ECE News

October 1, 2026

ECE Prof. Daniel Blumenthal part of a of a team from the Quantum Systems through Entangled Science and Engineering (Q-SEnSE) center

September 29, 2026

For innovations with lasting impacts on society and for his influence on generations of inventors and entrepreneurs, ECE Prof. John Bowers, a pioneer in silicon photonics, received the lifetime award

September 3, 2026

ECE Prof. Pradeep Sen’s Mirage Lab's foundational 2015 paper wins award for shaping computer-generated imagery in movies, gaming and more

August 10, 2026

ECE Ass't. Prof. Haewon Jeong interviewed about AI-assisted papers surging and straining volunteer peer review

July 29, 2026

National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $20 million to COAST PCL to combine robotics, AI and advanced instruments, allowing researchers to conduct experiments anywhere

July 21, 2026

UCSB's Formula SAE team gets its best finish w/ the help of CE student & VP of Gaucho Racing, Manas Bhargavan

July 17, 2026

ECE’s Demis D. John, Nanofab Group Manager leads the UCSB’s Cleanroom Bootcamp that gives students, educators, and professionals hands-on training and industry-recognized credential for growing semiconductor workforce.

July 17, 2026

Sky News has a new podcast, “Stuff Matters” and the 1st episode features Prof. Shuji Nakamura and his invention of the blue LEDs (54 mins)

July 6, 2026

MAT. & ECE Prof. Shuji Nakamura, the blue LED inventor, tells CNN his next endeavor is to create an "endless" supply of clean energy w/ nuclear fusion that will be even more transformative

ECE Spotlights

Explore the PhD experience in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Santa Barbara
Hometown: Irvine, CA
Favorite Course: Electromagnetic Fields & Waves (ECE 144)
Hometown: Tehran, Iran
Research Area: Communications & Signal Processing
Hometown: Glendale, CA
Favorite Course: Quantum Photonics (ECE 136C)
Hometown: Claremont, CA
Research Area: Electronics & Photonics
BBC's Witness History highlights Nakamura's 1993 invention of blue LED light, which led to the white LED