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College of Engineering News

Mechanical engineering assistant professor Bolin Liao.

Mar 19, 2019
Bolin Liao Receives Third Early Career-Award Since September

Most recently, the assistant professor of mechanical engineering received the Early Career Award from the National Science Foundation. 

Junkai Jiang receives his award from IEEE EDS president D. Fernando Guarin, along with fellow recipient Yuanyuan Shi, a doctoral student in Spain.

Mar 15, 2019
Doctoral Candidate Receives IEEE PhD Student Fellowship

Junkai Jiang, a student in electrical and computer engineering at UCSB, received the prestigious award from IEEE's Electron Devices Society.  

Source: UCSB Current
Ethan Hawke's soft robot, as it appeared on the cover of the journal Science Robotics

Mar 12, 2019
A Top Ten Robot

Mechanical engineer's pneumatic-powered soft robot is named one of Science Robotics’ “Ten robotics technologies of the year.”

Source: UCSB Current
A graduate student at work in a UCSB lab.

Mar 12, 2019
Excellence Recognized

UCSB's College of Engineering makes another strong showing in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of graduate schools across the U. S.

Source: UCSB Current
Fourth-year computer engineering student Aditya Wadaskar.

Feb 22, 2019
Award for CE Senior Brings His Total to More than $6K for Year

National Engineers Week scholarship is one of several this year for Aditya Wadaskar. He says, "The cost is low compared to the potential gain." 

Artist's concept depicting a mode-locked quantum-dot laser in action.

Feb 13, 2019
Glimpsing the Future

UCSB engineering professor John Bowers’ group develops a high-performance mode-locked quantum-dot laser on silicon, enabling blazing data-transmission rates.

Source: UCSB Current
Matt Beane, Assistant Professor, Technology Management Program

Feb 06, 2019
TMP Prof: New Methods Are Needed for Skills Training with AI

In a TED Talk, Matt Beane suggests how to incorporate centuries-old training methods when working with AI.

A presenter at the polymer-upcycling workshop at UCSB

Jan 30, 2019
The Olefin in the Room

At a polymer-upcycling workshop, members of academia, national labs, and industry take on one of the world’s most pressing challenges. 

Source: UCSB Current
Artist's interpretation of the optical dynamics inside the laser ring cavity of the new Brillouin laser. Illustration by Brian Long

Jan 23, 2019
Moving Precision Lasers from Bench Scale to Chip Scale

Shrinking a high-performance laser paves the way for broader applications of the powerful technology.

Computer science professor Elizabeth Belding

Jan 17, 2019
Anonymous but Trustworthy

UCSB Researchers create an app that ensures anonymity and trustworthiness for minority groups using social media in authoritarian countries.

Professor Beth Pruitt

Jan 07, 2019
Putting Cells under Stress

UCSB professor Beth Pruitt and collaborators create a device to help understand how cells communicate to form tissues under loading. 

Artist's concept depicting multiple types of messenger RNA and micro-RNA combining along a vast interconnected web to power, and prevent overproduction of, specific brain cell types. Illustration by Brian Long

Dec 21, 2018
The Builder and the Regulator

Researchers develop new knowledge about how messenger RNAs and micro-RNAs in drive and control cell production during brain development.

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