Honor Society Scholarships

The seniors were awarded Tau Beta Pi scholarships to support their final year of undergraduate study. 

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Sep 25, 2025
Professor’s Startup Nominated for Innovation Award

Tyler Susko’s shoe to address foot drop receives recognition alongside major companies.

False-colored scanning electron microscopy image of human fibroblasts secreting (orange) matrix-bound nanovesicles. Illustration courtesy of Marley Dewey.

Sep 02, 2025
Marley Dewey Receives 5-Year NIH Award for Early-Stage Investigators

UCSB assistant professor of bioengineering will study extracellular vesicles that support tissue repair.

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Aug 28, 2025
Dorit Hanein Named Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology

The UCSB professor is is one of fourteen scientists recognized for their contributions to the field.

Three M-WET presenters smile at the camera after receiving an award for their research talk.

Aug 15, 2025
UCSB Postdoctoral Fellow and M-WET Team Win National Award for Water Purification Research

The team bested more than twenty other research groups to win the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition.

UCSB chemical engineering professorJames Rawlings, pictured in center, holds awards plaque during national conference

Aug 07, 2025
Professor James B. Rawlings Receives Top Honor for Control Systems Engineers

James B. Rawlings becomes only the fifth chemical engineer to receive the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award since 1979.

Headshot of Anika Jena, taken outside in a garden

Jul 25, 2025
Chemical Engineering Student Anika Jena Receives ACS Award

The chemical engineering student was one of only two undergraduates nationwide selected to receive funding and present research at the national conference. 

 

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Jul 24, 2025
Arpit Gupta Receives Google Funding to Develop Network Foundation Models

The two awards reflect the perceived importance of his innovative research.

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