College of Engineering News

Fourth-year UCSB PhD candidate Shantal Adajian.

Dec 02, 2025

Strain into Strength: A Doctoral Student’s Unique Journey

Shantal Adajian grew up amid war, scarcity, and uncertainty. Now she is pursuing a PhD in mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara.

Prithvi Dake (left) and Jaewon Lee (right), recipients of the Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship.

Oct 22, 2025

Two PhD Students Receive Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowships

The awards will support the “outstanding research” of Prithvi Dake and Jaewon Lee over the next two years.

M-WET speakers (from left to right) Noah P. Wamble, Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, and Jose Carlos Diaz won the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition.

Aug 15, 2025

UCSB Postdoctoral Fellow and M-WET Team Win National Award for Water Purification Research

The team bested more than twenty other research groups to win the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition.

Graduate Student speakers at the T32 Symposium (left to right) Jane Baude, Ella Evensen, and Ahmed Al Kindi

Aug 11, 2025

The 2nd Annual NIH T32 Symposium at UCSB

Keynote speakers, faculty researchers, and scholars in bioengineering presented their cutting-edge research addressing real-world health issues.

The second annual Data Driven Biology Symposium highlighted the innovative research of UCSB PhD students and DDB Trainees, including bioengineering PhD student Artury Ramirez.

Aug 01, 2025

Driven by Data

UC Santa Barbara’s Department of Bioengineering hosts symposium highlighting novel data-driven biology research.

UCSB PhD students Payton Croskey (left) and Logan Winston received 2025 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

Jul 07, 2025

Two More UCSB PhD Students Receive Prestigious NSF Fellowships

Fellows receive $159,000 in financial support over three years to pursue impactful research.

Professor Michelle O'Malley has been appointed interim chair of the Bioengineering Department.

Jul 01, 2025

Michelle O'Malley Appointed Interim Chair of Bioengineering

While the search for a permanent chair continues, O'Malley will take over for founding chair Beth Pruitt.

Dr. Weiyi Li receives the 2023 IEEE EDS Paul Rappaport Award from EDS President Bin Zhao during the 2024 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco. Photograph courtesy of IEEE EDS.