Dean's Message
The year 2006 has been extremely successful for the College of Engineering. We continue to garner support and recognition for our research and teaching. Our faculty members are winning scores of notable awards and being elected to the most prestigious professional organizations, and we are forming new and exciting collaborations with industry.
For example, here are just a few of the highlights...
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Q & A with Itzik Barpal
Isaac Barpal, who earned both a master's and a PhD in Electrical Engineering at UCSB (in '68 and '70 respectively), credits UCSB with allowing him to pursue highly innovative work during his PhD program on parallel hybrid propulsion systems, the technological foundation of today's hybrid cars. He says UCSB should be proud that much of the seminal work in hybrid propulsion systems was done in the College of Engineering.
Barpal, a native of Argentina, received degrees from California Polytechnic State University, in San Luis Obispo, in electrical engineering and applied mathematics in 1967. He then decided to come to UCSB largely because of the dedication and flexibility of several key faculty members here...
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Recent Gift Announcements
- Mericos Foundation, $1,000,000 to support teaching and clean room
- Richard A. Auhll, $800,000 to renovate and name the Richard A. Auhll Graduate Student Pavilion in Engineering
- Anonymous, $500,000 to establish Leadership Chair in Computer Science
- Citrix Online, $40,000 for fellowships to support graduate students in Computer Science
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How to give
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