The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering

UCSB physics professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics. They were lauded for work that, according to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, "revealed quantum physics in action," affirming UCSB as the epicenter of quantum research.

Cadense, a UCSB startup that develops adaptive shoes, was recently selected as a finalist for a 2025 Innovation by Design Award presented by the American business magazine Fast Company.🏅

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We kicked off the new school year with the launch of the BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (ExFAB). The new facility will allow researchers to make novel discoveries using previously unstudied microbes that could generate advances in biotechnology & biomanufacturing.

UCSB distinguished professor Eckart Meiburg has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to study sediment dynamics in collaboration with former UCSB mechanical engineering associate professor Alban Sauret.👏

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UCSB researchers have created a non-electronic soft robotic device that quickly and autonomously guides a soft tube into the trachea. The innovative tool improves airway access and raises survival odds in critical medical emergencies.💡

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Bioengineering assistant professor Marley Dewey has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) research award to support her work on recently discovered extracellular vesicles that play an important role in tissue repair.👏

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Chuqiao (Elise) Chen, a postdoctoral researcher at UCSB, and her collaborators were awarded top honors at the 2025 Energy Frontier Research Center Principal Investigators’ Meeting. The team won the Student & Postdoc Team Science Competition.👏

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The 2nd Annual NIH T32 Symposium at UCSB Keynote speakers, faculty researchers, and scholars in bioengineering presented their cutting-edge research addressing real-world health issues.

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Seven graduate students recently presented their research at the 2nd Annual T32 Symposium, organized by the Bioengineering Department.👏

UCSB Professor James B. Rawlings Receives Top Honor for Control Systems Engineers James B. Rawlings becomes only the fifth chemical engineer to receive the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award since 1979.

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UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor James B. Rawlings has been named the recipient of the 2025 Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award, the highest recognition of professional achievement for U.S. control systems engineers and scientists.👏

UCSB Launches Hands-on Semiconductor-Manufacturing Summer Courses The courses offer a pathway for non-engineers to fill important jobs in a critical industry.

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This year, UCSB launched 2 new semiconductor-manufacturing summer courses! 🔬☀️

“Equipment Maintenance Technician” & “Microchip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.

Chemical Engineering Student Anika Jena Receives ACS Award The chemical engineering student was one of only two undergraduates nationwide selected to receive funding and present research at the national conference.

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Congratulations to Anika Jena, a rising fourth-year chemical engineering major at UC Santa Barbara, for receiving an Eli Lilly Travel Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee (WCC) and Eli Lilly and Company.👏

Arpit Gupta Receives Google Funding to Develop Low-Cost Network Foundation Models The two awards reflect the perceived importance of his innovative research.

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Arpit Gupta has been recognized with the Google Research Scholar Award and Google ML (machine learning) and Systems Junior Faculty Award for his pioneering work at the intersection of machine learning and computer networks.👏

Startup Leaders Present at the CNSI Technology Incubator’s Tenth Anniversary Representatives from eleven companies that began in the Incubator shared their stories.

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This past June, the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) Technology Incubator celebrated its 10th anniversary!👏

A group gathered to tell stories about their varied roads to creating, developing, and selling their diverse and innovative products — and the role of the Incubator in their progress.

Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara’s next chancellor Assanis comes to UC from the University of Delaware, where he has served as president since 2016. He will assume his role at UC Santa Barbara on September 1, 2025.

Today it was announced that UCSB's next chancellor will be Dr. Dennis Assanis, a distinguished scholar and accomplished higher education leader.

Approved by the UC Board of Regents, he'll assume his role on Sept. 1, 2025. ow.ly/haUT50WrqjM

Rachel Segalman Named UCSB's Vice Chancellor for Research The distinguished chemical engineer and materials scientist joined the UCSB faculty in 2014.

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Congratulations to UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor Rachel Segalman, who has been named the university’s new Vice Chancellor for Research!👏

Q&A With New COE Faculty: Charlott Vallon The new assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering restructures the hierarchy of learning controls for complex cyber-physical systems.

Her goal is to develop a hands-on curriculum and research program that prepares students to understand contemporary controls and robotics methodologies and encourages them to contribute in meaningful and responsible ways. 💡

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In November, Charlott Vallon will join The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering’s Mechanical Engineering Department as an assistant teaching professor! 👏

Vallon is interested in decision-making for complex cyber-physical systems, systems that integrate both computation and physical processes.

Jeff Sakamoto Named Fellow of the Electrochemical Society The UCSB professor is cited for leadership in the areas of electrochemistry and mechano-electrochemistry.

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Jeff Sakamoto, professor of materials and mechanical engineering at UC Santa Barbara, was recently announced as one of twelve members of the 2025 Class of Fellows of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). 🎉

Pioneering UCSB Laser Expert John Bowers Is Set to Retire Materials professor Steven DenBaars succeeds him as director of the Institute for Energy Efficiency.

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After 38 years as a professor at UCSB, John Bowers is retiring. Bowers, a pioneer in lasersand photonics has served as director of the IEE at UCSB since it was founded in 2008 and is also a Distinguished Prof in the Depts of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Materials, and Technology Management.

Class of 2025 Recognizes Outstanding Faculty Two honorees are first-time winners of the recognition voted on by graduating seniors.

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Graduating seniors in each undergraduate degree program in The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering select one Outstanding Faculty Award recipient every spring. The Outstanding Faculty for the Class of 2025 are Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Teel, and Matthew Begley.👏