Rising Status: ECE Professor Jason Marden Named IEEE Fellow

Fewer than 0.1% of IEEE members receive the prestigious honor each year

Viral Video Shines Light on Shuji Nakamura's Discovery of Blue LED

The video highlights his journey to develop the bright-blue LED, a technology that has revolutionized lighting around the world.

A Seed Grant for Light-driven Catalysis

A collaboration to engineer a solid-state laser customized to power more efficient light-driven catalysis.

BioPACIFIC MIP: Two UC Campuses Advance a New Model for Materials Research

Backed by NSF, the BioPACIFIC MIP unites scientists and engineers from the California NanoSystems Institute nodes at UCSB and UCLA.

UCSB Partners with Xanadu to Enhance Quantum Education

UCSB will work with Xanadu to co-create custom resources for students and develop training materials.

Eliminating Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs

A nearly $10 million grant enables acquisition of synthetic biology robotics systems needed to perform extremely precise research at unprecedented scales.

Among the Best and Brightest

Mechanical engineering assistant professor Yangying Zhu to investigate a promising cooling method for high-performance devices.

Computer Science Launches Initiative to Help Underrepresented PhD Applicants

Student-led program will support students from underserved and marginalized communities.

ECE Professor and PhD Student Win Bronze Medal at Bell Labs Prize Competition

Çamsarı and Aadit received the Bronze Medal and a $25,000 prize for their project, “Probabilistic Computing with p-bits: From Concept to Supremacy.”

CHIPS Act Funding to Fuel Microelectronic Technology Research

UCSB joins a federally sponsored regional innovation hub to help bolster microelectronics technology.

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