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Yuan Xie (left) and B.S. Manjunath (right) received the Edward J. McCLuskey Technical Achievement Award from IEEE CS.

Mar 04, 2020
Prestigious Computer Society Technical Achievement Awards for ECE Professors

The IEEE Computer Society honored the pair for their outstanding and innovative contributions to their field. 

Estella Liu (left) and Dylan Vu receuved National Engineers Week scholarships. 

Feb 27, 2020
CoE Students Win National Engineers Week Scholarships

The two undergradates were both awarded $1,000 scholarships from a local non-profit organization.

Professor Daniel Blumenthal

Professor Daniel Blumenthal

Feb 18, 2020
Laser Focus on the Prize

Dan Blumenthal Receives the 2020 C.E.K. Mees Medal from the Optical Society of America.

Damien Kudela, co-founder and CEO of Cayuga Biotech, holds his UC Startup Pitch Showcase trophy. 

Feb 05, 2020
Materials Alum Wins UC Startup Showcase, Advances to Global Competition

Kudela earned an opportunity to pitch his startup to world-leading venture capitalists this summer in France. 

Elliot W. Hawkes (left) received an Early CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation to fund his research into the vine robot. 

Jan 30, 2020
Growing into Solutions: Professor Receives NSF Early CAREER Award

Elliot Hawkes' research of the vine robot could greatly benefit people in their homes, at hospitals, and in emergency situations. 

Prince Zizhuang Wang was named a finalist for the Computing Research Association's Oustanding Undergraduate Researcher Award. 

Jan 06, 2020
UCSB Student Named Finalist for Prestigious Undergraduate Research Award

Prince Zizhuang Wang was named a finalist in recognition of his outstanding research on natural language processing and machine learning. 

Anthony Cheetham will be knighted and receive the title of "Sir," after Queen Elizabeth II approved the founding director of UCSB's Materials Research Laboratory as a Knights Bachelor. 

Jan 02, 2020
Sir Anthony: UCSB Materials Research Professor and Founding MRL Director to be Knighted

Anthony Cheetham, the founding director of UCSB's Materials Research Laboratory, was recognized for services to material chemistry, science in the United Kingdom, and global outreach. 

UCSB professor and Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura. Photograph by Matt Perko

UCSB professor and Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura. Photograph by Matt Perko.

Dec 17, 2019
Shuji Nakamura's Massive Impact

Another honor is bestowed upon the man most responsible for the LED lighting revolution.

Source: UCSB Current
Postdoctoral researcher Joaquin Resasco

Postdoctoral researcher Joaquin Resasco

Dec 12, 2019
Paradigm Shifter

A postdoctoral researcher in UCSB's Chemical Engineering Department has been selected one of Forbes' "30 Under 30"in the science category. 

Source: The Current
Professors and new ACM Fellows (from left): Giovanni Vigna and Yuan Xie

Professors and new ACM Fellows (from left): Giovanni Vigna and Yuan Xie

Dec 12, 2019
High Honors for Professors in Computer Hardware and Software

Giovanni Vigna and Yuan Xie are among 58 researchers to become ACM Fellows in 2019.

Newly Elected NAI Fellows Michael Chabinyc (left) and Sanjit Mitra

Newly Elected NAI Fellows Michael Chabinyc (left) and Sanjit Mitra

Dec 04, 2019
Two CoE Faculty Elected Fellows by National Academy of Inventors

Michael Chabinyc and Sanjit Mitra have combined to produce more than 50 patents. 

Newly Elected AAAS Fellows Elizabeth Belding (left) and Yuan Xie

Newly Elected AAAS Fellows Elizabeth Belding (left) and Yuan Xie

Nov 27, 2019
Two CoE Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

A pair of CoE faculty were among the nine UCSB researchers elected Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

Source: The Current

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