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College of Engineering News

Headshots of the fifteen students with The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering who received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Apr 19, 2026
UPDATED: NSF Fellowships Reflect Strength of Engineering Talent Pipeline

Nearly thirty students and alumni received one of STEM’s most competitive honors, a fellowship worth up to $159,000. 

Panelists at the Women in Engineering Meet

Apr 08, 2026
Women in Engineering Panel Inspires UCSB Students

Industry leaders share insights, helping students build confidence in STEM pathways. 

Mentors at the WiSE Mentorship Event

Apr 07, 2026
Finding Confidence and Community

A student-centered look at how the WiSE organization empowers women and gender minorities in STEM. 

Doctoral student Roark Chao researches microLEDs at UC Santa Barbara

Apr 07, 2026
UCSB Engineering Graduate Programs Earn Top-Tier National Rankings

The latest U.S. News & World Report assessment underscores the university’s influence in engineering

Round 5 Winner Jordan Bream (left) Runner-Up Parker Carlson (right)

Apr 03, 2026
Materials PhD Student Advances to UCSB Grad Slam Final

Engineering graduate students showcase research through three-minute talks in annual competition.

Ryan Berry (left) and Norleakvisoth Lim are presented with their awards by Manabu Ihara, director of the Institute of Science Tokyo's Academy of Energy and Informatics

Feb 05, 2026
UCSB PhD Students Earn Top Honors at International Energy And Informatics Forum
The chemical engineering PhD students were recognized for their presentations on catalysis and energy-efficient chemical processes. 
An image of the ProFoldBio team after the New Venture Competition finals, standing on a deck next to the UC Santa Barbara lagoon

Jan 28, 2026
UCSB Startup Builds Software to Speed Drug Discovery

The platform enables a quicker path to viable treatments for Alzheimer’s and other diseases.

Axel Palmstrom, a UC Santa Barbara graduate

Dec 11, 2025
UCSB Graduate Named One of the World’s Most Cited Researchers

Axel Palmstrom is among those recognized for important contributions in their fields of research.

Photo of Shantal Adajian UCSB PhD candidate

Dec 02, 2025
Strain into Strength: A Doctoral Student’s Unique Journey

Shantal Adajian grew up amid war, scarcity, and uncertainty. Now she is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara.

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. 

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

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.

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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