Nobel Laureates
Alan Heeger (2000), Herbert Kroemer (2000), and Shuji Nakamura (2014)
#2 Materials Graduate Program
Materials Graduate Programs, among US public institutions, US News 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
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Materials Department, most recent National Research Council Assessment 2010
Top 5 in the World for Research Impact
UC Santa Barbara, Physical Sciences and Engineering, CWTS Leiden Rankings 2016 (#4), 2015 (#4), and 2014 (#2)
The UC Santa Barbara Materials Department has consistently been ranked the best materials graduate program in the U.S. for several years standing. Notable faculty distinctions and a successful, interdisciplinary research environment help make UCSB Materials the top program in the nation, and an innovation engine for materials science and engineering.
Notable faculty distinctions and a successful, interdisciplinary research environment help make UCSB Materials the top program in the nation, and an innovation engine for materials science and engineering. Our prestigious faculty have received the following honors and recognition.
Millennium Prize Winner
Shuji Nakamura
Members of the National Academy of Sciences
Arthur Gossard, John Hutchinson, and Galen Stucky
Members of the National Academy of Engineering
John Bowers, Larry Coldren, Steve DenBaars, Glenn Fredrickson, Arthur Gossard, Peter Gumbsch, John Hutchinson, David Marshall, Robert McMeeking, Shuji Nakamura, Tresa Pollock, and Chris Van de Walle
Members of the National Academy of Inventors
John Bowers, Larry Coldren, Steve DenBaars, Craig Hawker, James Speck, and Galen Stucky
Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Glenn Fredrickson, Craig Hawker, John Hutchinson, Bert Meijer, Rachel Segalman, Galen Stucky, and Fred Wudl
Fellow of the Royal Society of London
Craig Hawker
Alexander von Humboldt Senior Awardees
Carlos Levi, Robert McMeeking, and Chris Van de Walle
Members of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Tresa Pollock, Peter Gumbsch
Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers, 2015
Guillermo Bazan, Craig Hawker, and Arthur Gossard