Affiliated Research Centers at UCSB
- Materials Research Laboratory
- California NanoSystems Institute
- Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies
- Dow Materials Institute
- Center for Control, Dynamical Systems and Computation
- Institute for Energy Efficiency
- Institute for Multiscale Materials Studies
- Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials
- Complex Fluids Design Consortium
- Center for Sustainable Use of Renewable Feedstocks
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
- The Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems (M-WET)
- The BioPolymers, Automated Cellular Infrastructure, Flow, and Integrated Chemistry (BioPACIFIC) Materials Innovation Platform
- The NSF BioFoundry for Extreme and Exceptional Fungi, Archaea and Bacteria (Ex-FAB)
UC Santa Barbara is globally recognized as a leader in Chemical Engineering research. The Department of Chemical Engineering is home to world-renowned researchers in the following areas.
+ Materials and Interfaces
+ Bioengineering
+ Energy, Efficiency & Sustainability
+ Modeling, Theory & Simulation
Research Philosophy
The research philosophy of the UCSB Chemical Engineering department recognizes the need for multidisciplinary collaborations between its faculty members and those in other departments. Engineering science has become very complex, usually calling for teamwork and expertise in different areas to achieve success. Many professors in our department have joint appointments, write joint grant proposals, and share students, post-docs, visitors, and facilities. Many graduate courses are cross-listed, both across departments and between undergraduate and graduate students. We believe that our collaborative spirit is one of the reasons UCSB is recognized as one of the top Chemical Engineering programs in the country.
Additional Resources
- UCSB Shared Instrumentation Directory
- UCSB Corporate Affiliates Program
- UCSB Tech Transfer: Available Technologies for Licensing
- College of Engineering Institutes and Centers
- UCSB Office of Research
