Matthew Helgeson is good at shooting neutrons through things — so good, in fact, that he was recently named one of eleven Fellows in the 2026 cohort of the Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA).
In fall 2025, the University of California launched the Early Career Faculty Research Awards, offering researchers a $50,000 award to support meaningful work at the beginning stages of a faculty member’s research. Each of the ten UC campuse…
Professor John Myers Founder's Chair 2025 Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 2024 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2022 Academic Senate Outstanding Graduate…
From bringing together undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines in science and engineering to conducting undergraduate research in chemical engineering, materials, and physics at UCSB, Anika Mahajan Jena has been extre…
The UC Santa Barbara Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering’s 2026 Undergraduate Commencement is just days away for graduating seniors. The ceremony will take place at 9 AM on Friday, June 12, on Commencement Green. Graduating senior Anuj
Warren G. and Katharine S. Schlinger Professor Department Chair Cynthia Rojo(link is external) (805) 893-5438 crojo@engineering.ucsb.edu(link sends e-mail) Engineering II, Room 3353 2025 Outstanding Chemical Engineering Faculty 2023 AVS Fel…
Chemical engineering senior Anika Mahajan Jena has received UC Santa Barbara’s 2026 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research, one of the university’s highest honors for undergraduate researchers. The award recognizes Jena…
UC Santa Barbara chemical engineering senior Anika Jena has been awarded a highly competitive graduate fellowship from Tau Beta Pi, the world’s largest engineering society and the second oldest collegiate honor society in the U.S. Jena is a…
Edward Noble Kramer Professor and Vice Chancellor for Research NAE Pronounced: RAY-chel SEE-gahl-man 2025 Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, Santa Barbara 2025 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancem…
UCSB's Chemical Engineering graduate program is annually ranked among the top graduate programs in the nation, including in U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings. Theoretical and simulation research to understand nanos…
2021 Potter Lecture in the Division of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 2022 Shu Chien Early Career Jury Prize 2024 NSF CAREER Award The genome within all cells of a multicellular organism is identical, y…
Mellichamp Chair in Green Chemistry Professor, Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical Engineering 2026 Chair, Gordon Research Conference, Green Chemistry 2023 Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) 2022 ACS Award for Affordable Green Chemis…