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Among World's Best in Interdisciplinary Research

In recognition of the scientific excellence delivered by cross-disciplinary collaborations, Times Higher Education ranked UCSB No. 8 in the world out of nearly 750 institutions.
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Innovating for Social Impact: Gallium Nitride Research at UCSB

Watch this video to understand the social impact generated by gallium nitride (GaN) research completed in UCSB’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC).
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CONVERGENCE ISSUE 35 IS HERE

Read the fall/winter 2024 issue of UCSB's magazine of engineering and the sciences online.
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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 second among public universities in the percentage of assistant professors in engineering and sciences who have received NSF Early CAREER awards between 2019-'24.
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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 fourteen years. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2024)
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A four-image panel showing The Digital Pottery Wheel (DPW) is a ceramic throwing wheel that is augmented with a clay 3D printing mechanism and a modular control platform (upper left). Through this mechanism-and-control approach, the wheel supports standard manual ceramics throwing (upper right), autonomous 3D printing (lower left), and integration of manual manipulation and 3D printing in the same vessel (lower right).

The Digital Pottery Wheel (DPW, upper left) is a ceramic throwing wheel augmented with a clay 3D printing mechanism and a modular control platform. This mechanism-and-control approach allows the wheel to support standard manual ceramics throwing (upper right), autonomous 3D printing (lower left), and integration of manual manipulation and 3D printing in the same vessel (lower right).

An NSF Early CAREER Award for Digital Design and Fabrication

Jennifer Jacobs is using her award to add control and flexibility to the burgeoning field of 3D printing.

Assistant professor Murphy Niu

Murphy Niu Receives NSF CAREER Award

The computer science assistant professor and physicist is pursuing her vision for a new quantum-computing paradigm.

2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipients (left to right) Kyle Lee, Jordan Prescott, Anya Mulligan

2025 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship recipients (left to right) Kyle Lee, Jordan Prescott, Anya Mulligan

COE Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Fellows receive three years of financial support, totaling nearly $150,000, in the form of an annual stipend, tuition, and fees.

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30

New Venture Fair

April 30, 2025 - 6:00pm | Corwin Pavilion

Please join us for UC Santa Barbara’s New Venture Fair, on Wednesday, April 30th at 5:00PM, at Corwin Pavilion on the UCSB campus. The Fair will highlight the business...

May
22

2024 New Venture Finals

May 22, 2025 - 3:30pm | Corwin Pavilion

Please join us for UC Santa Barbara’s New Venture Competition (NVC) Finals on Thursday, May 22nd at 3:30PM, in Corwin Pavilion on the UCSB campus. The NVC Finals will...

Jun
13

College of Engineering Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony

June 13, 2025 - 1:00pm | Commencement Green, UC Santa Barbara

Seniors in the College of Engineering declaring candidacy in 2025 are eligible to make a reservation for their major ceremony using GOLD starting March 31. The last day to...

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Among World's Best in Interdisciplinary Research

In recognition of the scientific excellence delivered by cross-disciplinary collaborations, Times Higher Education ranked UCSB No. 8 in the world out of nearly 750 institutions.

Innovating for Social Impact: Gallium Nitride Research at UCSB

Watch this video to understand the social impact generated by gallium nitride (GaN) research completed in UCSB’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC).

CONVERGENCE ISSUE 35 IS HERE

Read the fall/winter 2024 issue of UCSB's magazine of engineering and the sciences online.

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.

HIRING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST

UCSB ranks second among public universities in the percentage of assistant professors in engineering and sciences who have received NSF Early CAREER awards between 2019-'24.

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 fourteen years. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2024)

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An NSF Early CAREER Award for Digital Design and Fabrication

Murphy Niu Receives NSF CAREER Award

COE Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

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In recognition of the scientific excellence delivered by cross-disciplinary collaborations, Times Higher Education ranked UCSB No. 8 in the world out of nearly 750 institutions.

Watch this video to understand the social impact generated by gallium nitride (GaN) research completed in UCSB’s Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center (SSLEEC).

Read the fall/winter 2024 issue of UCSB's magazine of engineering and the sciences online.

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.

UCSB ranks second among public universities in the percentage of assistant professors in engineering and sciences who have received NSF Early CAREER awards between 2019-'24.

UCSB has ranked among the world's top two public universities for scientific impact of research in engineering and physical sciences for the past fourteen years. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2024)

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