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College of Engineering News

2025 Outstanding Faculty recipients (clockwise from top left) Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Tell, and Matthew Begley

Jun 13, 2025
Class of 2025 Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

Two honorees are first-time winners of the recognition voted on by graduating seniors. 

Jun 12, 2025
College of Engineering Named for Former Dean Robert Mehrabian

During his tenure, from 1983-1990, the fourth engineering dean at UCSB was responsible for major growth and advancement of the relatively young college. 

2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant recipients (clockwise from top left) Anna Pischer, Max Emerick, Ajaykrishnan E S, Max Crisafulli, and Hunter Larson

Jun 11, 2025
Class of 2025 Selects Teaching Assistants of the Year

The award honors one teaching assistant from each undergraduate degree program. 

Image of John Bowers

Jun 11, 2025
Pioneering UCSB Laser Expert John Bowers Is Set to Retire

Materials professor Steven DenBaars succeeds him as director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency.

UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering's Outstanding Seniors (clockwise from top left) Changxuan Yang, Tien Nguyen, Will Corcoran, Jacob Fingerman, Selena Deng, Jordan Prescott, Tianle Yu

Jun 10, 2025
Meet the Outstanding Seniors in COE's Class of 2025

Each undergraduate degree program selected honorees based on GPA and other impactful activities and accomplishments. 

Graduates throw their caps in the air shortly after the end of the College of Engineering's Undergraduate Commencement.

Jun 10, 2025
Celebrating a Record-Breaking Class

The class of 2025 set four College of Engineering records related to the number of bachelor’s degrees earned. 

Tirrell Award recipient Tianle Yu and Hynes-Wood Award recipient Lauren Bajo-Smith

Jun 09, 2025
Recognizing Excellence

The College of Engineering honors two graduating seniors for their outstanding contributions outside of the classroom. 

photograph of Chris Van de Walle

Jun 09, 2025
Chris Van de Walle Receives Prestigious Welker Award

It is the latest recognition for his pioneering research on the efficiency of compound semiconductors.

Headshot images of Arturo Juan (left) and Sam Rosen (right)

Jun 09, 2025
Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community

The College of Engineering celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride Month.

image of the wall with signage outside the UCSB Technology Incubator

May 29, 2025
UCSB’s Technology Incubator to Celebrate its Tenth Anniversary

Impressive growth and successful spinouts have characterized the Incubator's first ten years of life.

Microchips produced in the Nanofab aren't yet ready to be used in prototypes and system demonstrations; they need to be enclosed in protective casings, have wires attached, and be attached to circuit boards, all of which is known as "packaging" the chips.

May 28, 2025
Uplifting the Local Semiconductor Industry

UC Santa Barbara receives key funding for facility to unlock the full potential of the region’s semiconductor ecosystem.

From left to right, Nico Lehner and Evan McCall, standing outside holding a large check for $10,000

May 28, 2025
RazeMath Wins UCSB’s 26th Annual New Venture Competition

The team received $10,000 in prizes for their AI-powered personalized math tutoring program.

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