Materials Department welcomes Professor Tresa M. Pollock
October 26th, 2009
Professor Pollock is a world-renowned expert in the science and technology of advanced structural alloys with applications in aerospace, energy and automotive industries. She holds degrees from Purdue University (B.Sc. 1984) and MIT (Ph.D. 1989). He ...Read More
Anthony G. Evans 1942 - 2009
October 24th, 2009
We are extremely saddened to share with you the news that Professor Anthony Evans passed away Wednesday morning, Sept. 9, 2009, at home with his family. Professor Evans was a renowned researcher and scientist, a dedicated teacher and mentor, and a be ...Read More
Professor Craig Hawker Won the 2010 Macro Group UK Medal for Outstanding Achievement
October 23rd, 2009
Macro Group instituted two awards in 1997. The Macro Group Lectureship and Medal has been awarded annually to scientists who have made a continued, outstanding contribution to the development of polymer science. The Macro Group Young Researchers Meda ...Read More
Nicola Spaldin Awarded the 2010 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
September 30th, 2009
To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in the science and application of new materials. This shall include the discovery of new classes of materials, the observation of novel phenomena in known materials leading to both fundamentally new ...Read More
Chris Van de Walle has been named Fellow of the American Vacuum Society
September 3rd, 2009
AVS Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions in areas of interest to AVS. ...Read More
Edward Kramer has been named the 2009 David Turnbull Lectureship from the Materials Research Society
August 4th, 2009
Edward Kramer will present his lecture at the 2009 Fall Meeting in Boston.
The David Turnbull Lectureship is awarded to recognize the career contribution of a scientist to fundamental understanding of the science of materials through experimental ...Read More
Royal Society recognises excellence in science
July 13th, 2009
The Royal Medals
Professor Chintamani Rao FRS for his highly innovative and diverse contributions to solid-state and materials chemistry. ...Read More
COE’s Larry Coldren Named Acting Dean
June 22nd, 2009
Larry Coldren, the Fred Kavli Professor of Optoelectronics and Sensors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will serve as acting dean of the College of Engineering, effective July 1. ...Read More
Grads not all UCSB can boast about: Several of the university's scientists and researches noted for accomplishments
June 15th, 2009
As 4,500 graduates bid farewell to UCSB this week, accomplishments by other students, faculty members and staff were attracting attention both near and far. ...Read More
Grants Totaling $4.9 M Support Research Projects
June 1st, 2009
Nine UCSB researchers have received grants totaling more than $4.9 million over three years for projects related to work done at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). LANL and LLNL are the tw ...Read More
Dean Matthew Tirrell Named Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 27th, 2009
Matthew Tirrell, Dean of the College of Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His selection brings to 25 the number of UCSB faculty members who have been elected fellows of the prestigious academy. ...Read More
Craig Hawker Received the 2009 Special Grant in Chemcial Sciences from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
April 13th, 2009
Craig Hawker, professor of materials, has received a 2009 Special Grant in Chemical Sciences from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. ...Read More
2009 ACerS W. David Kingery Award Recipient Frederick F. Lange
March 30th, 2009
The W. David Kingery Award recognizes distinguished lifelong achievements involving multidisciplinary and global contributions to ceramic technology, science, education and art. ...Read More
2009 American Chemical Society’s Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry: Jacob Israelachvili
March 23rd, 2009
Jacob Israelachvili, professor of chemical engineering is the 2009 recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Award in Colloid and Surface Chemistry. ...Read More
Thin, Flexible Solar Panels Revealed Nobel Prize Laureate Alan Heeger Presents Advancements in Solar Energy
March 3rd, 2009
Today’s solar panels are heavy, inefficient, and expensive. Tomorrow’s solar panels, according to Nobel Prize laureate and UCSB chemistry professor Dr. Alan Heeger, will be lightweight, economical, and affordable. ...Read More
MRS Fellow 2009 - Professor Edward Kramer
March 2nd, 2009
Professor Edward Kramer will be honored at the MRS Spring 2009. ...Read More
Researchers Share $2.1 Million U.K. Science Grant With Cambridge
February 23rd, 2009
Five UCSB professors will share a $2.1 million grant with scientists from University of Cambridge as part of Science Bridges, a project announced earlier this month by Research Councils UK (RCUK).
The UCSB-Cambridge project will focus on harnessing ...Read More
UCSB Researchers Share $2.1 Million Science Bridges Grant
February 2nd, 2009
Five UC Santa Barbara professors will share a $2.1 million grant with scientists from University of Cambridge as part of Science Bridges, a project announced today by Research Councils UK (RCUK). ...Read More
ACS Award In Colloid & Surface Chemistry-Jacob Israelachvili
January 12th, 2009
Mentors often play a pivotal role in turning their scientifically minded students on to specific specialties, and that was the case for Jacob N. Israelachvili. ...Read More
