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Feb 13
2024We are very excited to announce our 2024 ME Graduate Student Association (GSA) Board: President - Daniella Walter Vice President - Emily Spitaleri Secretary - Max Emerick Treasurer - Faranak Rajabi Marketing Chair - Gabby Villalpando Torres Events Coordinator - Max Linnander We are looking forward to the year ahead and are committed to developing events and... read more » -
Feb 6
2024Congratulations Professor Irene Beyerlein, Mehrabian Interdisciplinary Professor in the College of Engineering, for election to the National Academy of Engineering 2024 Class. Here is the citation: Beyerlein, Irene J., Mehrabian Interdisciplinary Professor,... read more » -
Jan 26
2024Congratulations to the 2024 URCA Recipients! The URCA grant is an opportunity for undergraduates to pursue their independent research projects. Our students have received URCA grants for their integral roles in the Mucus Mitigation System for Cystic Fibrosis Patients project and the Raytheon Drone Competition Capstone Project with Professor Luzzatto-Fegiz, Professor... read more » -
Dec 13
2023This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs Sonia Fernandez About half of an average American building’s energy consumption is spent on heating and cooling. That’s a lot of money spent, fossil fuel burned and strain on an aging energy infrastructure during times of severe temperatures. It’s also a problem UC Santa Barbara researchers... read more » -
Oct 24
2023Among the Best and Brightest Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Mechanical engineering assistant professor Yangying Zhu has received a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research. UC Santa Barbara mechanical engineering assistant professor Yangying Zhu has received a prestigious Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). She was... read more » -
Oct 11
2023Congratulations to our 2023 Grad Slam winners! First Place: Sreeram Rajesh, Unraveling the mysteries of fiber suspensions: an epic vermicelli adventure Second Place: Polina Zhilkina, Chaos and Order: beyond the strange world of low-Reynolds Third Place: Charlie Xiao, Passively Adaptive Radiative Switch for Thermoregulation in Buildings -
Oct 11
20232023 ME Distinguished Alumnus: Steven Shugart, in recognition of outstanding leadership and contributions to computer hardware, software, and networking solutions. -
Oct 10
2023An NSF Early CAREER Award to Study DNA Dynamics and Gene Transcription Assistant Professor Enoch Yeung's Early CAREER Award will allow him to further study how the phenomena of DNA supercoiling and writhing affect gene transcription. Photograph by Lilli McKinney Achievements Tuesday, October 10, 2023 by James Badham We often think of DNA as the classic... read more » -
Sep 29
2023Congratulations Elliot Hawkes and Tyler Susko for receiving a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for their research on the characterization and clinical trial of a Variable Friction Shoe, a new paradigm of reduced-constraint locomotor therapy for people exhibiting foot drop due to stroke -
Sep 29
2023Congratulations Professor Yangying Zhu on being selected for a 2024 Young Investigator Award. The title of her project is "Suppressing Flow Boiling Instabilities Using Surface Structures". -
Jun 30
2023The Materials Research Laboratory received a six-year,$18 million grant from NSF. UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) has received its seventh consecutive major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund six years of operation as an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). Widely regarded as one of the top... read more » -
Jun 28
2023Diabetes Sumita Pennathur The work Driven by her daughter’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, Sumita Pennathur is steadfastly focused on developing solutions to help diabetes patients better manage their condition. Among them: a disposable patch for insulin delivery and a cannula that can remove preservatives known to be toxic from insulin before it... read more » -
Jun 22
2023By Andrew Masuda The distinguished professor received the 2023 Platinum Medal from the Institute for Materials, Minerals & Mining A world-leading researcher in the field of the mechanics of materials, Robert McMeeking, a distinguished professor of materials and mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has received the 2023... read more »
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