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College of Engineering News

Sep 30, 2025
Two Engineering Students Receive Honor Society Scholarships

The seniors were awarded Tau Beta Pi scholarships to support their final year of undergraduate study. 

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Sep 25, 2025
Professor’s Startup Nominated for Innovation Award

Tyler Susko’s shoe to address foot drop receives recognition alongside major companies.

False-colored scanning electron microscopy image of human fibroblasts secreting (orange) matrix-bound nanovesicles. Illustration courtesy of Marley Dewey.

Sep 02, 2025
Marley Dewey Receives 5-Year NIH Award for Early-Stage Investigators

UCSB assistant professor of bioengineering will study extracellular vesicles that support tissue repair.

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Aug 28, 2025
Dorit Hanein Named Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology

The UCSB professor is is one of fourteen scientists recognized for their contributions to the field.

Three M-WET presenters smile at the camera after receiving an award for their research talk.

Aug 15, 2025
UCSB Postdoctoral Fellow and M-WET Team Win National Award for Water Purification Research

The team bested more than twenty other research groups to win the Student and Postdoc Team Science Competition.

UCSB chemical engineering professorJames Rawlings, pictured in center, holds awards plaque during national conference

Aug 07, 2025
Professor James B. Rawlings Receives Top Honor for Control Systems Engineers

James B. Rawlings becomes only the fifth chemical engineer to receive the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award since 1979.

Headshot of Anika Jena, taken outside in a garden

Jul 25, 2025
Chemical Engineering Student Anika Jena Receives ACS Award

The chemical engineering student was one of only two undergraduates nationwide selected to receive funding and present research at the national conference. 

 

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Jul 24, 2025
Arpit Gupta Receives Google Funding to Develop Network Foundation Models

The two awards reflect the perceived importance of his innovative research.

Distinguished chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman has been named the university's new Vice Chancellor for Research

Jul 14, 2025
Rachel Segalman Named UCSB's Vice Chancellor for Research

The distinguished chemical engineer and materials scientist joined the UCSB faculty in 2014.

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Jul 07, 2025
Jeff Sakamoto Named Fellow of the Electrochemical Society

The UCSB professor is cited for leadership in the areas of electrochemistry and mechano-electrochemistry.

UCSB PhD students Payton Croskey (left) and Logan Winston received 2025 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation.

Jul 07, 2025
Two More UCSB PhD Students Receive Prestigious NSF Fellowships

Fellows receive $159,000 in financial support over three years to pursue impactful research.

2025 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Citizenship recipients Akinwole Akinbolagbe (left) and Towela Phiri

Jul 01, 2025
Honored for Extraordinary Service

The university recognizes a pair of engineering students for their outstanding service to campus.

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