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The internal structure of a jet engine

Materials scientist Daniel Oropeza receives prestigious award to advance high-temperature 3D ceramics

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Materials scientist Chris Van de Walle receives top computational physics award from the American Physical Society
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Aspiring engineers receive national research fellowships, with significant funding
Laser reflect on optic table un quantum laboratory
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Bright prospects for engineering quantum light
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Herbert Kroemer

Library acquires papers of Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer
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Shuji Nakamura to be inducted into Engineering and Science Hall of Fame
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Laser tech expert wins major materials award
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The prototype of UCSB's TriBeam microscope, developed by the Tresa Pollock Lab before it was commercialized by Thermo Fisher Scientific

Scientific research soars with NSF’s Major Research Instrumentation program
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The NSF BioPACIFIC MIP group.

BioPACIFIC MIP unites two UC campuses to advance a new model for materials research
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A major materials award for Chris Van de Walle
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The Materials Research Laboratory receives a six-year, $18 million grant from NSF
Auger-Meitner Effect on electron energy loss
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The trap-assisted Auger-Meitner effect allows for energy to be transferred to another electron.

Trap-Assisted Auger-Meitner recombination exposed as a major loss mechanism in LEDs
The winners of the 2023 NVC with a big check
Leeta's Kira Wyckhoff (left), and Linus Kautzsch (right), with materials professor Ram Seshadri (center)

Leeta wins UCSB's 24th Annual New Venture Competition
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