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College of Engineering News

Materials professor Tresa Pollock received the 2024 William D. Nix Award from her TMS peers.

Mar 07, 2024
TMS Honors Tresa Pollock for Impact as a Researcher and Mentor

The materials professor received the 2024 William D. Nix Award from her peers. 

Jason Marden, electrical and computer engineering professor

Feb 27, 2024
Rising Status: ECE Professor Jason Marden Named IEEE Fellow

Fewer than 0.1% of IEEE members receive the prestigious honor each year

Shuji Nakamura, 2014 Nobel Prize recipient and inventor of Blue LED

Feb 27, 2024
Viral Video Shines Light on Shuji Nakamura's Discovery of Blue LED

The video highlights his journey to develop the bright-blue LED,  a technology that has revolutionized lighting around the world. 

image of (from left) Steven DenBaars, Phil Christopher, Shuji Nakamura

Feb 16, 2024
A Seed Grant for Light-driven Catalysis

A collaboration to engineer a solid-state laser customized to power more efficient light-driven catalysis. 

Images of (left) Dean Umesh Mishra (left) and donors (from left) Duncan Eilings and Alistair Winn

Feb 13, 2024
Event Honors ME Machine Shop Renovation Donors

The state-of-the-art shop is poised to deliver big results for students preparing to enter the job market.

Welker Award winner Larry Coldren

Feb 12, 2024
Larry Coldren Wins Major Materials Award

The Heinrich Welker Award recognizes Coldren's contributions to photonics-enabling materials science.

UCSB professor Irene Beyerlein, a newly elected member of the National Academy of Engineering

Feb 07, 2024
UCSB Professor Irene Beyerlein Elected to National Academy of Engineering

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

BIoPACIFIC is a collaboration between faculty and staff at UCSB and UCLA.

Jan 22, 2024
BioPACIFIC MIP: Two UC Campuses Advance a New Model for Materials Research

Backed by NSF, the BioPACIFIC MIP unites scientists and engineers from the California NanoSystems Institute nodes at UCSB and UCLA.

Professor John Bowers

Dec 12, 2023
John Bowers Receives the 2024 Jun-ichi Nishizawa Prize

The IEEE award recognizes the UCSB professor for his contributions to optics and photonics

More than two dozen female and female-identifying graduate students and postdocs attended an inaugural workshop.

Dec 08, 2023
Strength in Knowledge

Empowered by an inaugural workshop, female graduate students feel prepared to pursue professorships.

Entrepreneurial mentor Jonathan Gartner

Dec 05, 2023
CNSI Mentor-in-Residence to Assist Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Startups

His mission is to help those who have or plan startups to get or stay unstuck.

Source: UCSB Current
UCSB Materials professor Chris Van de Walle

Dec 05, 2023
A Major Award for Materials Professor Chris Van de Walle

The award notes the professor's many contributions that connect theory to application.

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