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College of Engineering News

Profile of Elaheh Ahmadi

Elaheh Ahmadi. Photograph by Lilli Walker.

Oct 21, 2025
Elaheh Ahmadi Brings Mid-Career Experience to the ECE Faculty

She returns to UCSB eight years after receiving her PhD here.

Omar Saleh headshot

Materials Department professor and chair, Omar Saleh. Photograph by Lilli Walker. 

Oct 21, 2025
Big Plans Are Afoot for Charged Polymers. We Just Need to Understand them Better.

In a new NSF-funded project, Omar Saleh will use his lab’s “magnetic tweezers” to seek answers.

Oct 14, 2025
Three UCSB Teams Receive IEE Seed Funding for Energy Efficiency Research

Researchers will work toward improving efficiency in electric motors, quantum computing, and large language models with IEE support.

Bassam Bamieh, Mechanical Engineering Professor at UCSB

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.

Photo of winners of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics

These three UC-affiliated scientists shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in advancing quantum science.

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
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. 

Head shot of bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey

Bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey, a 2025 Hellman Family Faculty Fellows

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. 

Artist's concept illustration showing a two-dimensional collection of interacting spins in a diamond lattice. Illustration by Brian Long

Artist's concept illustration showing a two-dimensional collection of interacting spins in a diamond lattice. Illustration by Brian Long

Oct 03, 2025
Three Papers from the Jayich Lab Show Advances in Engineering Diamond Defects for Sensors

The road to realizing the promise of quantum applications has begun with a deep dive into the fundamental science of quantum phenomena to understand how they manifest — and how they might be made to manifest — in individual platforms.

Head shot of materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza

Assistant materials professor Daniel Oropeza received the Young Investigator Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers.

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.

2025 Tau Beta Pi Scholars Christopher Andrew Hariman and Anika Mahajan Jena

Sep 30, 2025
Two Engineering Students Receive Honor Society Scholarships

The seniors were awarded Tau Beta Pi scholarships to support their final year of undergraduate study. 

Image of Dr. Sreedhara Somanath

Sep 29, 2025
Former Director of India’s National Space Agency to Speak at UCSB in October

Renowned aerospace engineer Sreedhara Somanath will discuss the successful Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission on campus October 9.

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.

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