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Leading Tomorrow's Innovation: UCSB Launches the Online Master's in Engineering and Technology Management (METL)

Designed for working professionals, METL blends advanced engineering insight with leadership and management experience, empowering the next generation to translate breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.
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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 15 years, including No. 1 in 2025. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2025)
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Innovating for Social Impact: The Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB

Fueled by a commitment to shared facilities, shared knowledge, and interdisciplinary research, the MRL serves as an innovation engine and is widely regarded as one of the premiere materials research facilities in the world.
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College of Engineering Named for Former Dean Robert Mehrabian

Mehrabian, who served as the fourth engineering dean at UCSB from 1983-1990, was responsible for major growth and advancement of the relatively young college during his tenure.
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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. 12 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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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-'25.
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Applications Open for UCSB's New Online Master of Engineering & Technology Leadership Program

New professional degree combines advanced technical education with leadership and management training.

ohn Bowers sits in a tiered lecture hall inside UC Santa Barbara’s Interactive Learning Pavilion.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus John Bowers was recognized by the University of California with its 2026 Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award for Innovation. Photo credit: Matt Perko, UCSB

From Light to Impact

The University of California honors John Bowers for a career that transformed optical communications and carried university discoveries from the laboratory into the marketplace.

“What I’ve always appreciated about chemical engineering as a field is its value of the elegance and impact of working out difficult problems from a fundamental point of view,” says UCSB chemical engineering professor Scott Shell, winner of the 2026 Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress in Chemical Engineering. Photo credit: Lilli Walker

Theory Gets Its Day

Chemical engineering professor Scott Shell receives AIChE award for advances in molecular simulation and multiscale modeling.

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Leading Tomorrow's Innovation: UCSB Launches the Online Master's in Engineering and Technology Management (METL)

Designed for working professionals, METL blends advanced engineering insight with leadership and management experience, empowering the next generation to translate breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.

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 15 years, including No. 1 in 2025. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2025)

Innovating for Social Impact: The Materials Research Laboratory at UCSB

Fueled by a commitment to shared facilities, shared knowledge, and interdisciplinary research, the MRL serves as an innovation engine and is widely regarded as one of the premiere materials research facilities in the world.

College of Engineering Named for Former Dean Robert Mehrabian

Mehrabian, who served as the fourth engineering dean at UCSB from 1983-1990, was responsible for major growth and advancement of the relatively young college during his tenure.

Among World's Best in Interdisciplinary Research

In recognition of the scientific excellence delivered by cross-disciplinary collaborations, Times Higher Education ranked UCSB No. 12 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).

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-'25.

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Designed for working professionals, METL blends advanced engineering insight with leadership and management experience, empowering the next generation to translate breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.

UCSB has ranked among the world's top two public universities for scientific impact of research in engineering and physical sciences for the past 15 years, including No. 1 in 2025. (Leiden Rankings, 2011-2025)

Fueled by a commitment to shared facilities, shared knowledge, and interdisciplinary research, the MRL serves as an innovation engine and is widely regarded as one of the premiere materials research facilities in the world.

Mehrabian, who served as the fourth engineering dean at UCSB from 1983-1990, was responsible for major growth and advancement of the relatively young college during his tenure.

In recognition of the scientific excellence delivered by cross-disciplinary collaborations, Times Higher Education ranked UCSB No. 12 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).

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-'25.

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UCSB Engineering Programs

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