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CONVERGENCE ISSUE 34 IS HERE

Read the summer 2024 issue of UCSB's magazine of engineering and the sciences online.
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CELEBRATING THE CLASS OF 2024

COE celebrates the Class of 2024! Read about this year's award winners and download a commemorative program
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A LOW-CARBON FUTURE STARTS AT IEE

UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) is a world leader in developing energy-saving breakthroughs. Watch this video to learn more the past, current, and future research endeavors by our collaborative researchers.
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HIRING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST

UCSB ranks first among public universities in the percentage of assistant professors in engineering and sciences who have received NSF Early CAREER awards between 2017-'22.
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IMPACTING INNOVATION

UCSB has ranked among the world's top two public universities for scientific impact of research in engineering and physical sciences for the past thirteen years. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2023)
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Photograph of Galan Moody and John Bowers

Galan Moody (left) and John Bowers

A DARPA Award to Squeeze Light for Powerful On-Chip Optical Sensors

The multi-team effort is aimed at making a key photonic device smaller, faster, and more precise.

A Prestigious Prize in Physics

UC Santa Barbara materials scientist Chris Van de Walle receives top computational physics award given by American Physical Society.

Stephen Wilson, professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara

Stephen Wilson, professor of materials at UC Santa Barbara

Materials Professor Stephen Wilson Elected American Physical Society Fellow

https://www.aps.org/funding-recognition/aps-fellowshipPeers recognized him for his pioneering work on quantum materials.

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