Innovations in his lab have advanced an important process for understanding soft materials.
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Scattering patterns obtained from a lubricating polymer solution in deuterated oil at rest (left) and in a high-shear-rate flow. Inset chains show, using one of Helgeson's models, the degree of polymer stretching extracted from the patterns, which would be impossible to detect without the advantages of neutron scattering. Illustration by Jiamin Zhang.
Jun 23, 2026
UCSB researchers (from left) M. Scott Shell, Sam Lobo, and Joan-Emma Shea published their protein models in a recent issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Jun 22, 2026
New tools to study protein assembly may help in the search for neurodegenerative disease therapeutics.
Bridge funding support from the W.M. Keck Foundation provides critical funding to fuel six research projects ranging from climate research and material science, to submerged pink berries (pictured), which are consortia of bacteria commonly found on sediment. Dime provides scale.
Jun 21, 2026
Partnership supports faculty and PhD students pursuing bold ideas at the frontiers of science
Demis D. John, Process Group Manager at the UCSB Nanofabrication Facility, showcasing a silicon wafer.
Jun 17, 2026
UCSB’s Cleanroom Bootcamp gives students, educators, and professionals hands-on training and industry-recognized credential for growing semiconductor workforce.
Rocco Samuele, of Northrup Grumman, presenting to UCSB engineering students at an event at UCSB.
Jun 11, 2026
Companies in the Corporate Affiliates Program (CAP) have had success hiring UCSB graduates.
Graduating seniors selected one faculty member from each department to recognize as Outstanding Faculty. The 2026 recipients include (clockwise from top left) Phillip Christopher, Yoga Isukapalli, Eric Vigoda, Geoff Tsai, and Clint Schow.
Jun 08, 2026
Graduating seniors honor five faculty members for their inspiring teaching, mentorship, and impact in the classroom
Graduating seniors selected (clockwise from top left) Alyssa McNarney, Kriteen Shrestha, Sanjay Chandrasekaran, Peyton Bursin, and Maciek Pajak
Jun 04, 2026
Engineering graduate students are recognized for mentorship, leadership, and commitment to student success
Selected by their individual departments, the 2026 Outstanding Seniors include (clock wise from top left) Anuj Acharya, Michael Wu, Sammy Lesner, Henry Easton, and Mohamed Elfouly.
Jun 03, 2026
Academic excellence, leadership, community impact, and undergraduate research define this year’s nominees
(L to r) Sammy Lesner, Nikhil Kapasi, and Ava Smith received The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering's most prestigious honors.
Jun 03, 2026
Graduating students honored with prestigious Hynes-Wood and Tirrell awards, the most prestigious honors given by The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering.
As a result of her work with students in her Embedded Ethics Lab, computer science assistant teaching professor Maryam Majedi received UCSB’s Chancellor’s Faculty Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring.
Jun 03, 2026
Computer science assistant teaching professor Maryam Majedi receives UCSB’s Chancellor’s Faculty Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring
New Bioengineering chair Catherine Klapperich.
Jun 03, 2026
She arrives from Boston University, bringing expertise in infectious disease and women’s health.
Chemical engineering senior Anika Jena, recipient of the 2026 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Jun 03, 2026
The chemical engineering senior was honored for her significant contributions as an undergraduate researcher.
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