Breaking the Mold

UCSB materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza receives a prestigious $1 million grant to pursue research on ultra-high-temperature ceramics.

A Prestigious Prize in Physics

UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Chris Van de Walle receives top computational physics award given by American Physical Society.

Peers recognized him for his pioneering work on quantum materials.

Lucas Erich will pursue research connected to making a mission to Mars feasible.

The fellowship provides full tuition, monthly stipend, travel budget, and health insurance funding for three years.

The $3-million award will enable investigation of little-understood physics in gallium-nitride devices.

UCSB doctoral graduate receives one of three such prizes awarded world-wide.

Beyerlein was cited by the NAE for “methodologies predicting the mechanics of complex engineering materials to improve their stability and strength.”

The team was one of seven (from a field of forty-two) to emerge from the semifinal round.

UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, and Cal Poly Pomona receive a six-year, $22 million grant to establish a first-of-its-kind biofoundry.