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College of Engineering News

Sep 10, 2019
Illuminating the Dark Matter

Chemical engineering professor receives National Institutes of Health award to fund research on reporter proteins. 

Shuji Nakamura

Sep 05, 2019
Shuji Nakamura Named to CTA Hall of Fame

Consumer Technology Association recognizes Nobel laureate for his contributions to improving life. 

Source: Consumer Technology Association

Aug 30, 2019
Rising to the Cyber Challenge

A PhD student in the Computer Science Department has been named a rising star in her field after discovering a new software vulnerability. 

Artist's concept depicting nanoparticles being assembled into new materials, which are scaled up and combined with other building blocks in an advanced wearable device. Illustration by Brian Long

Aug 29, 2019
Nanoparticles and New Materials

A review in SCIENCE describes the state of the field and where it’s going, while identifying obstacles ahead and research that addresses them.

Artist's concept depicting magnetic moments having fluctuating alignments 120 degrees different from those of their neighbors. Illustration by Lilli McKinney

Aug 26, 2019
Seeking Moments of Disorder

UCSB scientists discover a new, long-hypothesized material state having a signature of quantum disordered liquid-like magnetic moments.

Aug 09, 2019
UCSB Named Charter Member of Microsoft's Optics for the Cloud Alliance

UCSB is one of six universities in the world collaborating to design the next generation of the cloud.

Hongwei Zhao and Chunfeng Cui will participate in the 2019 Rising Stars in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science workshop.

Aug 07, 2019
Rising Stars

Two UCSB postdoctoral researchers are identified among the most promising women in their field. 

Concept illustration of information coming from a keyboard

Jul 31, 2019
Modeling Misinformation

Computer scientist William Wang applies deep-learning to understand how online misinformation spreads.

Source: UCSB Current
Artist's concept depicting block polymers packed together to form, in this case, a new phase of diblock co-polymer. Illustration by Brian Long

Jul 19, 2019
Expanding the Palette

UCSB researchers discover a new phase in block copolymers.

PECASE awardees (clockwise from top left): Andrea Young, Phillip Christopher, and Spencer Smith

Jul 17, 2019
Early-Career High Achievers

Three UCSB professors win Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

Source: UCSB Current
llustration depicting hydrogen-induced degradation of a sodium-ion battery: (1) When hydrogen is present (circled in black), (2) an Mn atom (purple) can move from the MnO2 layer to the Na layer (yellow); (3) Mn can then move within the Na layer, and will be lost. Illustration by Hartwin Peelaers.

Jul 10, 2019
Hydrogen Identified as a Culprit in Capacity Loss of Batteries

UCSB researchers reveal that a common impurity degrades battery electrodes.

Summer GRIT talks feature leading UCSB faculty discussing the the inspiration for their research and the impact it has.

Jun 24, 2019
Summer GRIT Talks Underscore UCSB Researchers' Inspiration and Impact

The annual lecture series features some of UCSB's leading faculty sharing their research. 

Source: UCSB Current

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