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Mar 14
2024
2024
Egg and sperm are unique cells that pass on genetic information in humans and other mammals from one generation to the next. They originate from a small group of cells called primordial germ cells (PGCs) that form early in a developing embryo. Because researchers have minimal access to early post-implanted human embryos for ethical reasons, very little is known about the... read more »
Dec 19
2023
2023
A new Chemical Engineering Department teaching laboratory, called the Asbury Pathfinder Lab, is home to a novel quarter-long course, ChemE 5: Introduction to Chemical Engineering Design, which gives freshmen students and others the chance to become familiar with the discipline through an immersive hands-on experience. The lab was made possible by an endowment from... read more »
Dec 19
2023
2023
University-industry partnerships are a regular feature at R1 universities like UC Santa Barbara, and in one particularly effective example, researchers in the laboratory of UCSB professor and Chemical Engineering Department chair, Michael Gordon, are pursuing fundamental research as part of a collaboration with ASML. The multinational technology leader... read more »
Nov 9
2023
2023
Researchers in UC Santa Barbara’s newly designated Bioengineering (BioE) Department have received a significant boost from the U.S. Army, which awarded the university a $9.85 million grant to design and purchase state-of-the-art equipment that project leader Michelle O’Malley, a professor of chemical engineering and biological engineering, says “allows... read more »
Oct 22
2023
2023
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering faculty members have awarded the department’s top honor for a rising third-year PhD studentt, the prestigious Dow Discovery Fellowship, to Chieh Wang. The department awards one fellowship each year to a student who has made outstanding strides in research and presents a compelling plan for a creative high-risk, high-... read more »
Oct 18
2023
2023
Faculty Search 2023-24
The Chemical Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara is seeking applications as part of an external, open-level search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor position. The highest priority will be given to candidates with expertise in the field of... read more »
Jul 19
2023
2023
Rachel A. Segalman, the Edward Noble Kramer Professor of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Materials and the Warren G. and Katharine S. Schlinger Department Chair of Chemical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will present the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE’s) Andreas Acrivos Professional... read more »
Jun 29
2023
2023
UC Santa Barbara’s Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) has received its seventh consecutive major grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund six years of operation as an NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC). Widely regarded as one of the top five materials research facilities in the world, the MRL, which obtained its first MRSEC... read more »
Jun 25
2023
2023
Evan Pretti, a fourth-year chemical engineering PhD student at UC Santa Barbara, has received a prestigious Software Fellowship from the Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI) in support of research that could provide insight into neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. The fellowship provides funding for tuition and fees for one... read more »
Jun 15
2023
2023
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering professor Michael Gordon has been named a fellow of the American Vacuum Society (AVS). Fellowship recognizes members who have made sustained and outstanding scientific and technical contributions in areas of interest to the AVS. Gordon, who will become chair of the Chemical Engineering Department on July 1, was cited... read more »
Jun 13
2023
2023
The results for end-of-year awards are in. The graduating seniors from the Chemical Engineering Department have spoken, selecting the 2022-'23 Faculty and Teaching Assistant of the Year. In addition, the College of Engineering recognized the graduating seniors with the highest cumulative grade point average in each degree program. Read about the award recipients below.... read more »
Jun 1
2023
2023
Michael Gordon, the Robert G. Rinker Founder’s Chair, has been appointed the new chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at UC Santa Barbara by Tresa Pollock, interim dean of the College of Engineering. Gordon will begin his new role on July 1, 2023.
“I’m excited and deeply honored to lead the Chemical Engineering Department,” said... read more »
May 1
2023
2023
Joe Chada, an assistant teaching professor in the Chemical Engineering Department, has received the UC Santa Barbara Academic Senate’s 2022-’23 Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating excellence in teaching and contributing to the teaching mission of the university.
“I was shocked when my friend, Vanessa Woods, an associate teaching professor at... read more »
Apr 27
2023
2023
Probably the greatest barrier to recycling plastics is that the quality of the end product is far inferior to the quality of the original product, which disincentivizes would-be recyclers from investing time and resources into the process. But what if there was a way to create high quality plastic from the original material?
In the latest installment of video series “... read more »
Sep 15
2022
2022
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering PhD student Ethan McGarrigle has received the Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship, a prestigious honor that provides financial support from 2022 through 2025. The endowed fellowship is made possible through a generous gift from the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to encourage outstanding doctoral students to solve the most... read more »
Aug 15
2022
2022
Daniel Arnold, a fourth-year PhD student in UC Santa Barbara’s Chemical Engineering Department, has received the CSP Technologies Teacher-Scholar Fellowship for 2022-‘23. As a result, he and a faculty mentor will co-teach an undergraduate chemical engineering course during the upcoming academic year. Arnold said that he was thrilled and honored to receive... read more »
Jul 1
2022
2022
Just days after winning the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, the Department of Energy’s highest honor for mid-career scientists, Rachel Segalman, professor and chair of UC Santa Barbara’s Chemical Department, has received one of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) most prestigious prizes, the Andreas Acrivos Award for Professional Progress... read more »
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