Beating the Heat of Re-Entry UCSB engineering team receives inaugural award to design reusable systems for spacecraft returning to Earth. Read more about Beating the Heat of Re-Entry
New Process Boosts Clean Hydrogen Production Chemical engineering professor Eric McFarland co-authors Science paper outlining a highly efficient, low-emission approach to producing hydrogen. Read more about New Process Boosts Clean Hydrogen Production
Microbial Teamwork Could Turn Plant Waste into Useful Chemicals UCSB researchers are taking cues from microbes to explore more sustainable ways to make fuels, materials, and other products. Read more about Microbial Teamwork Could Turn Plant Waste into Useful Chemicals
Rep. Salud Carbajal Commends $20M Federal Grant to Create Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Materials at UCSB The four-year grant will fund an AI-programmable cloud laboratory at the UCSB facility that can be accessed remotely by any researcher in the country. Read more about Rep. Salud Carbajal Commends $20M Federal Grant to Create Cloud Laboratory for Advanced Materials at UCSB
The Endless (and Maddening) Quest to Make a Good Biosensor Professor Kevin Plaxco's "breakthrough" work in biosensors is featured in leading medical news publication. Read more about The Endless (and Maddening) Quest to Make a Good Biosensor
New Prototyping Facility Expands Innovation Protofab fills the packaging gap in microchip development. Read more about New Prototyping Facility Expands Innovation
AI Brings Bionic Eye Research into Focus Deep learning improves how a visual cortical prosthesis communicates with the brain. Read more about AI Brings Bionic Eye Research into Focus
Round-Robin Catalysis Collaboration involving four laboratories from across the country establishes protocol that recognizes the variability of results involving machine learning models. Read more about Round-Robin Catalysis
The Art and Science of Restoring a Reef A major NSF award fuels Marley Dewey’s work to engineer better coral reef repair and to share this work with the community. Read more about The Art and Science of Restoring a Reef
Michelle O'Malley Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society The UC Santa Barbara professor was recognized for pioneering microbial research and sustained leadership within the scientific community Read more about Michelle O'Malley Named Fellow of the American Chemical Society