News | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Bolin Liao and Usama Choudhry working on device in lab

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The new METL program extends the college’s internationally recognized research excellence into a digitally native professional degree built for the modern engineering workforce.

UCSB Engineering Launches University's First Fully Online Master's Degree

Friday, May 1, 2026

New Master of Engineering and Technology Leadership (METL) program expands access to UCSB’s world-class engineering education for working professionals worldwide.

Christison's Paper Selected to Receive 2026 Hetényi Award

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Congratulations to Andrew, whose paper, "Plasticity Bridges Microscale Martensitic Shear Bands in Superelastic Nitinol,” has been selected to receive the 2026 Hetényi Award from the Society of Experimental Mechanics

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Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions. Illustration by Brian Long.

Galan Moody, 4 Co-PIs Secure $1.15 Million for Advanced 3D Printing

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The leading-edge technology makes on-chip micro-fabrication possible.

Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten, Henry T. Yang headshots with american academy of art and sciences background

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UC Santa Barbara's newly elected AAAS members (from left): Alice Alldredge, Lars Bildsten, Henry T. Yang.

Henry Yang, Two Others Elected as Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Monday, April 27, 2026

Mechanical engineering, marine biology, and astrophysics are represented by the new AAAS members from UCSB.

Source: The Current

Professor Frederic Gibou receives Academic Senate 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award

Monday, April 27, 2026

The Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award acknowledges extraordinary achievement of Senate and non-Senate faculty in their contributions to the research and teaching mission of the University.

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Materials and Mechanical Engineering professor Jeff Sakamoto; photograph by Lilli Walker

UCSB to Join Major Collaboration Supporting Battery Innovation and Commercialization

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The mission of a new nonprofit is to overcome barriers to developing prototypes and moving them to industrial-scale production.

(clockwise from top left) Christopher Koh, Karlee Macaw, Christopher Xu, and Andres Torres.headshots

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Four mechanical engineering graduate students received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, (clockwise from top left) Christopher Koh, Karlee Macaw, Christopher Xu, and Andres Torres.

NSF Fellowships Underscore Strength of Research in UCSB Mechanical Engineering Department

Monday, April 20, 2026

Four first-year graduate students with ties to the department receive one of the nation’s most prestigious fellowships.

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Six graduate programs in The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara placed among the nation's best, as did the college itself. Photo Credit: Matt Perko

UCSB Engineering Graduate Programs Earn Top-Tier National Rankings

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The latest U.S. News & World Report assessment underscores the university’s influence in engineering.

Group of ten participants at the WiSe mentorship event

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Mentors at the WiSE Mentorship Event

Finding Confidence and Community

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

A student-centered look at how the WiSE organization empowers women and gender minorities in STEM.

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Front row (L to R): Lily Chen, Ava Graef, Arjun Gunda, David Bogdanovic
Second row (L to R): Marc Osborn, Camden Smith, Will Morgali, Riley Tang, Michael Krumland-Dunning

Student Engineers Build and Install Solar-Powered Table

Friday, January 23, 2026

The Engineers Without Borders project gives students real-world experience.