Researchers create visible-to-near-infrared-light lasers on silicon chips, paving the way for scientific and consumer applications
College of Engineering News
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Laser light glows on the surface of a photonics chip. Photograph by Matt Perko
Dec 05, 2022
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Ten UCSB researchers, including four from the College of Engineering, are included on Clarivate Analytics' 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List.
Nov 15, 2022
Four professors from UC Santa Barbara's College of Engineering named among the most highly cited researchers in the world.
![A plane wreck smolders on the ground after a catastrophic failure, the kind Pollock and her colleagues would like to avoid.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/plane-wreck-istock-uc-santa-barbara.jpeg?itok=arESkzUD)
Pollock and her collaborators have found a better way to predict failures in metal that can lead to airplane crashes and other unforeseen disasters.
Nov 09, 2022
Tresa Pollock and collaborators develop a way to predict the failure of crystalline metallic materials by observing the earliest stages of stress cycling.
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Nov 02, 2022
Department of Energy provides continued funding for the collaborative effort to develop new technology.
![Mark Rodwell, 2022 recipient of the SIA/SRC University Research Award](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Rodwell_MArk_web.jpeg?itok=Ka0e3CC_)
Electrical and computer engineering professor Mark Rodwell, the 2022 recipient of the SIA/SRC University Research Award
Nov 01, 2022
The professor of electrical and computer science receives one of the industry’s highest honors.
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Oct 25, 2022
Researchers use scanning ultrafast electron microscopy to unveil cubic boron arsenide's promising photo-carrier transport properties.
![2022 IEE Fellows Saurav Roy (left) and Kira Wyckoff (right)](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/IEE_Fellows_2022.jpg?itok=2UhW168G)
2022 IEE Fellows Saurav Roy (left) and Kira Wyckoff (right)
Oct 24, 2022
Each recipient will receive $22,500 to fund research endeavors for one quarter.
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The four projects awarded seed funding address at least one of the Institute of Energy Efficiency's key interdisciplinary research thrusts.
Oct 18, 2022
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency awards four seed grants to fund collaborative research.
![Sho Takatori, assistant professor chemical engineering](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Sho_webstory.jpg?itok=ONE1MdpT)
2022 Packard Fellow Sho Takatori, an assistant professor chemical engineering
Oct 18, 2022
Chemical engineering assistant professor Sho Takatori receives prestigious Packard Fellowship to develop novel multifunctional surfaces.
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Oct 04, 2022
Scientists develop a method for recycling plastic into high-value plastic molecules
![Michael Beyeler, a recipient of the NIH Director's New Innovator Award](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Beyeler_M.jpg?itok=mN2M2rlA)
Michael Beyeler, assistant professor of computer science and psychological & brain services
Oct 04, 2022
UCSB professor receives $1.5 million grant to develop a smart bionic eye aimed at enabling the blind to see.
Arnab Mukherjee, assistant professor of chemical engineering
Sep 25, 2022
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