Society Bestows Award to UCSB Ph.D. Student

October 18, 2004 by

A UCSB doctoral student is winning an award this week for his research on carbon fiber - a material used in everything from cell phone covers to fighter jets.
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Gross’ Theory Stays Strong Over the Years

October 7, 2004 by

David Gross' Nobel Prize-winning theory may not have everyday applications, but it continues to provide inspiration to physicists. Gross performed extensive work in developing the nuts and bolts of Qu...
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UCSB Researchers’ Work May Help to Find MS Cure

October 5, 2004 by

UCSB materials and chemical engineering professors have found a unique way to apply their expertise toward understanding a chronic neurological disease, multiple sclerosis.
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Evictions Recall Earlier Efforts to Explain, Control Cliff Erosion

September 27, 2004 by

Del Playa Drive's erosion-plagued cliffs have been receding as quickly as 15 inches per year from natural and man-made causes, according to geological studies and environmental documents dating back t...
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NASA Bigwig Visits Future Engineers

May 28, 2004 by

UCSB engineering students may better understand the importance of concise technical communication after hearing a talk given by Charles Whetsel, chief engineer of the NASA Mars Exploration Program.
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Probe To Aid Understanding of Space-time

April 20, 2004 by

NASA will put Albert Einstein's theory of gravity to the test today with a satellite scheduled to launch at 10 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
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Speaker Brings Mechanics of Viruses to Light

April 13, 2004 by

Mechanical engineers might soon be responsible for research on preventing viral infections, according to a visiting scholar from Caltech.
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Doctor Talks of Quantifying Psyche

April 9, 2004 by

Psychologists around the world may be making conclusions from faulty assessments according to a professor visiting the UCSB Methods for Social Sciences (QMSS) Colloquium. One of the biggest problems w...
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UCSB Puts New Spin on Computing

April 5, 2004 by

UCSB is at the cutting edge of a new field of technology called quantum computing, which may revolutionize the way people think of computers and information. Physics professor David Awschalom and a te...
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Scanner To Help UCSB Research Brain Activity

March 29, 2004 by

Plans are underway in the Psychology Dept. to open a brain imaging center that will allow UCSB to join the ranks of six other UC campuses in brain research.
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EWB-USA Ladles In More Volunteers

March 1, 2004 by

Engineers Without Borders at UCSB may have attracted a few more members with homemade soup and alarming statistics at its Friday kickoff dinner. Mechanical engineering staff members David Bothman and ...
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Treatment Makes Bladder-Busting Worm Squirm

February 27, 2004 by

UCSB donated patent rights for the first time on Feb. 24 for a novel type of medical treatment that could benefit millions worldwide.
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Instructors Earn National Esteem

February 20, 2004 by

Two UCSB professors were recently invited to join the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), keeping UCSB ahead of Caltech with almost one-fifth of its engineering faculty sharing the honor.
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Philosophers Share Ideas of Thought, Mind

February 17, 2004 by

Professional philosophers from around the world spent their holiday weekend at UCSB discussing issues of phenomenology, Russellian content and the computational theory of mind.
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UCSB Obtains 3-D Microchip Patents

February 11, 2004 by

Computer chips of the future may have an entirely new shape thanks to collaboration between UCSB and Boeing. The Boeing Company gave four patents to UCSB that describe technology used in making multi-...
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