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J. Tyler Mefford

UCSB chemical engineer to develop low-cost technologies for renewable energy storage

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Bruce Damonte
Henley Hall, home to UCSB's Institute for Energy Efficiency, is LEED Platinum certified, underscoring the institute’s focus on reducing the energy demands of advanced technologies

Institute for Energy Efficiency invests in energy-efficient AI, data centers and quantum technologies
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Doctoral researcher Roark Chao in UCSB's Solid State Lighting and Energy Electronics Center laboratory

Red microLEDs developed at UCSB achieve record efficiency of 20.8%, operate at up to 200°C
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Nina Miolane, seated, and Haewon Jeong, standing, are co-directors, with colleague Yao Qin, of the Real AI initiative launched at UCSB in 2026.

Powerhouse UCSB team awarded big grant to investigate mathematical foundations of AI
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Brain surgery by autonomous robot? It’s possible — and could save lives
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Matt Perko
The scanning ultrafast electron microscope in the Bolin Liao lab

Mechanical engineer Bolin Liao to develop platform for imaging and controlling quantum interactions with 2D materials
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Matt Perko
Distinguished Professor John Bowers

John Bowers honored by UC Regents for a lifetime of innovation
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UCSB Professor Haewon Jeong's PhD student Neel Sankaran (left) with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Min Sang Cho (right).

UCSB, Lawrence Livermore collaborate to accelerate fusion plasma simulations with AI
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Six UCSB junior faculty members selected for 2026 NSF CAREER awards
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Lili Walker
Arin Abed qualifies the newly installed semiconductor packaging equipment at UCSB's Protofab.

UCSB launches prototyping hub for packaging microchips and photonics
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Assistant professor of bioengineering Marley Dewey

NSF grant supports Marley Dewey’s work to restore coral reefs
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Matt Perko
UCSB’s Michael Beyeler is using AI to improve visual cortical prostheses, or “bionic eyes.”

Deep learning refines how bionic eyes communicate with the brain
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BioPACIFIC MIP lab assistant Marissa Beyer

UCSB to lead national cloud laboratory for advanced materials
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