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College of Engineering News

Image of Christopher Kruegel (left) and B. S. Manjunath

Apr 28, 2025
Two of Three Outstanding Graduate Mentor Awards Go to COE Professors

B. S. Manjunath and Christopher Kruegel are recognized for their outstanding support of students.

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).

Apr 23, 2025
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.

Image of assistant professor Murphy Niu

Apr 22, 2025
Murphy Niu Receives NSF CAREER Award

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

Image of Elizabeth Murphy, winner of the 2025 Henkel Award

Apr 21, 2025
Elizabeth Murphy Honored with 2025 Henkel Award for Outstanding Graduate Research

The UCSB PhD student is honored for her exceptional work in developing a versatile strategy to accelerate the discovery of block copolymers. 

2025 Connie Frank Fellowship recipients (left to right) Renata Dos Reis Marques, Gabriela Villapando Torres, Gianna Gathman

Apr 16, 2025
Recognizing Research Potential

Engineering graduate students awarded fellowships to further investigate cardiac disease, fibrosis, and tissue self-regeneration.

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

Apr 14, 2025
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.

The Materials Department ranked first among public universities in the latest rankings of engineering graduate programs.

Apr 08, 2025
UCSB Materials Ranks First Among Public Universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2025 Graduate Rankings

Five graduate programs in the College of Engineering rank among top 15 at public universities, including two in the top nine of their fields.

UCSB chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings, 2025 John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer Award recipient

Apr 01, 2025
James B. Rawlings Honored for Extensive Contributions in Chemical Engineering

The chemical engineering professor receives the John M. Prausnitz AIChE Institute Lecturer Award.

Chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman, a newly elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mar 27, 2025
Distinguished Contributions

Chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman has been elected an AAAS Fellow

Photograph of Umesh Mishra and Tyler Susko

Mar 20, 2025
Innovation Awards for UCSB Professors

Umesh Mishra and Tyler Susko to receive awards tonight from the Pacific Coast Business Times. 

 

Craig Hawker

Feb 10, 2025
Craig Hawker Receives a High Honor for Polymer Research

He receives the Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award, named for a pioneer in the field.

Kerem Çamsari

Feb 10, 2025
Major Award for Kerem Çamsarı

The associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department receives prestigious recognition for his work on probabilistic computing.

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