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College of Engineering News

Head shot of Eric (Xin) Wang, an assistant professor of computer science at UC Santa Barbara

Nov 20, 2025
Eric Wang Receives Prestigious J.P. Morgan Chase Research Award

The award supports development of models to advance understanding of financial market behavior.

Head shots of materials professor Stephen Wilson and chemical engineering professor Phillip Christopher

Nov 12, 2025
Engineering Professors Named Among the World’s Most Influential Researchers

The annual list recognizes scientists who rank in the top one percent of citations in their fields.

Photograph of Nina Miolane

Nov 07, 2025
Women’s Brain Health Initiative Makes TIME list of Top Inventions for 2025

The collaborative work links Nina Miolane with researchers in the Ann S. Bowers Women’s Brain Health Initiative and UCSB REAL AI For Science.

Image of bioengineering professor Beth Pruitt speaking with PhD student Orlando Chirikian in her lab.

Oct 30, 2025
Beth Pruitt Receives National Award for Leadership in Bioengineering

Named in memory of her colleague, the award highlights Pruitt’s lifelong commitment to bioengineering research, education, and service.

Head shots of the four recipients from UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineering

Oct 23, 2025
Four PhD Students Receive Prestigious NDSEG Fellowships

The highly competitive awards support three years of advanced research in defense- relevant science and engineering fields.

Prithvi Dake (left) and Jaewon Lee (right), recipients of the Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship.

Oct 22, 2025
Two PhD Students Receive Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowships

The awards will support the “outstanding research” of Prithvi Dake and Jaewon Lee over the next two years. 

Head shots of Sukhan Kang, Maryam Majedi, and Ousmane Kodio

Oct 21, 2025
Supporting New Ideas in Innovation, Design, and Ethics

Three junior faculty receive campus awards supporting projects that expand how innovation is measured, technologies are designed, and ethics are taught.

Oct 09, 2025
NSF Funds Research to Advance Understanding of Fragility and Resilience in Complex Networks

Bassam Bamieh seeks to model the dynamics of small disruptions that can trigger big failures in complex systems.

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. 

Photo of winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

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
Head shot of bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey

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. 

Head shot of materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza

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.

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