Engineering graduate students are recognized for mentorship, leadership, and commitment to student success
College of Engineering News
Graduating seniors selected (clockwise from top left) Alyssa McNarney, Kriteen Shrestha, Sanjay Chandrasekaran, Peyton Bursin, and Maciek Pajak
Jun 04, 2026
Selected by their individual departments, the 2026 Outstanding Seniors include (clock wise from top left) Anuj Acharya, Michael Wu, Sammy Lesner, Henry Easton, and Mohamed Elfouly.
Jun 03, 2026
Academic excellence, leadership, community impact, and undergraduate research define this year’s nominees
Chemical engineering senior Anika Jena, recipient of the 2026 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Jun 03, 2026
Anika Jena honored for exceptional contributions as an undergraduate researcher to knowledge creation in her field
(L to r) Sammy Lesner, Nikhil Kapasi, and Ava Smith received The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering's most prestigious honors.
Jun 03, 2026
Graduating students honored with prestigious Hynes-Wood and Tirrell awards, the most prestigious honors given by The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering.
The three recipients of the Mosher Chair in Mechanical Engineering: (from left) Henry Yang, Igor Mezić, and Francesco Bullo.
Jun 02, 2026
Henry Yang, Igor Mezić, and Francesco Bullo become the inaugural Mosher Chairs in Mechanical Engineering.
Tau Beta Pi Fellows Anika Jena (pictured on left) and Lily Chen (pictured on right in front of the Bent, the official symbol and monument of Tau Beta Pi).
Jun 02, 2026
Anika Jena and Lily Chen are recognized among the nation’s top engineering students.
The College of Engineering's class of 2026 has earned a record number of bachelor's degrees.
Jun 02, 2026
A Google executive and UCSB alumnus will deliver the keynote commencement address to the class of 2026.
Alexander "Sasha" Davydov (left) and Sienna Helena Parker received the 2026 Lancaster Dissertation Award from the UCSB Graduate Division.
May 29, 2026
Alexander Davydov and Sienna Helena Parker are recognized for making significant contributions to their fields.
The Academic Senate conferred awards for outstanding teaching and mentoring to four computer science department members: (clockwise from top left) Rich Wolski, Ziad Matni, Junrui Liu, and Frederic Gibou.
May 28, 2026
Three faculty members and one graduate student are recognized for teaching and mentoring.
Materials professor Dan Gianola with an electron microscope at UCSB. Photograph by Lilli Walker.
May 26, 2026
The materials professor receives three awards for contributions to the science of defects, materials characterization, and the tools it requires.
The 2026 New Venture Competition winners from Team LegalTime AI, Quinn Godfredsen (left) and Joaquin Del Pego (right), holding their prize money check after the New Venture Finals.
May 21, 2026
The co-founders designed a timekeeping solution that they say provides a ten times return on investment for law firms from the time saved from the software.
Umesh Mishra (third from left) and fellow scholars and collaborators at the ceremony held at the University of Padua, Italy. Photograph courtesy of the University of Padua.
May 18, 2026
Umesh Mishra was presented with the most prestigious award given by the University of Padua in Italy.
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