New Master of Engineering and Technology Leadership (METL) program expands access to UCSB’s world-class engineering education for working professionals worldwide
College of Engineering News
The new METL program extends the college’s internationally recognized research excellence into a digitally native professional degree built for the modern engineering workforce.
May 01, 2026
Bridge funding support from the W.M. Keck Foundation provides critical funding to fuel six research projects ranging from climate research and material science, to submerged pink berries (pictured), which are consortia of bacteria commonly found on sediment. Dime provides scale.
May 01, 2026
Partnership supports faculty and PhD students pursuing bold ideas at the frontiers of science
Big data movers: McLean Echlin (left) and Tresa Pollock.
Apr 30, 2026
It's expanding exponentially. How to manage it? Tresa Pollock shares how a major grant has helped UCSB deal with the data tsunami.
Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions. Illustration by Brian Long.
Apr 29, 2026
The leading-edge technology makes on-chip micro-fabrication possible.
Newly elected AIMBE Fellow Dorit Hanein (center front) and colleagues met with members of Congress to advocate for biomedical research.
Apr 28, 2026
Dorit Hanein is recognized for her pioneering work in cryoEM, education, and advocacy.
UC Santa Barbara's newly elected AAAS members (from left): Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten, Henry T. Yang.
Apr 27, 2026
Mechanical engineering, marine biology, and astrophysics are represented by the new AAAS members from UCSB.
Early CAREER Award recipient Yuheng Bu.
Apr 23, 2026
Yuheng Bu looks to improve ways to ensure the trustworthiness of AI–generated text.
Materials and Mechanical Engineering professor Jeff Sakamoto; photograph by Lilli Walker.
Apr 22, 2026
The mission of a new nonprofit is to overcome barriers to developing prototypes and moving them to industrial-scale production.
Fifteen current students received 2026-27 National Science Graduate Research Fellowships, including (top row, l to r) Christopher Koh, Keyes Eames, Naomi Rehman, Ethan Chen, Trevor Hagan (middle row, l to r) Rohil Shah, Roenigk Straub, Karlee Macaw, Ben Kunimoto, Roland Yin; (bottom row, l to r) Anika Jena, Ava Salami, Conor Puglsey, Andres Torres, Christopher Xu
Apr 19, 2026
Nearly thirty students and alumni received one of STEM’s most competitive honors, a fellowship worth up to $159,000.
Fabian Offert (left) and Eric Wang spoke at the UCSB Library's AI in Action series on April 9.
Apr 18, 2026
Assistant professor Eric Wang discusses AI agent evolution at UCSB Library AI in Action speaker series.
Students and faculty from the Computer Science capstone course series, which culminates in presentations to UCSB, industry, and community members. Photo credit: Jeff Liang.
Apr 16, 2026
Presentations at March CS capstone event wow industry judges and create career opportunities.
Taking on the World: Team UCSB-WA (from left) Wesley Hung, Ezra Furtado-Tiwari, Om Mahesh and David Qiao.
Apr 14, 2026
Team UCSB-WA earns its spot after a top-20 finish at the North America Championship.
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