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College of Engineering News

Sep 26, 2025
UCSB Researchers Develop Novel Membrane Gel to Study Mammary Cells

A seaweed-derived gel that helps scientists understand how cells grow in their environment could be used for breast cancer research.

Researchers stand in front of NSF ExFAB BioFoundry Anaerobic Chamber

Sep 24, 2025
NSF ExFAB BioFoundry Celebrates Grand Opening

UCSB launches new facility with first-of-its-kind automated anaerobic chamber for studying unusual microbes.

Photo of UCSB computer science professor Daniel Lokshtanov

Sep 23, 2025
Daniel Lokshtanov Receives NSF Award for Algorithm Research

The UCSB computer science professor will research quasi-polynomial time algorithms and their use in graph problems.

All the MRL Interns from FLAM, CAMP, and CISEI

Sep 17, 2025
A Season of Discovery

Undergraduate students from the Materials Research Laboratory’s internship programs presented the results of their summer research projects.

Photo of UCSB mechanical engineering professor Eckart Meiburg

Sep 15, 2025
Eckart Meiburg Receives NSF Award for Sediment Research

The UCSB mechanical engineering professor will study the dynamics behind mudslides, erosion, and other phenomena involving moving sediments.

A person is intubated by emergency personnel

Sep 11, 2025
UCSB-designed Soft Robot Intubation Device Could Save Lives

The innovative tool, designed specifically for non-expert users, improves airway access and raises survival odds in critical medical emergencies.

Source: The Current
A photo taken outside of the a new 105,000 square foot facility leased by UCSB

UC Santa Barbara has entered into a long-term lease for a 105,000-square-foot-facility within Goleta’s tech corridor and adjacent to campus.

Sep 08, 2025
UCSB Disrupts Academic Paradigm with Innovative Goleta Facility to Translate Technology for Social Impact

The facility will accelerate technology translation and national economic growth.

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

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.

Image of Dorit Hanein

Dorit Hanein has been elected a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology.

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.

image showing various aspects of the BioPACIFIC MIP

State-of-the-art research facilities at UC Santa Barbara and UCLA support impactful discoveries in materials science through the BioPACIFIC MIP.

Aug 25, 2025
A $19.8M Renewal for the Second Phase of the NSF BioPACIFIC MIP

The facility connects fundamental research with industry needs, strengthening U.S. leadership in biomaterials innovation.

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

M-WET speakers (from left to right) Noah P. Wamble, Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, and Jose Carlos Diaz won the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition. 

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.

Graduate Student speakers at the T32 Symposium (left to right) Jane Baude, Ella Evensen, and Ahmed Al Kindi

Aug 11, 2025
The 2nd Annual NIH T32 Symposium at UCSB

Keynote speakers, faculty researchers, and scholars in bioengineering presented their cutting-edge research addressing real-world health issues.

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