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Materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza has been recognized with the 2025 Young Investigator Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the nation’s largest association supporting Hispanics in STEM.👏
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October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Materials assistant professor Daniel Oropeza has been recognized with the 2025 Young Investigator Award from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), the nation’s largest association supporting Hispanics in STEM.👏
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Today, The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering hosted the deans and engineering leaders from all UC’s for a day of collaboration and innovation. 💡
These leaders worked together to discuss magnifying our strengths and ensuring the success of all engineering colleges in the UC.
These leaders worked together to discuss magnifying our strengths and ensuring the success of all engineering colleges in the UC.
October 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today, The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering hosted the deans and engineering leaders from all UC’s for a day of collaboration and innovation. 💡
These leaders worked together to discuss magnifying our strengths and ensuring the success of all engineering colleges in the UC.
These leaders worked together to discuss magnifying our strengths and ensuring the success of all engineering colleges in the UC.
HerBrain, the first digital twin of the maternal brain, has been named one of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2025! 👏
Led by @ninamiolane.bsky.social the HerBrain app illustrates how brain structures change across the pregnancy and postpartum periods, so a woman can predict her weekly shifts.
Led by @ninamiolane.bsky.social the HerBrain app illustrates how brain structures change across the pregnancy and postpartum periods, so a woman can predict her weekly shifts.
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
HerBrain, the first digital twin of the maternal brain, has been named one of TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2025! 👏
Led by @ninamiolane.bsky.social the HerBrain app illustrates how brain structures change across the pregnancy and postpartum periods, so a woman can predict her weekly shifts.
Led by @ninamiolane.bsky.social the HerBrain app illustrates how brain structures change across the pregnancy and postpartum periods, so a woman can predict her weekly shifts.
How can we use new technologies intentionally and avoid digital burnout?🤳
Paul Leonardi, Professor of Technology Management, explores this question in his newly published book, Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life.
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Paul Leonardi, Professor of Technology Management, explores this question in his newly published book, Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How can we use new technologies intentionally and avoid digital burnout?🤳
Paul Leonardi, Professor of Technology Management, explores this question in his newly published book, Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life.
Click here to read more: engineering.ucsb.edu/node/4156
Paul Leonardi, Professor of Technology Management, explores this question in his newly published book, Digital Exhaustion: Simple Rules for Reclaiming Your Life.
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On October 9, aerospace engineer Sreedhara Somanath will be leading a seminar at UCSB, where he will discuss the resilience involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission and the growing technological strength of India as a whole. 🚀
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October 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
On October 9, aerospace engineer Sreedhara Somanath will be leading a seminar at UCSB, where he will discuss the resilience involved in the Chandrayaan-3 mission and the growing technological strength of India as a whole. 🚀
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UCSB physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. They were lauded for work that, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, "revealed quantum physics in action," affirming UCSB as the epicenter of quantum research.
October 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
UCSB physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. They were lauded for work that, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, "revealed quantum physics in action," affirming UCSB as the epicenter of quantum research.
Cadense, a UCSB startup that develops adaptive shoes, was recently selected as a finalist for a 2025 Innovation by Design Award presented by the American business magazine Fast Company.🏅
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October 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Cadense, a UCSB startup that develops adaptive shoes, was recently selected as a finalist for a 2025 Innovation by Design Award presented by the American business magazine Fast Company.🏅
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We kicked off the new school year with the launch of the BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (ExFAB). The new facility will allow researchers to make novel discoveries using previously unstudied microbes that could generate advances in biotechnology & biomanufacturing.
September 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We kicked off the new school year with the launch of the BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (ExFAB). The new facility will allow researchers to make novel discoveries using previously unstudied microbes that could generate advances in biotechnology & biomanufacturing.
UCSB distinguished professor Eckart Meiburg has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study sediment dynamics in collaboration with former UCSB mechanical engineering associate professor Alban Sauret.👏
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September 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
UCSB distinguished professor Eckart Meiburg has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study sediment dynamics in collaboration with former UCSB mechanical engineering associate professor Alban Sauret.👏
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UCSB researchers have created a non-electronic soft robotic device that quickly and autonomously guides a soft tube into the trachea. The innovative tool improves airway access and raises survival odds in critical medical emergencies.💡
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September 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
UCSB researchers have created a non-electronic soft robotic device that quickly and autonomously guides a soft tube into the trachea. The innovative tool improves airway access and raises survival odds in critical medical emergencies.💡
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Bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research award to support her work on recently discovered extracellular vesicles that play an important role in tissue repair.👏
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September 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research award to support her work on recently discovered extracellular vesicles that play an important role in tissue repair.👏
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Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, a postdoctoral researcher at UCSB, and her collaborators were awarded top honors at the 2025 Energy Frontier Research Center Principal Investigators’ Meeting. The team won the Student & Postdoc Team Science Competition.👏
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August 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, a postdoctoral researcher at UCSB, and her collaborators were awarded top honors at the 2025 Energy Frontier Research Center Principal Investigators’ Meeting. The team won the Student & Postdoc Team Science Competition.👏
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Seven graduate students recently presented their research at the 2nd Annual T32 Symposium, organized by the Bioengineering Department.👏
August 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Seven graduate students recently presented their research at the 2nd Annual T32 Symposium, organized by the Bioengineering Department.👏
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has been named the recipient of the 2025 Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, the highest recognition of professional achievement for U.S. control systems engineers and scientists.👏
August 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has been named the recipient of the 2025 Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, the highest recognition of professional achievement for U.S. control systems engineers and scientists.👏
This year, UCSB launched 2 new semiconductor-manufacturing summer courses! 🔬☀️
“Equipment Maintenance Technician” & “Microchip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.
