Alexander Davydov and Sienna Helena Parker are recognized for making significant contributions to their fields
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Alexander "Sasha" Davydov (left) and Sienna Helena Parker received the 2026 Lancaster Dissertation Award from the UCSB Graduate Division.
Ben Werner, from PseudolithIC, speaking at the CHIP Exhibition Night.
The collaboration is creating a direct pipeline between local classrooms and Santa Barbara County’s growing technology industry.
The Academic Senate conferred awards for outstanding teaching and mentoring to four computer science department members: (clockwise from top left) Rich Wolski, Ziad Matni, Junrui Liu, and Frederic Gibou.
Three faculty members and one graduate student are recognized for teaching and mentoring.
Leeta leaders (from left): Gregg Kent, Kira Wyckoff, Linus Kauztsch, and Nicole Schauser. Photograph by Lilli Walker.
Founded by two UCSB alumni, Leeta is aimed at making tougher products for the hard-materials industry.
Materials professor Dan Gianola with an electron microscope at UCSB. Photograph by Lilli Walker.
The materials professor receives three awards for contributions to the science of defects, materials characterization, and the tools it requires.
The 2026 New Venture Competition winners from Team LegalTime AI, Quinn Godfredsen (left) and Joaquin Del Pego (right), holding their prize money check after the New Venture Finals.
The co-founders designed a timekeeping solution that they say provides a ten times return on investment for law firms from the time saved from the software.
Umesh Mishra (third from left) and fellow scholars and collaborators at the ceremony held at the University of Padua, Italy. Photograph courtesy of the University of Padua.
Umesh Mishra was presented with the most prestigious award given by the University of Padua in Italy.
Materials PhD candidate Nicolas Fuchs-Lynch will conduct thesis research at a Department of Energy national laboratory.
Nicolas Fuchs-Lynch will conduct advanced materials research at national laboratory for one year.