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Alumni & Friends

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From the 1989 edition of the La Cumbre yearbook

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This section is a resource for you to stay current on UCSB Mechanical Engineering news and events.

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News

May 15, 2013
Prof. Kimberly Turner Recognized as Outstanding Graduate Mentor / AS Award recognizes Turner for outstanding research and career mentorship to Mechanical Engineering graduate students
April 25, 2013
UCSB Ranked #2 in World by Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University, Netherlands
March 15, 2013
Professor Keith Kedward Wins Prestigious AIAA-ASC Starnes Award in Structural Mechanics
Mechanical Engineering professor Keith Kedward has been honored with the 2013 James H. Starnes...
February 26, 2013
Linda Petzold wins 2013 SIAM/ACM Prize in Computational Science and Engineering
It is my great pleasure to announce that our own Linda Petzold has been selected to receive the...
February 22, 2013
Microfluidic Nano Device Sniffs Like a Dog - Prof. Carl Meinhart's Nano Device to Detect Chemical Explosives Written Up in ME Magazine

Events

ME Seminar on "Microtubules: a model system for studying rigid rod polymer mechanics"
Monday, May 20 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in ***Engineering II, Room 2243***ME Classroom***
ME Seminar on "The Belly Phase: Geometric Mixing, Peristalsis, and the Geometric Phase of the Stomach"
Monday, May 13 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in **ESB 2001**
ME Seminar on "Free-Surface Microfluidics with Applications to: Explosive Vapor Detection and Titanium-based Heat Pipes"
Monday, May 6 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in ESB 1001
ME Seminars on "Fast and Accurate Simulation of Diffusion, Nucleation and Growth of Systems on Lattices" & "Secure Control Of Cyber-Physical Systems"
Monday, April 29 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in ESB 1001
ME Seminars on "Modeling “Morning Glory:” how do we develop simple analytical models for internal bores?" & "Microfabrication of Bio-Inspired Adhesive Systems"
Monday, April 22 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM in **ESB 1001**