News | Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Alumnus Earns Prestigious Lancaster Dissertation Award

Friday, June 12, 2026

Alexander Davydov is recognized for advancing the mathematical foundations of safe and reliable engineering systems.

Geoff Tsai Awarded 2026 Outstanding Faculty Award

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Graduating seniors honor five faculty members for their inspiring teaching, mentorship, and impact in the classroom.

Peyton Bursin Awarded 2026 Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Engineering graduate students are recognized for mentorship, leadership, and commitment to student success.

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Selected by Mechanical Engineering, Henry Easton is recognized as one of the 2026 Outstanding Seniors in the Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering

Henry Easton Recognized as Mechanical Engineering's Outstanding Senior for Class of 2026

Thursday, June 4, 2026

Academic excellence, leadership, community impact, and undergraduate research define this year’s nominees

Headshots of Sammy Lesner, Nikhil Kapasi, and Ava Smith

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(L to r) Sammy Lesner, Nikhil Kapasi, and Ava Smith received The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering's most prestigious honors.

Recognizing Excellence in Leadership, Service, and Research

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Graduating students honored with prestigious Hynes-Wood and Tirrell awards, the most prestigious honors given by The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering.

Headshots top left Henry Yang, Igor Mezic, and Francesco Bullo

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Henry Yang, Francesco Bullo, and Igor Mezić become the inaugural Mosher Chairs in Mechanical Engineering

Three Mechanical Engineering Professors Receive Newly Established Endowed Chairs

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Three Mechanical Engineering Professors Receive Newly Established Endowed Chairs Henry Yang, Francesco Bullo, and Igor Mezić become the inaugural Mosher Chairs in Mechanical Engineering.

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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

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

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

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.