Shuji Nakamura won the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the blue LED. Here, he writes about the global impact of the energy-efficient lights.
College of Engineering News
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Photograph by Viferico - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41177333
Jan 24, 2018
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Jan 24, 2018
Fluid dynamics drive the action in a script featuring red dye, milk, and a maze of tension-induced interactions.
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Elizabeth Belding
Jan 23, 2018
UCSB computer science professor is recognized for her unwavering efforts to bring wireless internet access to remote places.
![Artists concept image showing city and points of communication connectivity](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/DARPA_terahertz_comm.jpg?itok=3ELNTlDM)
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Jan 22, 2018
Electrical and computer engineering professor Mark Rodwel to lead $27.5 million center for converged terahertz communications and sensing at UCSB.
![Professor Glenn H. Fredrickson outside his office in the Materials Research Laboratory building.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/glenn_fredrickson_news_169.jpg?itok=GdSt-TPH)
Professor Glenn H. Fredrickson outside his office in the Materials Research Laboratory building. Photograph by Ryder Rogers
Jan 19, 2018
Glenn H. Fredrickson is honored for his field theory model, a major contribution to polymer theory and simulation.
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Jan 16, 2018
Diba Mirza (Computer Science) and Tyler Susko (Mechanical Engineering) receive Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching awards.
![Professor Tresa Pollock in the 3D printing lab.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Pollock_lab_tight.jpg?itok=WZ5Hy2oX)
UCSB Alcoa Professor of Materials Tresa Pollock
Jan 03, 2018
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society recognizes the UCSB materials professor and recent department chair for career-long leadership and contributions.
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Shuji Nakamura
Jan 02, 2018
The blue light-emitting diode (LED) is the innovation that keeps on generating awards for its inventor.
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Dec 14, 2017
Recognition for achievements in opto-electronic technology, cyber-security, and integrated circuits, respectively.
![In this snapshot showing a reconstruction of a compression experiment, the red particles indicate hotspots, where atoms are rearranging as a prelude to failure.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/D2min0032_web_300dpi.jpg?itok=sWlaVY36)
In this snapshot showing a reconstruction of a compression experiment, the red particles indicate hotspots, where atoms are rearranging as a prelude to failure.
Image compliments of Daniel Gianola, Daeyeon Lee, Jyo Lyn Hor, Daniel Strickland
Dec 13, 2017
Ordered, crystalline materials fail predictably. A collaborative group has identified a mechanism for predicting failure in disordered materials, too.
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Scanning electron micrscope image showing two graphene connectors (center) and four other metal connectors.
Dec 11, 2017
Professor Kaustav Banerjee's lab pursues solutions to limitations of copper interconnects on chips.
![Sanjit Mitra receives the 2017 IEEE Education Activities Board Vice President's Award from Education Vice President Professor S. K. Ramesh.](https://engineering.ucsb.edu/sites/default/files/styles/news_and_events_thumb_2x/public/images/news/Mitra_IEEE_award_320x219_0.jpg?itok=d1-jSRgJ)
Professor Emeritus Sanjit Mitra (left) receives the IEEE Education Activities Board Vice President's Award from Vice President, Professor S. K. Ramesh.
Dec 06, 2017
Professor Emeritus Sanjit Mitra is honored for his achievements both as a researcher and as an educator dedicated to his students.
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