Pursuing the Power of Thermoelectric Plastics

Professor Michael Chabinyc and his lab team seek to control the characteristics of conductive polymers, which may be important to energy efficiency.

A Step Toward High-Temperature Superconductivity?

Materials professor Stephen Wilson’s lab elicits promising behavior in a new material.

ChemE Professor Honored for Scholarship and Teaching

Michelle O'Malley is one of 13 young professors in U.S. to receive a 2017 Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award.

X-ray Eyes in the Sky

Yasamin Mostofi's lab is first to deomonstrate using drones and WiFi to create 3D images by "seeing" through walls.

Materials Scientist Omar Saleh Receives Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award

Saleh will receive €45,000 (about $50,700) to travel to Munich and carry out research in Munich.

Double Dose of Success for CoE Professor

Igor Mezić is honored for long-term contributions to applied mathematics; named co-PI of $6.5 million research project related to novel applications in autonomous devices.

From Guts to Glory?

Novel structure of enzyme discovered by researchers in Michelle O'Malley's lab shows promise for sustainable fuel and medicines.

A Marine Invertebrate Stands up for Science

An intercampus project linking UC campuses in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Irvine will examine Botryllus schlosseri, seeking insights into the human vascular system.

Materials Department Chair Receives $3 Million Department of Defense Fellowship

Tresa Pollock will develop 3D printing platform for new extreme-use materials

Mechanical Engineering Professor Receives $1.6 Million “Visionary Award” for Diabetes Research

Dr. Sumita Pennathur will develop a hi-tech "patch" to monitor blood glucose levels

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