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Class of 2025 Selects Teaching Assistants of the Year

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Graduating seniors in each undergraduate degree program within UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering select one outstanding teaching assistant (TA) every spring to recognize for his or her outstanding service and dedication to student success. 

Meet the Outstanding Seniors in COE's Class of 2025

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Each undergraduate degree program selected honorees based on GPA and other impactful activities and accomplishments. 

Celebrating a Record-Breaking Class

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The class of 2025 set four College of Engineering records related to the number of bachelor’s degrees earned. 

Francesco Bullo Elected as a Fellow of the Network Science Society

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

The Fellowship Program of the Network Science Society recognizes researchers who have made outstanding and significant contributions to network science research and to the community of network scientists. Elected nominees are named Fellows of the Network Science Society.

Professor Irene Beyerlein elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Mechanical engineer Irene Beyerlein has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. At UC Santa Barbara, she leads pioneering research in mechanics and materials science, advancing the design of resilient, high-performance materials through multiscale modeling and experimentation.

Lithium shows its metal, paving the way for better batteries

Friday, April 18, 2025

Lithium-ion batteries today are nearly ubiquitous, powering everything from cell phones to laptops. Small wonder, then, that scientists are continually trying to develop safer and more energy-efficient battery technology. 

A research collaborative including UC Santa Barbara materials and mechanical engineer, battery expert Jeff Sakamoto, recently revealed key insights into solid electrolytes being tested for use in all-solid-state batteries.

Recognizing Research Potential

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Engineering graduate students awarded fellowships to further investigate cardiac disease, fibrosis, and tissue self-regeneration.

COE Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Monday, April 14, 2025

Fellows receive three years of financial support, totaling nearly $150,000, in the form of an annual stipend, tuition, and fees.

Scientists discover that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability to detect electric fields in their environment.

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have just added fruit flies to that list. A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their head.

New microCT machine unites biologists and materials scientists

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

A versatile new device will soon come to campus thanks to an interdepartmental collaboration between biologists and engineers.