“Equipment Maintenance Technician” & “Microchip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.
August 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This year, UCSB launched 2 new semiconductor-manufacturing summer courses! 🔬☀️
“Equipment Maintenance Technician” & “Microchip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.
“Equipment Maintenance Technician” & “Microchip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.
Congratulations to Anika Jena, a rising fourth-year chemical engineering major at UC Santa Barbara, for receiving an Eli Lilly Travel Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee (WCC) and Eli Lilly and Company.👏
August 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Congratulations to Anika Jena, a rising fourth-year chemical engineering major at UC Santa Barbara, for receiving an Eli Lilly Travel Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee (WCC) and Eli Lilly and Company.👏
Arpit Gupta has been recognized with the Google Research Scholar Award and Google ML (machine learning) and Systems Junior Faculty Award for his pioneering work at the intersection of machine learning and computer networks.👏
July 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Arpit Gupta has been recognized with the Google Research Scholar Award and Google ML (machine learning) and Systems Junior Faculty Award for his pioneering work at the intersection of machine learning and computer networks.👏
This past June, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Technology Incubator celebrated its 10th anniversary!👏
A group gathered to tell stories about their varied roads to creating, developing, and selling their diverse and innovative products — and the role of the Incubator in their progress.
A group gathered to tell stories about their varied roads to creating, developing, and selling their diverse and innovative products — and the role of the Incubator in their progress.
July 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This past June, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Technology Incubator celebrated its 10th anniversary!👏
A group gathered to tell stories about their varied roads to creating, developing, and selling their diverse and innovative products — and the role of the Incubator in their progress.
A group gathered to tell stories about their varied roads to creating, developing, and selling their diverse and innovative products — and the role of the Incubator in their progress.
Congratulations to UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman, who has been named the university’s new Vice Chancellor for Research!👏
July 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Congratulations to UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman, who has been named the university’s new Vice Chancellor for Research!👏
In November, Charlott Vallon will join The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department as an assistant teaching professor! 👏
Vallon is interested in decision-making for complex cyber-physical systems, systems that integrate both computation and physical processes.
Vallon is interested in decision-making for complex cyber-physical systems, systems that integrate both computation and physical processes.
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In November, Charlott Vallon will join The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department as an assistant teaching professor! 👏
Vallon is interested in decision-making for complex cyber-physical systems, systems that integrate both computation and physical processes.
Vallon is interested in decision-making for complex cyber-physical systems, systems that integrate both computation and physical processes.
Jeff Sakamoto, professor of materials and mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, was recently announced as one of twelve members of the 2025 Class of Fellows of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). 🎉
July 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Jeff Sakamoto, professor of materials and mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, was recently announced as one of twelve members of the 2025 Class of Fellows of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). 🎉
After 38 years as a professor at UCSB, John Bowers is retiring. Bowers, a pioneer in lasersand photonics has served as director of the IEE at UCSB since it was founded in 2008 and is also a Distinguished Prof in the Depts of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials, and Technology Management.
June 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
After 38 years as a professor at UCSB, John Bowers is retiring. Bowers, a pioneer in lasersand photonics has served as director of the IEE at UCSB since it was founded in 2008 and is also a Distinguished Prof in the Depts of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials, and Technology Management.
Graduating seniors in each undergraduate degree program in The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering select one Outstanding Faculty Award recipient every spring. The Outstanding Faculty for the Class of 2025 are Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Teel, and Matthew Begley.👏
June 25, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Graduating seniors in each undergraduate degree program in The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering select one Outstanding Faculty Award recipient every spring. The Outstanding Faculty for the Class of 2025 are Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Teel, and Matthew Begley.👏
The class of 2025 is just getting started! 🎓 🎉
We invited our newest alumni to share their thrilling plans for life after graduation.👏
#UCSB2025 #UCSBEngineering
We invited our newest alumni to share their thrilling plans for life after graduation.👏
#UCSB2025 #UCSBEngineering
June 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The class of 2025 is just getting started! 🎓 🎉
We invited our newest alumni to share their thrilling plans for life after graduation.👏
#UCSB2025 #UCSBEngineering
We invited our newest alumni to share their thrilling plans for life after graduation.👏
#UCSB2025 #UCSBEngineering
The UCSB College of Engineering is excited to announce that we have been named The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering for a former dean who has had significant impact on the college!👏
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June 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The UCSB College of Engineering is excited to announce that we have been named The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering for a former dean who has had significant impact on the college!👏
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