College of Engineering News

Evan Pretti, chemical engineering PhD Student

Jun 25, 2023

ChemE PhD Student Evan Pretti Awarded Prestigious MolSSI Fellowship

The software fellowship will allow Evan Pretti to provide insight into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.

An image of the newly developed transmitter assembly. The small, brownish chip on the left is the electronic integrated circuit (EIC), and the larger, black-and-gold chip on the right is the photonic integrated circuit (PIC). The long structure on the left side of the PIC is the modulator, which converts the electrical signal into an optical one. Light gets coupled into and out of the chip through the fibers on the right side of the PIC. Everything is mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB), with gold wire bonds connecting the chips. Data flows from left to right, where the incoming electrical signal gets amplified by the EIC, converted to an optical signal by the PIC, and sent out via fiber to its destination.

Jun 22, 2023

PhD Student Designs, Builds a Better Optical Link 

Holistic co-design of photonics, electronics, and packaging enables faster, more-efficient data transfer.

Receding levels of AI reality: An AI-generated image depicts engineers working on an AI-enabled robot.

Jun 22, 2023

UCSB's GauchoAI Team Takes Second Place in Amazon’s Alexa Prize SimBot Challenge

The team earned $100,000 for the two-year effort, which wrapped up in May.

Robert McMeeking, distinguished professor of mechanical engineering and materials

Jun 22, 2023

A Distinct Honor for a Distinguished Professor

Robert McMeeking receives the 2023 Platinum Medal from the Institute for Materials, Minerals & Mining.

MIchael Gordon, chemical engineering professor and AVS Fellow

Jun 21, 2023

Michael Gordon Named AVS Fellow

He was cited for advances in the synthesis in multiple aspects of nanostructured materials.

Jun 12, 2023

Celebrating COE’s Class of 2023

COE Salutes the undergraduate Class of 2023! Read about this year's award recipients and download a printable commemorative program.

Outstanding Seniors (Clockwise from top left) Kian Ahmadzadeh-Heravi, Maddie Baalman, Will Borlik, Nicholas Brown, Sean Tseng, Steven Nguyen, Tuanrui Hu

Jun 11, 2023

Top of Their Class

The College of Engineering recognizes seven outstanding seniors, who are graduating with the highest GPAs in their degree programs.

2023 College of Engineering award recipients (clockwise from top left) Jorge Gutierrez, Matthew Ho, Aamir Rehman, Xiangying Zuo, Doris Wei, Shivani Sista