Researchers prove that tough, woody lignin can be broken down in an anaerobic environment.
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![Image of a goat, which, like other ruminants, host anaerobic microbes that can break through tough plant cell walls to gain the nutrition behind them.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Goat_lignin.jpeg?itok=uHFLtfZr&c=30906ece86dfd22513129f5c9a030b1e)
Goats and other ruminants host anaerobic microbes that can break through tough plant cell walls to gain the nutrition behind them. Photograph by Lillian McKinney
Mar 15, 2023
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Carlos G. Levi and Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Mar 06, 2023
National Academy of Engineering Fellowship is among the profession's highest honors.
![Computer science professor William Wang.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Wm_Wang_perko_news.jpg?itok=4we3IQBl&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
Computer science professor William Wang. Photograph by Matt Perko
Feb 16, 2023
The computer science professor is recognized for his work guiding undergraduate students.
![Computer science professor Tim Sherwood.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Tim_Sherwood_news_Lilli.jpg?itok=HzH2M54d&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
Computer science professor Tim Sherwood. Photograph by Lilli McKinney
Feb 06, 2023
The Association of Computing Machinery names the CS professor a new Fellow for 2023.
![The image shows a hybrid computer where analog p-bits using magnetic nanodevices are combined with digital p-bits that will be used for energy-efficient machine learning discussed in the article.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/P-bit%20circuit%20510x350%20copy.jpg?itok=e2o2DcTT&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
The image shows a hybrid computer where analog p-bits using magnetic nanodevices are combined with digital p-bits that will be used for energy-efficient machine learning discussed in the article.
Feb 02, 2023
Kerem Çamsari has received an Early CAREER Award to develop probabilistic computing, which could be an important step on the way to quantum computers.
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The college highlights members of the Black community who have made or are currently making remarkable contributions to engineering.
Feb 01, 2023
The college highlights members of the Black community who have made or are currently making remarkable contributions to engineering.
![Professor Beth Pruitt, Chair Biological Engineering, UCSB.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Pruitt_BRITE_news_image.jpg?itok=-2m-9Ziq&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
Professor Beth Pruitt, Chair Biological Engineering, UCSB.
Dec 16, 2022
Beth Pruitt receives a five-year NSF award to study sex-differentiated heart-cell responses to stress.
![An illustration depicting a resonator ring sitting on a photon-generating defect in a 2D material, and associated waveguides.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/wave_guides_news%20copy.jpg?itok=nXITyXPg&c=daa2a901d5ca832f75f4352f44944aac)
An illustration depicting a resonator ring sitting on a photon-generating defect in a 2D material, and associated waveguides.
Dec 15, 2022
The Moody lab develops a new method for on-chip generation of single photons.
![B.S. Manjunath and Upamanyu Madhow.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/manjunath-madhow-NAI-uc-santa-barbara.jpeg?itok=EAMX-bKc)
B.S. Manjunath (left) and Upamanyu Madhow.
Dec 08, 2022
Two engineering professors join the National Academy of Inventors.
![Tresa Pollock and others from UCSB meet with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/CHIPS%20Presentation-Liang-uc-santa-barbara.jpg?itok=DytCixAc&c=542d45be872d638d3284706d798ecfad)
Tresa Pollock (far right) and others from UCSB meet with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves (far left). Photograph by Jeff Liang
Dec 07, 2022
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce meets with UCSB students and faculty as part of 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.
![Professors Jonathan Klamkin (left) and Steven DenBaars, 2023 Optica Fellows](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/2022_Optica_Fellows.jpg?itok=8BdUb1ba)
Professors Jonathan Klamkin (left) and Steven DenBaars, 2023 Optica Fellows
Dec 07, 2022
The leading scientific organization for optics and photonics recognizes a pair of faculty members in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering.
![Laser light glows on the surface of a photonics chip. Photograph by Matt Perko](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/photonics%20chip11.jpg?itok=mp6ThW5N&c=ad10fd52840fd331d51f0b8cd5ac3028)
Laser light glows on the surface of a photonics chip. Photograph by Matt Perko
Dec 05, 2022
Researchers create visible-to-near-infrared-light lasers on silicon chips, paving the way for scientific and consumer applications
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