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A robust new telecom qubit in silicon

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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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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
Concept illustration depicts highly mobile electrons moving across the polymer

Flexing the Power of a Conductive Polymer

Big Issues, Big Answers

National Recognition

Career Inspiration Ahead

The Search For Exotic Superconductors
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