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BioPACIFIC MIP lab assistant Marissa Beyer

UCSB to lead national cloud laboratory for advanced materials

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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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Tresa Pollock is the first woman to win the prestigious Acta Materialia Gold Medal for metallurgists
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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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