UCSB chemical engineering professor honored for outstanding and influential research on catalysis.
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Chemical engineering professor Phillip Christopher honored for his influential and outstanding research on catalysis.
May 22, 2024
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Haewon Jeong, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, received a prestigious Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation in support of her novel research to eliminate bias from artificial intelligence.
May 16, 2024
Haejwon Jeong receives prestigious award for a novel approach to eliminating bias and discrimination from machine-learning models.
![Raphaële Clément, assistant professor of materials and 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award recipient](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Clement_Web.png?itok=Md29awpb)
Raphaële Clément, assistant professor of materials and 2024 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award recipient
May 12, 2024
UCSB materials professor receives prestigious award to investigate solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries.
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Satish Kumar has become the first UCSB College of Engineering student to be named a Schmidt Science Fellow.
May 07, 2024
Electrical and computer engineering PhD student Satish Kumar earns prestigious fellowship and makes UCSB College of Engineering history.
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William Wang at an event in South Korea recognizing his award.
Apr 18, 2024
The computer science professor is recognized for his work in scaling AI algorithms.
![AAAS Fellows M. Scott Shell and Beth Pruitt](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/AAAS_2024.jpg?itok=TocKxj6C)
AAAS Fellows M. Scott Shell and Beth Pruitt
Apr 18, 2024
Fewer than 1 percent of members receive the prestigious honor from their peers each year.
![Eight current UCSB PhD students with ties to the College of Engineering have received prestigious fellowships from the National Science Foundation.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/GRFP%20NSF_2024.png?itok=HLr3ddm-&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipients (Clockwise from top left) Joyce Passananti, Tyler Pennebaker, Sophie Paul, Zsofia Szegletes, Vade Shah, Haarika Manda, Louisa Cornelis, Emily Gemmill
Apr 12, 2024
Fellows receive $159,000 in financial support over three years to conduct their impactful research.
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Anika Jena, a chemical engineering undergraduate student, has received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
Apr 05, 2024
Anika Jena, a second-year chemical engineering undergraduate student, receives the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.
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Bell Prize officials (far left and far right) with (center left and center right) Kerem Çamsari and Navid Anjum Aadit.
Apr 01, 2024
The novel "probabalistic" approach to computing proves its power.
![Siddharth Dey, assistant professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Dey_Siddharth_WEB_.jpg?itok=f4LfWZoS)
Siddharth Dey, assistant professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering
Mar 14, 2024
UCSB engineering assistant professor receives prestigious NSF award for employing light to track the location and movement of cells during early embryonic development.
![Materials professor Tresa Pollock received the 2024 William D. Nix Award from her TMS peers.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Pollock_TRESA.jpg?itok=6iHHeudK)
Tresa Pollock, UCSB materials professor
Mar 07, 2024
The materials professor received the 2024 William D. Nix Award from her peers.
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A video that highlights Shuji Nakamura's discovery of Blue LED has gone viral and received nearly 15 million views online.
Feb 27, 2024
The video highlights his journey to develop the bright-blue LED, a technology that has revolutionized lighting around the world.
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