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UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency funds four faculty projects aimed at sustainability.  

UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency funds four faculty projects aimed at sustainability.  

Nov 06, 2024
Investing in Social Impact

UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency funds four faculty projects aimed at sustainability.  

 

3D concept illustration depicting a cityscape rising from a silicon chip

Nov 01, 2024
Kaustav Banerjee named a JSAP Fellow International

ECE professor is recognized for using "low-dimensional" materials to advance nanoelectronics design. 

Daniel Oropeza, assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara

Daniel Oropeza, assistant professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara

Oct 21, 2024
Breaking the Mold

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

Photograph of Galan Moody and John Bowers

Galan Moody (left) and John Bowers

Oct 15, 2024
A DARPA Award to Squeeze Light for Powerful On-Chip Optical Sensors

The multi-team effort is aimed at making a key photonic device smaller, faster, and more precise.

Oct 15, 2024
A Prestigious Prize in Physics

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

Stephen Wilson, professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara

Stephen Wilson, professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara

Oct 08, 2024
Materials Professor Stephen Wilson Elected American Physical Society Fellow

Peers recognized him for his pioneering work on quantum materials. 

Image of Ram Seshadri and Raphaele Clément

Ram Seshadri and Raphaële Clement will work with colleagues to develop new battery technologies.

Sep 27, 2024
UCSB Professors to Collaborate on DOE Aqueous Battery Research

Ram Seshadri and Raphaële Clément join colleagues at multiple universities to address challenges around aqueous rechargeable batteries.

an image of an internet tower in a rural area

The success of a federal program is found to be funding-dependent.

Sep 27, 2024
Federal Subsidies Boosted Rural Internet. Service Faded when Funding Ended.

Does the end of subsidies spell the loss of internet service for some rural areas?

Source: UCSB Current
Lucas Erich, a materials PhD student at UCSB and NASA Fellowship recipient

Lucas Erich, a materials PhD student at UCSB, received a prestigious NASA Fellowship connected to making a mission to Mars feasible. 

Sep 18, 2024
Materials PhD Student Receives Esteemed NASA Fellowship

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

2024 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship recipients (clockwise from top left) Wesley Mills, Max Emerick, Griffin Tong, and Joshua Baston

2024 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship recipients (clockwise from top left) Wesley Mills, Max Emerick, Griffin Tong, and Joshua Baston

Sep 09, 2024
Four COE Graduate Students Win Prestigious National Defense Fellowships

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

Materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza (far right) and his research group (left to right) Anthony Botros, Lucas Erich, and Logan Winston.

Materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza (far right) and his research group (left to right) Anthony Botros, Lucas Erich, and Logan Winston. 

Sep 09, 2024
Rewarding Innovation and Opportunity

A UC Santa Barbara materials professor receives a junior-faculty award from his peers and a Navy research grant. 

Concept illustration of non-radiative recombination, in which electron-hole interaction at a defect in the atomic structure results in heat, rather than light, being emitted. Jim Speck will use his Vannevar Bush Award to advance understanding of the physics of such interactions. Illustration by Fangzhou Zhao

Concept illustration of non-radiative recombination, in which electron-hole interaction at a defect in the atomic structure results in heat, rather than light, being emitted. Jim Speck will use his Vannevar Bush Award to advance understanding of the physics of such interactions. Illustration by Fangzhou Zhao, Van de Walle group.

Sep 06, 2024
Jim Speck Wins Vannevar Bush Award

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

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