Matt Beane has been named a researcher whose work will make an impact in the year ahead by Thinkers50.
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Nikil Jayant
Jan 20, 2021
Nikil Jayant’s contributions — including 36 patents — have enabled highly impactful technological advances.
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From left: the unlinked polymer ink, infrared light being applied to activate the crosslinks, and the final product — a super-soft, super-elastic crosslinked elastomer. Illustration by Isabelle Chabinyc
Jan 19, 2021
The labs of Michael Chabinyc and Christopher Bates develop a material that yields soft, elastic objects that feel like human tissue.
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Caption for image: Artist's concept illustration depicting a water purification membrane with computationally-designed, molecular-scale patterning of surface functional groups, which collectively function to reject a variety of molecular contaminants and foulants. Artwork by Brian Long.
Jan 10, 2021
Simulations provide molecular design rules for next-generation membrane systems to purify highly contaminated waters more efficiently.
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Yufei Ding, assistant professor of computer science
Jan 06, 2021
Yufei Ding has received a prestigious NSF Early CAREER Award to improve the efficiency and accuracy of quantum devices.
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Jan 05, 2021
Evidation Health has become a founding member of UC Santa Barbara's Center for Responsible Machine Learning.
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Yangying Zhu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
Dec 29, 2020
Yangying Zhu receives a National Science Foundation Early CAREER Award to pursue phase-change research.
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Dec 16, 2020
The research team includes UCSB natural-language-processing expert William Wang.
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The south side of Henley Hall, new home of the Institute for Energy Efficiency. Photograph by Jeff Liang
Dec 15, 2020
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency settles into its state-of-the-art home, the just-completed, donor-funded Henley Hall
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Artist’s concept illustration depicting a neutron scattering beam equipped with the new capillary rheo-SANS device being used to probe the deformation and breakage of polymers as they are exposed to extremely strong shear flows. Illustration by Brian Long
Nov 30, 2020
A new technique promises deeper insights into polymer degradation in high-shear conditions.
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Artist's concept illustration depicting cells treated with antibiotics (red) propagating in a river environment, while those that have been genetically modified to remove the gene that produces the fluoride exporter (green) die off in the presence of fluoride. Illustration by Lillian McKinney
Nov 30, 2020
In Michelle O’Malley’s lab, a simple approach suggests a leap in addressing a grand challenge of our time.
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Materials professor and department chair Michael Chabinyc
Nov 24, 2020
The American Association for the Advancement of Science recognized him for distinguished contributions to the field of polymer science.
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