News | Department of Mechanical Engineering

An Innovation Award for Tyler Susko’s Revolutionary Shoe

Thursday, July 17, 2025

The teaching professor steps into an award recognizing his startup shoe company

Yangying Zhu Becomes an Associate Professor

Thursday, July 17, 2025

With a string of successes behind her, the pioneering mechanical engineer moves up

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Team AXOLYFT (left to right): Justin Do (ME), Sawyer Trumbly (ME), Dylan Xie (ME), Anna Hillen (ME)

COE Students Present Innovative Engineering Solutions at 2025 Capstone Design Expo

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

After a year of development, they demonstrate their cutting-edge projects in AI, aerospace, robotics, and more.

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Charlott Vallon, assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering

Q&A With New COE Faculty: Charlott Vallon

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Charlott Vallon, currently a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UC Berkeley, will be joining The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department as an assistant teaching professor in November 2025. She earned her bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley, completed her MS at ETH Zürich, and then returned to UC Berkeley to complete her PhD. Vallon’s postdoctoral research focused on restructuring the hierarchy of learning controls for fleets of autonomous agents, such as electric buses or lunar rovers. Celeste Natera spoke with her earlier this month.

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Materials and mechanical engineering professor Jeff Sakamoto. Photograph by Lilli Walker

Jeff Sakamoto Named Fellow of the Electrochemical Society

Monday, July 7, 2025

The UCSB professor is cited for leadership in the areas of electrochemistry and mechano-electrochemistry.

HONORED FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

The university recognizes a pair of engineering students for their outstanding service to campus.

Coupled Electrons and Phonons Predicted to Flow like Water in 2D Semiconductors

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

An unfavorable condition in 3D semiconductor materials may be beneficial in 2D semiconductors.

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2025 Outstanding Faculty recipients (clockwise from top left) Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Tell, and Matthew Begley

Class of 2025 Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

Friday, June 13, 2025

Graduating seniors in each undergraduate degree program in UC Santa Barbara’s College of Engineering select one Outstanding Faculty Award recipient every spring.

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2025 Outstanding Teaching Assistant recipients (clockwise from top left) Anna Pischer, Max Emerick, Ajaykrishnan E S, Max Crisafulli, and Hunter Larson

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.

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UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering's Outstanding Seniors (clockwise from top left) Changxuan Yang, Tien Nguyen, Will Corcoran, Jacob Fingerman, Selena Deng, Jordan Prescott, Tianle Yu

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.