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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! πŸ”¬β˜€οΈ

β€œEquipment Maintenance Technician” & β€œMicrochip Fabrication I,” emphasize precision, documentation, teamwork & the iterative nature of device fabrication, all skills essential for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.

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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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#UCSB #UCSBEngineering #Research #ACS

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Close up of Anike Jena standing in garden

Close up of Anike Jena standing in garden

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.πŸ‘

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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 standing in front of greenery

Arpit Gupta standing in front of greenery

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.πŸ‘

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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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person speaking to a group of people in an auditorium

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

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

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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

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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!πŸ‘

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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. πŸ’‘

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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! πŸ‘

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

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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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#UCSB #UCSBEngineering #TheElectrochemicalSociety #Batteries

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Jeff Sakamoto smiling and standing in front of a bookcase

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). πŸŽ‰

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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.

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

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5 headshots of faculty members, clockwise from top left, Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Tell, and Matthew Begley

5 headshots of faculty members, clockwise from top left, Michael Gordon, Yoga Isukapalli, Ziad Matni, Andrew Tell, and Matthew Begley

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.πŸ‘

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The class of 2025 is just getting started! πŸŽ“ πŸŽ‰

We invited our newest alumni to share their thrilling plans for life after graduation.πŸ‘

#UCSB2025 #UCSBEngineering

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β€œDr. Mehrabian didn’t just build a college – he created a model for how engineering education should work,” said UCSB Dean of Engineering Umesh Mishra. β€œHis vision of collaboration across departments laid the foundation for the top-tier national rankings our engineering programs enjoy today.”

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The UCSB College of Engineering is excited to announce that we have been named The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering for a former dean who has had significant impact on the college!πŸ‘

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Celebrating the LGBTQIA+ Community The College of Engineering celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and Pride Month.

We spoke with Arturo Juan, a materials PhD student, and Sam Rosen, a student in the Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Quantitative Biosciences (IPQB), about what Pride means to them and why it is important to share their stories.

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Happy Pride Month!πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ Each June we celebrate Pride in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and use this opportunity to lift the voices of our LGBTQIA+ community.

#Pride #PrideMonth #UCSB #UCSBEngineering

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headshot of Tianle Yu

Congratulations to Tianle Yu, a computer science major, for receiving the College of Engineering’s 2025 Tirrell Award for Distinction in Undergraduate Research!πŸ‘

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Headshot of Lauren Bajo-Smith

Congratulations to Lauren Bajo-Smith, a chemical engineering major, for receiving the College of Engineering’s 2025 Hynes-Wood Award!πŸ‘

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Celebrating a Record-Breaking Class The class of 2025 set four College of Engineering records related to the number of bachelor’s degrees earned.

This year's commencement begins at 1 PM on Friday, June 13 on Commencement Green.
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It's commencement week!πŸŽ“

The UC Santa Barbara College of Engineering will celebrate a record-breaking year during the 2025 Undergraduate Commencement! The college has conferred 472 bachelor’s degrees during the 2024-’25 academic year, breaking the previous record of 437 set last year.

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Leveraging AI to Study Women’s Brains During and After Pregnancy Nina Miolane is developing an innovative tool for real-time monitoring.

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UC Santa Barbara electrical and computer engineering professor @ninamiolane.bsky.social and her team are using AI to provide new insights into how the brain changes during pregnancy and motherhood and how such changes might shed light on postpartum depression and other issues.🧠

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