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Materials scientist Chris Van de Walle receives top computational physics award from the American Physical Society

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A University of California multi-campus initiative strives to boost diversity within its STEM teaching faculty ranks
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Carlos G. Levi and Thuc-quyen Nguyen

Professors Thuc-Quyen Nguyen and Carlos G. Levi are elected to the National Academy of Engineering
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Clockwise from top left, the newest Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science are: Mark Bowick (Physics), Richard Mayer (Psych & Brain), Chris Palmstrøm (Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Materials), Julie Simpson (Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology) and Dar Roberts (Geography)

Five UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Foreseeing Failure
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Flexing the Power of a Conductive Polymer

Big Issues, Big Answers

National Recognition

Career Inspiration Ahead

The Search For Exotic Superconductors

The Sodium Solution

A Source of Friction

‘A Transformational Appointment’
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