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College of Engineering News

Headshot of UCSB chemical engineering assistant professor J. Tyler Mefford

Oct 15, 2026
Tyler Mefford Receives Packard Foundation Fellowship

UCSB chemical engineer receives prestigious fellowship to develop low-cost technologies for storing renewable energy year-round.

Medical illustration of a blood clot obstructing a blood vessel in the brain, restricting blood flow.

Oct 14, 2026
Brain Surgery by Autonomous Robot? It's Possible — and Could Save Lives

UCSB researchers are developing an autonomous robotic system that could navigate the brain’s blood vessels, remove dangerous clots, and make lifesaving stroke treatment more accessible.

Source: The Current
An outdoor group photo of UCSB engineering students and their mentors after the team won the 2026 Raytheon AVC

Oct 08, 2026
Engineering for the Real World

UCSB students have won Raytheon’s West Coast Autonomous Vehicle Competition three years running, gaining industry experience, mentorship, and career skills along the way.

An artist rendering of an electron tunneling from an individual nitrogen atom to a nitrogen-vacancy center in diamond.

Oct 05, 2026
How Electrons Find Their Way to Diamond's Quantum Defects

An international team of researchers reveals the pivotal role of tunneling in charging the diamond NV center.

UCSB assistant professor Nina Miolane seated in a red chair, with assistant professor Haewon Jeong standing next to her.

Oct 05, 2026
Much More Than the Sum of Its Parts

Powerhouse team of UCSB professors wins NSF award to use AI to discover scientific laws for group interactions.

Image of laboratory instrument in the research lab of UCSB faculty member Bolin Liao

Oct 02, 2026
UCSB Mechanical Engineer Receives Moore Foundation Award

As a 2026 Experimental Physics Investigator, Bolin Liao will develop platform for imaging and controlling quantum interactions with 2D materials. 

Source: The Current
Stylized photo of a researcher at a colorful optical table

Oct 01, 2026
UCSB Researchers to Collaborate in Three of NSF's Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes

Electrical and computer engineering professor Daniel Blumenthal is part of $290 million renewal of quantum science program.

Source: The Current
ohn Bowers sits in a tiered lecture hall inside UC Santa Barbara’s Interactive Learning Pavilion.

Sep 28, 2026
From Light to Impact

The University of California honors John Bowers for a career that transformed optical communications and carried university discoveries from the laboratory into the marketplace.

Materials professor Craig Hawker speaks in front of a crowd gathered during the Innovation 360 workshop

Sep 28, 2026
Preparing Bioengineers for What Comes Next

AIChE fellowship will support Michelle O’Malley’s efforts to broaden early-career researchers’ view of how discoveries move from the lab into the world.

A student wearing a headset works at a laptop while taking notes at a desk.

Sep 28, 2026
Applications Open for UCSB's New Online Master of Engineering & Technology Leadership Program

New professional degree combines advanced technical education with leadership and management training.

A stock image of a hand using a laptop with translucent symbols relating to AI throughout the image.

Sep 22, 2026
AI Beyond the Headlines

New freshman seminar gives UCSB’s first artificial intelligence majors a broad view of the field.

Headshots of UCSB faculty members Miguel Eckstein and Arpit Gupta

Sep 21, 2026
AI in Action Returns

 UCSB Library speaker series features computer science faculty member Arpit Gupta on Sept. 29.

Source: The Current

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